A Swedish total restoration project of a Columbia Six from 1923
I am continuing with the work of making the wood in the doors fit correct.The hinges in the right front-door is just being testing and fitting in place.
I have bought one set of top bows with irons not yet mounted to see if it fits.The work with the gearbox is in some progress also.
I had to take apart the rear-door and the wood pieces needed to be repaired.I made new wood-plugs and parts of matches i all the holes fasted with i click of glue so that new nails and wood screws should be possible to attached again.
The right side doors has been sandblasted the rear was ok but the front door needs welding and replacing plate pieces.
I have cleaned the engine and the gearbox with heat and high-pressure wash and it seems to be like new!
The front door at the left side has new wood and plate been made but not yet mounted together.
The rear right door has been dismantled and the wood looks be in a very good condition it is only to take apart and perhaps one layer of varnish it is all to be required,perhaps
The engine is dismantled and the parts are partly cleaned and stored.The front backrest is now attached with woodscrews and iron .
I am continuing working with the front backrest. I made the bottom wood piece and also the pillars for the top wood piece.I have test mounted this together to see how it would line up with the sidepanels.
The doors on the left side is sandblasted and the front door was very and many small holes in .I decided to make a new one .All the wood is new made.All the hinges for the doors has also been repaired and sandblasted.
I have dismantled the cylinder head bolts and the bolts for the exhaust and intake manifold on the engine.
I have made the wood pieces for the midsection and also mounted them in the right place.The doors have been put in the correct positions to see if the pillars are in the right position
The cut out for the hinges has been made on the pillars.The cowl has also got an layer of filler with ground primer on top of it.
I have started to dismantle the engine.New side plates on the cowl has been made and welded in place in both sides.
The front floor pieces is new.Ready to fit in place.
I am working to make and fit in the wood pieces to the cowl.The engine was also mounted one more time to see if the front engine mounting is placed in the right position to the frame front engine cross member.The next to fit in place is the windshield frame with the brackets which will be some thinking about and solve how they are fitted to the wood.
The wood frame has been glued and screwed together.It has also got three layers of varnish on the upper side.
The side against the frame I have painted black.
Hi ,
all readers the new year begins with making the rear right fender to fit and after remaking one left fender to fit in the right side.
The rear body is so far the most of the plate work done some minor welding is still left to be done.
I have began to fit the cabriolet stays and the fastners.Some iron are broken and so is also the most of the wood ribs.
The plate to to the rear seat is ready to but back in place some of it must new plate be welded in small spots.
