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Awesome truck! Love the mustard yellow! I've done the same thing with bolts ha ha! Strong work dude.
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Ordered a new passenger inner fender as the original was rusted in a horrible place to fix. So one brand new inner and one old, crusty, rusty, undercoated inner and a plan to paint both with new paint. A quick clean up and paint would work........
Nope. Heat gun and scrapers. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1938/...7abc197a_b.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1967/...40c4fbb0_b.jpg Well, let's get out the sander https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1916/...33fd136d_b.jpg And while I'm at it the sandblaster https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1948/...e2c9cde4_b.jpg Now I can shoot some primer and paint both. |
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Been avoiding this project with work and other stuff in the way along with customer jobs. I did get the original fender liner in primer, just need to find time to shoot it black.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1912/...6296b1a2_b.jpg And this morning escalated quickly with what started the morning with a rebuild of this sticky switch. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1949/...d5de72b8_b.jpg Went to a full blown tear down, rebuild, and repaint. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4888/...ba9dbf33_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4824/...a68226fe_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4878/...f865a34c_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4868/...a0a4b850_b.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1904/...f3cb4372_b.jpg A buddy and I picked up a M35 A2 for a side project also. |
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All back together
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1927/...abd6c2bb_b.jpg But this needs some love https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1977/...38869c2c_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4819/...ec6120fc_b.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1909/...524e0cb8_b.jpg And throw it back in to try it out https://youtu.be/Ja-S_8wNlGI Not too bad for 16 year old gas. |
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Well you can't just throw a crummy looking steering wheel back on the refreshed column and I've had a cold for a couple days so just a quick and easy project. The original steering wheel was that GM, sitting in the sun sticky but I had washed it down with lacquer thinner and then refreshed it with a creme protectant but the center cap/emblem needed some love.
Old and busted https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4842/...7fb0a1cf_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4911/...a8aaa253_b.jpg Refreshed hotness, well just a lot better anyway. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4833/...3a8f0eb3_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4879/...cf56f1a9_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4900/...1bf94c1f_b.jpg |
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Nice!
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Today on this old truck we solve the case of no brakes. While pushing it in we had no brakes BUT I had swapped the front brake lines and never bled them so no big surprise. What was a surprise was this:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1911/...7f0e4cc2_b.jpg That was the brake fluid pulled out of the master cylinder. And the brakes were more of the same. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4807/...0d38f7c5_b.jpg Then I pulled the steering column apart AGAIN. When we hooked it up to push it in it seemed too short but we got it to work. When I got to the garage today the top seal on the steering box had leaked on the floor, so it all had to come apart. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4892/...534e51a8_b.jpg Once I got it out I remembered while assembling it I had dropped it on the end of the shaft which collapsed it by about an inch or so which I promptly remedied with a crescent wrench and a dead blow. Back to good! Two wheels dropped off to get mounted and balanced and now I'm waiting for the steering box rebuild kit. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1949/...b311cccb_b.jpg |
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That is some nasty brake fluid...
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Today I finished a job I had been dreading, actually two jobs. First was replacing the aging body bushings with new polyurethane bushings, I think the originals had been used up.
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1913/...3ac702f2_b.jpg Next up was more of brown fluid removal in the version of what was once gasoline. This is how much was in the primary tank. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4811/...ebaf27da_b.jpg On this truck it has a dealer installed fiberglass tank on the driver's side with a filler in the rear wheel well, then a manual changeover valve in the cab. At this point I'm not trusting it so I chopped the fuel lines and plumbed the stock tank into the pump feed then looped the other lines together until i assess the spare tank later. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4838/...4edfe48c_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4809/...e872483e_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4840/...406a3b03_b.jpg |
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Back at it but parts keep falling off.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4839/...fc22885b_b.jpg Door adjustment after the new body bushings https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4899/...03b4912a_b.jpg Hinges in a deep soak https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4882/...0b9db39c_b.jpg Getting the fenders ready for paint https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4889/...b1f71f3c_b.jpg Also finished the primer on the fender liner https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4895/...5d161818_b.jpg |
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Last few days, even more work. Steering box input shaft seal has been replaced but the stupid boot on the upper steering shaft had a crack so it got disassembled again for a rebuild kit with a new boot and fresh paint again.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4855/...57a8c545_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4877/...2b030212_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4815/...26a6009c_b.jpg Also the hinges came out of the magic juice in great shape albeit a little loose. Some fresh paint laid on too. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4874/...e6311025_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4856/...c533615c_b.jpg Put the fenders outside, sandblasted the rust from a prior exploded battery and put some primer on to get ready for paint. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4915/...abb60d57_b.jpg Also had the last two new tire mounted and balanced https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4892/...b10772d3_b.jpg |
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All geared up and ready to assemble.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4818/...05de1960_b.jpg But in my haste I didn't measure the new boot which was too small to seal in the original spot. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4807/...96e594c3_b.jpg So a dive in the trash can and i got the original boot or what was left. I took a die grinder to it and buzzed out the center to fit over the new boot. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4832/...f54aa66f_b.jpg And voila! New boot kit works. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4851/...e96297ab_b.jpg Called it a night by installing the shaft, painting the steering box, and removing the ancient trailer brake controller. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4887/...40310ab0_b.jpg |
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Well, these things aren't going to paint themselves and being scared isn't an option.......
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4877/...4913a9e7_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4904/...1c669108_b.jpg First coat https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4870/...76e9b12d_b.jpg After three coats https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4841/...cef69283_b.jpg |
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Windy, can't paint outside, little bit of leftover ochre......these could use some love.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4848/...f04ef6d0_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4895/...6dc6c2c7_b.jpg Couple coats https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4914/...6a358578_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4811/...05c92232_b.jpg Chrome edges cleaned up but missing something https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4879/...e453a7f6_b.jpg Better https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4852/...dbfe80af_b.jpg While I'm at it might as well finish the driver's side that was never touched https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4877/...2f225c48_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4844/...1af7f651_b.jpg That natural patina people are paying for https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4834/...6b6b91c7_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4846/...de68f9f9_b.jpg Nasty https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4901/...f9c6354e_b.jpg |
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Nice work on the steering column and shaft. Emblems turned out nice.
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do you mind sharing the recipe for your secret degreasing sauce...pleeaaze
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Short work day today.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4885/...62a95db5_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4805/...ddb5f2da_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4903/...7b3308c1_b.jpg Also didn't like the way the black laid out on the badge refresh so I stripped them down a little, now they look patina'd but with a little bit of color. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4863/...5bee01b2_b.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4907/...8fe8dd95_b.jpg Also stripped the hinges again after I painted them, didn't care for how they turned out and will now get shot with hot rod flatz when I shoot the underside of the hood. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4878/...fcedba0b_b.jpg |
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I really like this truck!
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Love your paint booth...lol
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Not body color for hinges? Looking to make contrast in some places?
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