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Photos from 26 June and 10 July 2021 - Starting to cleanup the interior and after a long weekend holiday. start removing exterior parts

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26 June 2021 - Holy Roller is now sitting inside Building Z at Fanshawe College. The big job now is to cleanup the interior of garbage. Removing as many parts that are attached to the hull so it can be completely sand blasted

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NEXT Photos from 21-28 July 2021

Breaking track up.JPG

We need to break the tracks into 4 foot sections so it can be stored out of the way

Apply some heat and beat.JPG

Got it down to a process. Apply lots of heat then pound away

Stubborn Nuts.JPG

14 nuts hold the outer drive sprocket to the hub. All 14 are very stubborn

Outer Drive Sprocket.JPG

Got it off. Now for the right side

Removing left outer Drive Sprocket.JPG

Stratedgy Meeting.JPG

Steve Hearn and Gary Cambridge

Turret Basket.JPG

Turret power box on the right. The whole basket and floor have to come out

Pistol Port.JPG

Pistol port on Loader/Rad Op side

Left Ammo Rack.JPG

Left ammo rack

Mechanical Firing pedal.JPG

Gunner's mechanical firing peddle for the main gun

Gear Shift and transmission.JPG

Gear shift and transmission

Elevating Mechanism.JPG

Main gun's elevating mechanism

Ball MG Mount.JPG

Ball machine gun mount in the co-driver's position

Engine cover.JPG

Engine louver cover from the back deck

10 July 2021 - Still cleaning the inside of the hull. The surprise discovery was a 1797 King George copper tupence. While that was going on, the outside crew were removing the two idler wheels from the hull

Right Idler spindle.JPG

Right Idler spindle

Right Idler Spindle Removed.JPG

Right Idler Spindle Removed

Right Idler housing.JPG

Right Idler housing

Removing Left Idler Wheel 5.JPG

Removing Left Idler Whee

Right Ideler Wheel.JPG

Removing Left Idler Wheel

Removing Left Idler Wheel 3.JPG

Removing Left Idler Whee

Removing Left Idler Wheel 2.JPG

Removing Left Idler Wheel

Left Idler Spindle.JPG

Left Idler Spindle.

Removing Left Idler Wheel 1.JPG

Removing Left Idler Wheel

Left Idler Spindle Removed.JPG

Left Idler Spindle Removed

Left idler Housing.JPG

Left idler Housing

A break from interior cleaning.JPG

A break from interior cleaning

Right Idler Wheel

1797 Coin 01 Found insde Holy Roller.JPG

1797 Coin 02 Found insde Holy Roller.JPG