Jean-Marc Dugas
PCS Member
She is starting to look like an ambulance again...
Hopefully the squad bench will be going in tomorrow.
Hopefully the squad bench will be going in tomorrow.
1976 Superior 54XL Restoration Log
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Jean-Marc Dugas
PCS Member
A mix of careful planning and luck means that I have enough laminate to finish the squad bench and back door cabinet.
Because we have to be careful to match the grain of each piece of laminate it sometimes mean that some of the pieces are cut in ways that are not conductive to be super efficient in using every square inch of laminate.
Because we have to be careful to match the grain of each piece of laminate it sometimes mean that some of the pieces are cut in ways that are not conductive to be super efficient in using every square inch of laminate.
Nothing like getting the interior back in to make it look like a car.
Tim Prieur
PCS Member
J-M, stunning! The medical cabinet, well everything, looks great.
The factory wasn't that particular when they built the car. You are making it 100% better than when it left the factory.
But then that is the case on any home done rebuilt. Being able to take the time to do the pick and choose and redo. Brings out the best in the car.
Jean-Marc Dugas
PCS Member
I think that I am done with the permanent items in this area.
You get any more in that car and you will need to put a trailer hitch on it.
Jean-Marc Dugas
PCS Member
The heavier it gets the smoother the ride!
You are going to need 10 ply truck tires soon!
Jean-Marc Dugas
PCS Member
And I am still missing the 10 foot chain, 100 foot rope, crowbar and tool kit required by the New Brunswick Standards for Ambulance Services back in 1984. The car will be equipped as it could have been in 1985.
Jean-Marc Dugas
PCS Member
One more thing done!
Rear radio handset.
Rear radio handset.
Philip Scanio
PCS Member / Super Site Supporter
It looks great. I have been following your posts since 2022. How many man hours are invested?
Bill Leverett
PCS Member/Paramedic Supervisor
Looking fantastic Jean-Marc!
I have some period correct O2 regulators for those D tanks if you are interested.
I have some period correct O2 regulators for those D tanks if you are interested.
Jean-Marc Dugas
PCS Member
Thanks.
I have some regulator as well, but those tanks would have been spares for the portable O2 kit, not "live".
Jean-Marc Dugas
PCS Member
Another item off the to-do list.
Tim Prieur
PCS Member
You could market these.
Jean-Marc Dugas
PCS Member
Another item off the list. Custom aluminum lower brackets for the scoop stretcher.
Most of us hide that rattle in the bench.
Jean-Marc Dugas
PCS Member
The problem is that with the long spineboard in the bench there is not a lot of space for anything else. The inside usable space of the bench in the 54XL is only 2 1/2 inches.
I assume that the bench was designed this way in order to meet the new KKK standards so that there is x amount of aisleway space between the base of the stretcher and the bench or wall. This was the reason for the slanted squad benches that we saw in many Type IIs.
