Futurliner Progress photos for 1/02/28.

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GM Futurliner Restoration Project
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2003 - Progress & Work Photos - 2003
The Way It Looks 1/1/2003 Bottom Half Painted Work Session 1/21 Carbs Session 1/28 Kalamazoo Swap Meet 2/1 Session 2/4 Session 2/11 Session 2/18 Session 2/24 Final Paint 3/4 Session 3/11	Session 3/18 Paint Progress Session 3/25 Session 4/1 Session 4/8 Lady In Red Ready for Trim Adding the Trim GM Letters Session 4/21 Session 4/22 Session 4/29	Session 4/30 Session 5/5 Session 5/6 Session 5/12 Session 5/19-20 Session 5/24 Session 6/2-3 Test Drive 6/9 Wheel Falls Off 6/9 Prepared to Travel 6/16 Eyes on Design 6/23 Lowboy Trailer 9/30	Light Housing 10/21 Wiring 10/21 Weather Seals 10/21 Electrical 10/28 Session 11/4 Session 11/11 Tire Mold 11/18 Session 11/24 Session 12/8 Last Session for '03

Bud Dinger works at the installation of the rubber trim on the left first cargo door. Ed and Ron developed a fastening system for the rubber by installing a set of two fasteners every 4 inches into the back side of the rubber. Once the holes were drilled in the sheet metal the rubber trim was installed to check for fit. Next the rubber trim was removed and a rubber cement applied to insure a tight fit onto the metal door face. Except for a learning experience as far as getting all the measurements correct the installation on the door looks great.	Jeff Dornbush continues to work on the electrical control section. Today he also had time to make electrical repairs on our wire welder as well as one of our electric drill motors. Jeff wondered what that flash was. No Jeff, it wasn't electrical, it was just the flash from the camera.
Interior view.	Don Mayton appears pleased with progress being made
Dick Saddler, foreground, and Marty Reed continue to permanently install the wood floor. Like last week they continue to break drills due to the hard Futurliner frame they must drill through.	Front hub with extremely unusual differential mechanism.
Dash panel with 5 instruments now installed. Wally Snow has done a lot of work, not just repairing the old system, but making it better. His valiant efforts are now becoming visible.	Del Carpenter is completing hydraulic and air pressure systems improvements. (Looking down, Stan Bowers is NOT trapped under the wheel hub.)