Cormiers Cove
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Here is the original bonnet and side panels that have been sand blasted, dents knocked out after disassemble and new lower chin panel installed. Some cutting and welding to fix the lower parts of the side panels too. A bit of body work and some good quality paint with clear afterwards. It's been sitting painted in the garage since winter and we finally got around to getting some steps completed. Today was the decals. We also replaced the fuel lines and took care of the leaks at the fittings. I'm looking forward to getting the lights installed and wired on the tractor. Then the grille and tank access cover installed. We took the spring and summer off from the tractor project. It took up a lot of our summer time last year and becoming a bit annoying trying to source out panels and dealing with the non-sense. So a long break was nice and makes it easier to get back at it and appreciate the accomplishments.
After trying a few different suppliers for new side panels and getting panels ordered twice from both different suppliers, we just had to cave in and sandblast the old. The new stuff is absolutely junk and won't even bolt correctly to their own lower chin panel and definitely do not fit onto the bonnet. Doesn't matter where from. After consulting with a few UK guys that have restored plenty of these tractors the decision was easy to make and the waiting time a pain in the arse but hopefully others will learn from my feedback
Now I know the decal for Deluxe was not on the original 1964 Perkins diesel but my dad wanted it as ours is a deluxe model. The top portion of the decal Massey Ferguson 35 Diesel was the same as the original.
After trying a few different suppliers for new side panels and getting panels ordered twice from both different suppliers, we just had to cave in and sandblast the old. The new stuff is absolutely junk and won't even bolt correctly to their own lower chin panel and definitely do not fit onto the bonnet. Doesn't matter where from. After consulting with a few UK guys that have restored plenty of these tractors the decision was easy to make and the waiting time a pain in the arse but hopefully others will learn from my feedback
Now I know the decal for Deluxe was not on the original 1964 Perkins diesel but my dad wanted it as ours is a deluxe model. The top portion of the decal Massey Ferguson 35 Diesel was the same as the original.