Yea i wondered about the apparent brush strokes as well, I may have to delve deeper.... the front edge where the "hose" is is a bit rusty, soo maybe it had something to do with that? anything is possible with My Dad and my Grandpa..
I hoped the steering shaft came out that way, but it appears that the gear is welded to the shaft in the donor chassis, which is a bit of a bummer, there is a fair bit of slop in the gears on Mine so was really hoping this would be an easy fix. I haven't had a close look yet at Dads to see how the gear is attached
every day is an adventure i guess LOL
