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26. Sill unit with steps removed and Cannon
anticlimber installed.
Now it is time to start joining the sub-assemblies to complete
the shell. First attach the long hood to the sill unit. The small
tabs will hold the two parts together, but I suggest you also
glue them. Next I attached the cab and short hood assembly to
the long hood and sill unit. Glue pieces of .020” styrene rod in
the joint between the cab sub-base and sill unit to strengthen
the joint as shown in [28].
Assemble the Cannon air tanks and drill the ends with a #73
drill bit. The Cannon instructions specify the side sill should be
.055” thick, so build up the area where the air tanks will mount
using a strip of
.010”x.010” styrene on the right side and .010”x.040”on the
left. Also, you will have to file the top of the right-hand air
tank a bit so it will fit in place properly. This is due to the
Proto 2000 walkways being thicker than what the air tanks
were designed for. Note the air tanks on this model are
