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Victoria J. Van: Van Props
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Thursday, August 28, 2014. Here's some props I'll put in the van. The fan will be made to look like a period GE piece and it'll help cover some imperfections. The brass thing is a 1950s period correct extinguisher. It'll do the same. In 1910, The Pyrene Manufacturing Company of Delaware filed a patent for using carbon tetrachloride (CTC, or CCl4) to extinguish fires. Additionally, when used on a fire, the heat can convert CTC to phosgene gas, formerly used as a chemical weapon. Best Nuts and Bolts.
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Victoria J. Van: Decision Time (Soon)
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Monday, February 2, 2015. Hello Charlie - The colours of the blue/gold are fab but already on a van somewhere. Have you tried it with the nose cone and swage in gold with the van body in blue? We had eight J vans at the Australia Day CARnivale in Sydney last Tuesday. On Harveys blog as you may have noted. Victoria is a delight. Congratulations. I will have to pop over to visit one day - or you are welcome down here! January 29, 2016 at 12:01 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Best Nuts and Bolts.
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Victoria J. Van: Prime Time
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Let's just let the photos speak for themselves. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Best Nuts and Bolts. British Car Restoration (US).
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Victoria J. Van: Two Thumbs Up!
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Sometimes things just go right. It happens rarely, but it’s happened to me twice in the last week. First, I took the step well floor pieces in to be Rhino-coated. I didn’t want to have a painted surface because it would get thrashed in time. The result? Awesome. I never appreciated what a fantastic product it is. You can see in the images below. I thought it was going to be a big pain in the ass, but it wasn’t. It was as good as it could be! Keep up the good work.
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Victoria J. Van: Finally Paint, Right?
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Sunday, January 18, 2015. Finally Paint, Right? No, not quite. After all that meticulous sanding ( https:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Next comes another coat of high-build (the “reapplication”). In fact, that's what all the masking in about. Also above you can see de-greaser being applied. 8220;But didn’t you just sand the previous high-build all off? Yes, and don’t get me started! Also, someone drank the beer I left in the shop! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Best Nuts and Bolts.
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Victoria J. Van: “Engine Upgrade” and Other Mechanical Bits
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Monday, March 9, 2015. 8220;Engine Upgrade” and Other Mechanical Bits. Yep, a Straight 8, why not? Don’t need a prop shaft - straight to the differential! What’s weird about the engine visible in the foreground on the first photo above is that it’s basically contemporaneous with the van. It’s from a 1948 Chrysler Town and Country. The US had a vibrant industrial economy after the war, and gas was apparently pretty cheap. That’s what that was like. In the next few weeks the fuel will be connecte...
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Victoria J. Van: Merry Christmas 2014
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Have you ever had one of those days? You know, where you go to work on the van but you can’t because the helicopter is in the way? Yeah, that happened to me last weekend. Kim? Things are progressing on the van, and some long-awaited tasks that I’ve looked forward too are either done or are soon to be completed. The front and rear wings are being made ready for paint and the long awaiting plumbing pieces are happening. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Best Nuts and Bolts.
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Victoria J. Van: Canadian Tax Law, Garlic and Doukhobors
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Saturday, August 23, 2014. Canadian Tax Law, Garlic and Doukhobors. My lackluster posting here results from nothing happening on the van. Consequently I’ve had to satisfy my quest for forward momentum in odd ways. I’m still trying to learn details about who the van went to originally in 1951. I know it was sold by Oxford Motors of Vancouver, but not much else. The judgment of Locke, Fauteux, Abbott and Martland JJ. was delivered by. Well, guess who I talked to last week? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Victoria J. Van: “Honey, I bought a bus!”
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Monday, September 15, 2014. 8220;Honey, I bought a bus! I love the old Routemaster (which I accidentally called a "Roadmaster") double-decker buses and guess what? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Best Nuts and Bolts. British Car Restoration (US).
