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David Bantoft (TAS) - Swallow Doretti
1954 model -
Commission # 1262

Photographic record of a restoration in-progress.

STAGE 3: renovate, repair, reassemble

Assembly to date 8 May 2002.
Includes urethane suspension bushes, NOS trunnions I have had for 21 years!! and new bushes in the lower outer control arms.

Next stage is to assemble the rear end. A new main leaf spring has been made for the drivers side rear as I discovered this was broken. The spring end was wedged between the eye and support bracket and only held in place by the tramp rod restricting its rearward movement. Both springs have been dismantled and refurbished.

The drum brakes then need total overhaul with my thoughts at the moment being to sleeve the cylinders with stainless steel.

I am already well behind my original timetable but at least work is progressing!

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