And we're BACK, Lumby Days!
Well since its been a lifetime since the last update (my fault) I wanted to catch everyone up on the fire truck and looking to the future....
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Wasps!
For those of you who have been following the journey from the beginning, you've seen the ups and downs that the team has been dealing...
So she has a bit of a vacuum leak....
As we have mentioned a few times in this journey, the motor has problems. During the parade people even noticed a little bit of a...
2019 has arrived! The next chapter begins
Well we did it. After months of ups and downs the Lumby Fire Truck team, with the support of so many people and businesses in our...
New shoes thanks to Lumby Tirecraft!
Well as we're quickly approaching our December 2nd goal of driving the fire truck in the Santa Claus Parade in Lumby, I wanted to take a...
The new muffler.
Well after getting the motor running, and then not running, and then running, and then not running, and now totally running, we turned...
Community support...
This week has been filled with a ton of support from our local community in our efforts to bring back to life our fire truck. This post...
Lowest to Highest and a wire....
One of the things I've learned with this project to date is to expect the unexpected and the last few days truly have been an emotional...
And the story grows....
Today I received an amazing gift from Ryan Cameron from the Vancouver Fire Department Archives. He provided information about the fire...
She has her voice back....
Well I didn't think we'd be doing much today. As we are all volunteers weekends tend to be tough to get the time to do extra stuff on...
A Master Cylinder and a Master Polish
Well today officially began "brake day" which we hoped would continue the luck we've been having with the fire truck to date. Today...
Carbs, brakes, rads, oh my!
Well now that we know the truck will start and run (quasi) the next step is getting to to CONTINUE to run....now that's the rub. I want...
Will it run? She's full of surprises.
I want to start off by saying that I know absolutely nothing about motors. After Saturday I can honestly say the respect I have for...
So it hasn't run in years.....
Well its has officially begun. Castanet has begun telling the world about our little project and people are getting excited about it. ...
A re-discovery in Fintry......
Well I guess I'll start the story at the beginning; one evening during Spring Beer League baseball in Lumby, a friend of mine, Shawn...
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