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    WTB Tucker 443 or 543

    True. My wife says the same thing!
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    WTB Tucker 443 or 543

    Same
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    1953 Tucker Sno Cat 443 Mt Washington WMTW Channel 8 Restoration

    As expected, the passenger side did not get the long term sun exposure so more of the red paint remains. The hood needed a good wet sanding and is much improved.
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    1953 Tucker Sno Cat 443 Mt Washington WMTW Channel 8 Restoration

    Love ❤️, orange 🍊🧡 microfiber towels, goof off overspray remover, acetone, and pure carbuna wax was the trick for first pass. From what I can tell it left MT Washington orange. At some point the side panel Tucker Sno Cat logo was masked off and it was painted silver or maybe primer? There is...
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    1953 Tucker Sno Cat 443 Mt Washington WMTW Channel 8 Restoration

    After:
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    1953 Tucker Sno Cat 443 Mt Washington WMTW Channel 8 Restoration

    Marty has started to reveal the external finish. With the body mocked up I was curious as to how the finish the exterior. Wanted to get the graffiti off the bare aluminum or what appeared to be bare….. Before:
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    1953 Tucker Sno Cat 443 Mt Washington WMTW Channel 8 Restoration

    More body fitting. Jr was on the team this afternoon. Todays lesson was the difference between cleco body pins and cleco vision for you 80’s fans.
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    1973 Tucker Sno Cat 1443 New to Me

    Cat and trailer unloaded and cleaned up. Replaced the backer bolt and made some custom spacers for the Fun-raising Trailer. Getting the shop into summer formation.
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    1953 Tucker Sno Cat 443 Mt Washington WMTW Channel 8 Restoration

    It’s starting to speak to me. Few different ideas and locations to blend the roof seam. The donor has more material and is nicer but want keep as much of the OE roof and lettering as possible. How nice we can get the front will dictate the direction. Orig and donor parts playing nicely so far….
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    Snow Cat Serenade, April, 3 to 7, 2024

    Great to have some more youths in the pack! Tucker on…..
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    1953 Tucker Sno Cat 443 Mt Washington WMTW Channel 8 Restoration

    Tacked in the frame which stiffened up the body nicely. Had to add some tube material on the down supports. Once the body panels are removed will clean up and re weld all the splice areas. If you have ever welded on these old frames it a real treat to watch the metal disapear. Add little tar...
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    Snow Cat Serenade, April, 3 to 7, 2024

    Pete must be pumped to have his rear window view back after 13 days of staring at this. Thanks for getting the load home safe. Over 5000 miles and all that was lost is a backer bolt. Priceless!
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    1953 Tucker Sno Cat 443 Mt Washington WMTW Channel 8 Restoration

    Luckily for me the difference is 2” of length. You can see the difference in the pics. The body is a perfect type A match and officially turned back into a proper 443. Only modification needed will be to scribe and shear the door pillar on the skin to fit. Perfect fit and all within Tucker...
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    1953 Tucker Sno Cat 443 Mt Washington WMTW Channel 8 Restoration

    Big thanks to my friends across the 🇺🇸 for the support on this project. Special shout out to Jinn, Jack, and Scott for organ donation and the flight for life getting the organs east! The biggest hurdle in this project was finding a body to graft in and fit without canabizing another. Well...
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    1953 Tucker Sno Cat 443 Mt Washington WMTW Channel 8 Restoration

    I was mistaken on the roof rack supports. The fronts mounts were on the unsupported roof which is probably why the roof is dented here. You can see the marks from the threaded adjusting rods being too loose or too tight and the mount base. The hoop was OE as shown by the unpainted roof underneath.
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    1953 Tucker Sno Cat 443 Mt Washington WMTW Channel 8 Restoration

    Did some preliminary body fitting and removed the roof from the donor body. The roof hoop was added before interior paint and lines up with the roof rack. I believe there was a second one on the back. The way this rack carries weight up high as pictured would need to have support under. Holes...
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    Snow Cat Serenade, April, 3 to 7, 2024

    Nope. They were with Scott or I guess Scott was with the band. Quite the stereo system he had in the cat that day! Smelled like bluegrass
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    Snow Cat Serenade, April, 3 to 7, 2024

    Missed one of the OG herself!
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    1973 Tucker Sno Cat 1443 New to Me

    Great trip to Idaho! Tucker and the little /6 did well with the big power western cats. East Coast Preserve headed home a little heavier…
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    Snow Cat Serenade, April, 3 to 7, 2024

    Wagons East! Until the next one thanks again!
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