Winsam Cab
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Winsam Cab
Hi all,
I just thought I would post some pics of our progress restoring and fitting a Winsam Cab to our '61 Dexta.
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I just thought I would post some pics of our progress restoring and fitting a Winsam Cab to our '61 Dexta.
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Last edited by justjamiefarming on Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:14 am, edited 3 times in total.
It was like that when I found it.... & I wish I had left it alone!
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Hi, just to let you know I found a Winsam cab for my baby 2 years ago,got it for a song £60 plus £30 transport. All in order but needs a paint coat,will eventually get round to if I ever stop usin it. All in alll a great buy
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Hi Brian,
I hope your cab fitted easier than ours, it didn't come from a dexta and all the wheel arch radii were wrong and at the wrong angle, so we have had a lot of altering to do.
We are altering the doors to be a full length full width fit and putting the compound shape into the door skin has been a nightmare. (More YouTube education has helped!).
Do you happen to have a picture of your cab and do you have the Winsam badge on the front? I am struggling to find one and so I thought maybe I could make one.
I hope your cab fitted easier than ours, it didn't come from a dexta and all the wheel arch radii were wrong and at the wrong angle, so we have had a lot of altering to do.
We are altering the doors to be a full length full width fit and putting the compound shape into the door skin has been a nightmare. (More YouTube education has helped!).
Do you happen to have a picture of your cab and do you have the Winsam badge on the front? I am struggling to find one and so I thought maybe I could make one.
It was like that when I found it.... & I wish I had left it alone!
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Hi Jamie, I'll need to get my son to do some photos in the next couple of days. By the way the Winsam badge is nothing special, however the cab fitted very well with a bracket on each wing and two brackets bolted to a bar that fits on the front below the fuel tank
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This was the difficult door skin.
It was like that when I found it.... & I wish I had left it alone!
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Great job Jamie, looking good. MY son will upload photos tomorrow hopefully
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by the way, two brackets on each wing
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Hi Brian,
that is a tidy looking cab you have there and apparently in good order.
I was a little confused about how your right hand door opens, until I realised there isn't one!
A little more progress on our cab refurb.
We have boxed in the areas around the foot pedals, it doesn't look too pretty but it may reduce some draft.
Then we turned our attention to making a rear window :-
The window itself is made of polycarbonate and sits inside a slotted wood frame which itself fits into the steel frame.
that is a tidy looking cab you have there and apparently in good order.
I was a little confused about how your right hand door opens, until I realised there isn't one!
A little more progress on our cab refurb.
We have boxed in the areas around the foot pedals, it doesn't look too pretty but it may reduce some draft.
Then we turned our attention to making a rear window :-
The window itself is made of polycarbonate and sits inside a slotted wood frame which itself fits into the steel frame.
It was like that when I found it.... & I wish I had left it alone!
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Hi Jamie, one door, plenty draughts but, no rain
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The end is in sight.
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T-Washed all the new galv tinwork with a mordant solution, 3 coats of zinc primer followed by 2 coats of red oxide primer.
A good flatting off with high grade wet & dry before 3 coats of Mchine Enamel Frdson Empire Blue.
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Seals and assembly hopefully day after tomorrow.
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T-Washed all the new galv tinwork with a mordant solution, 3 coats of zinc primer followed by 2 coats of red oxide primer.
A good flatting off with high grade wet & dry before 3 coats of Mchine Enamel Frdson Empire Blue.
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Seals and assembly hopefully day after tomorrow.
It was like that when I found it.... & I wish I had left it alone!
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Re: Winsam Cab
We can follow your paint progress by reading the door in the background!!
Jerry
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Jerry
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Jerry Coles
Camerton, Bath, UK
West Highland White Terriers, Dexta's, E27N's and DUKW's
Camerton, Bath, UK
West Highland White Terriers, Dexta's, E27N's and DUKW's
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Absolutely correct! Well spotted.
It was like that when I found it.... & I wish I had left it alone!
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Finished Project.
Well almost... just the manual windscreen wiper to fit and the new sliding window handles.
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Job Done!
Well almost... just the manual windscreen wiper to fit and the new sliding window handles.
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Job Done!
It was like that when I found it.... & I wish I had left it alone!
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can't you fit an electric wiper motor, mine came off an old landrover
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Re: Winsam Cab
Hi Brian,
I will probably end up fitting an electric window wiper at some point.
I was under a bit of pressure to get the cab finished for tomorrow (Sunday) because my brother wants to take it on a tractor run organised by a local enthusiasts group.
My intention is to fit a windscreen wiper, indicators, and maybe a plough lamp or two; wire the whole cab up as a module with one multi plug connector somewhere near the front corner.
Also toying with the idea with making a new box type panel which fits across the top of the windscreen to house switches, wiring etc.
I will probably end up fitting an electric window wiper at some point.
I was under a bit of pressure to get the cab finished for tomorrow (Sunday) because my brother wants to take it on a tractor run organised by a local enthusiasts group.
My intention is to fit a windscreen wiper, indicators, and maybe a plough lamp or two; wire the whole cab up as a module with one multi plug connector somewhere near the front corner.
Also toying with the idea with making a new box type panel which fits across the top of the windscreen to house switches, wiring etc.
It was like that when I found it.... & I wish I had left it alone!
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Re: Winsam Cab
Your welcome to use my Dexta wiring diagram which is under the 8th topic (at the top of the Dexta pages "looking for information....).
any problems drop me a line.
Cheers
Jerry
any problems drop me a line.
Cheers
Jerry
Jerry Coles
Camerton, Bath, UK
West Highland White Terriers, Dexta's, E27N's and DUKW's
Camerton, Bath, UK
West Highland White Terriers, Dexta's, E27N's and DUKW's
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Hey Jamie it looks grrrreat
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Re: Winsam Cab
wow that looks really good
dexta 1958
super dexta 1962
super dexta NP
super major
fordson dexta with NP backend
fordson dexta live drive
super dexta 1962
super dexta NP
super major
fordson dexta with NP backend
fordson dexta live drive
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Re: Winsam Cab
Thanks for your kind words gentlemen
My brother took the tracor out on a charity tractor run on Sunday which was not too warm.
He reported a heavy shower half way round made life a little miserable for those without a cab, but he was dry with no leaks.
A problem I need to address is the up-draught from the footplate and pedals area. It looks like I will have to fabricate some solid footplates and draught-proof the area under the pedals (which wont be easy )
Any suggestions or pics always welcome.
My brother took the tracor out on a charity tractor run on Sunday which was not too warm.
He reported a heavy shower half way round made life a little miserable for those without a cab, but he was dry with no leaks.
A problem I need to address is the up-draught from the footplate and pedals area. It looks like I will have to fabricate some solid footplates and draught-proof the area under the pedals (which wont be easy )
Any suggestions or pics always welcome.
It was like that when I found it.... & I wish I had left it alone!