As you can see by the photographs below, I have had the pedal to the metal since I arrived from Phoenix, Arizona into Simi Valley here in the south-eastern corner of Ventura County, about 40-miles from downtown Los Angeles.
My work started yesterday by preparing my vehicles for shipment back home to Australia. All three vehicles have their extensive asbestos reports & checks scheduled for next Monday here in the Los Angeles suburb of Compton.
There's no rest for the wicked you know.
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| My '64 Plymouth/ Valiant up on the hoist after the removal of gearbox, clutch plate & all brake linings. |
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| This photo shows the '64 Plymouth/Valiant engine bay, without the head on the engine, (by the way, the head gasket was not a gasket containing asbestos). |
The photo below shows that once we removed the engine from the Model AA Ford Truck we had to make up a bracket to support the transmission from falling out of the chassis during the 7,500 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean to Sydney.
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| We had to make up a special bracket to support the exposed transmission during sea shipment down to Australia |
Second photo is taken from the rear of the truck [below] showing the brake drums removed with out the brake shoes in place.
We also had to make the bracket to secure the spare wheel in its correct stowage. Third photo shows the rear wheel brake backing plate & axle. Note the size of the leaf springs, any wonder this truck can carry a 2-ton load.
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| We also had to make the bracket to secure the spare wheel in its correct stowage. |
All the brake linings have also been removed from the AA Ford Truck.
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| The rear wheel brake backing plate & axle. Note the size of the leaf springs, any wonder this truck can carry a 2-ton load. |
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| My AA truck's Russian-built Ford engine on the shop floor after the removal of the clutch plate. |
I have not had a chance to work on the Model A Ford as yet, that will start on Wednesday this week. The whole rear end will need to be removed so that l can split the torque tube to remove the gear box, so that l can then remove the clutch plate.
All brakes need to be striped to remove the brake linings, then the last thing will be to remove the head from the engine so that I can remove the head gasket.
[Below] Loading my new 1931 Model A Ford slant window 4-Door Town Sedan onto the car trailer to prepare it for the workshop & its dismantlement on Wednesday.
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| Trailering up my 1931 Model A Ford, slant window, 4-door Town Sedan |
This morning I was talking to the shippers in LA they need the three vehicles at their depot by noon this Friday so Quarantine can inspect them & if there are any issues they will fumigate them so that they will be ready for the asbestos swabbing on Monday 20th, August.
The last photo shows my Toyota Echo (year model 2000) loaded to the interior roof & boot with car parts & tyres before the journey from Chandler to California on Wednesday morning.
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| My 2000 Toyota Echo loaded to the interior roof & boot with car parts & tyres before the journey from Chandler to California on Wednesday morning |
As you can see by all the trouble I am going through I do not need to have any issues with the Australian authorities when these vehicles are imported into Australia, because they can impose HUGE fines, impound the vehicles, charge you for any work that they think needs to be done to make them asbestos free & then charge you for storage at $65.00 per day while the vehicle is being processed.
I will keep you updated as I work my way through this long process and once this ordeal is over l will post here on the blog what the final outcome is. Stay tuned.
Just remember this, “adventure before dementia”.
Cheers from Simi Valley, California USA.
To be continued...
Cheers
Warbo
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