The governor control rod had some serious wear
Welded up and made round again
The paint booth opened up just long enough on the 7th of January
The freshly painted parts were carried inside to dry and turned out quite nice
The platform was the heaviest item out in the cold, mostly sheet metal left now
Now if I could only get purists to call this a rare hillside drawbar it could be installed as is
I can't even convince myself that it's a rare hillside drawbar. We'll see what a press can do for it
The press did its magic and it is as straight as need be
Now with a coat of Persian Orange the off-center hole is the only thing that stands out
There was a Manifold Stud Spacer on the front and rear stud, I only had one
With measurments in hand Gary turned a new one in short order, the only difference - no rust pits
It starts and runs nice with oil pressure through this period aftermarket bypass oil filter
Its fuel tank is not ready yet so a spare WD tank is strapped on temporarily
