650,OOOkms and counting.

[cruisedeisel]

95% Happy with my frame work. Complete!!!!!!!! Just some wire wheeling and tremclad. I was avoiding the tranny cross member frame fix, glad to have it DONE! I have some good size burns. No pain, no gain. A small patch on the passenger side and Fuel and brake lines tapped and secured... Mostly. lol

MAybe clean therest of the frame and paint tomorrow. Its been a stellar 25c for the last few days here on the island.

 

[cruisedeisel]

Or maybe just take it for a spin around the block and feel the new cross member not smashing on the bottom of the body. HA!

 

[cruisedeisel]

Well I reduced some tremclad with 10% Paint thinner and put it into my touch up air sprayer. First coat. Next time I will use a light to help me see what I'm doing. lol The camera flash picked up on some missed spots.

 

[mcguirejohnson]

She looks ready for another 30 on those Canadian salt flats!

 

[cruisedeisel]

Its not so bad here on the west coast. They only spray the roads a couple dozen times a year.

 

[cruisermatt]

Great work saving a rig most of us would have discarded. A roadworthy cruiser that wasn't before is never a bad thing!

 

[greencruiser]

Now that driveshaft is screaming for some black paint. Haha! Looking good.

 

[cruisedeisel]

Great work saving a rig most of us would have discarded. A roadworthy cruiser that wasn't before is never a bad thing!

I'm not most people. Thanks for the compliment

 

[cruisedeisel]

I wire wheeled my chromies, put a new water pump in, swapped oil pans cause she needed it and did and oil change. Best of all I painted the front end. Finally!!!

 

[cruisedeisel]

Just when I thought everything was good to go for a test drive. I realized the front passenger wheel bearing needs some tightening. Thats easy as pie. 30 mins.

Maybe I should rebuild the front knuckles while im at it. They look pretty grimy.

 

[cruisedeisel]

I managed to save to old exhaust. I had to buy one 2" elbow from the shop to complete it. She purrs once again. No photos, too lazy. I took her for a test drive. Its really amazing how this old truck feels. Kinda like a tank actually.

Ok so my paint job ain't exactly perfect, one more coat should do it

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

@cruisedeisel Your paint job is awesome. Do you wear a face mask while you wire wheel all the crud off? Probably a absurd question. I honestly hadn't thought of doing that... I have been (apparently) torturing myself and using nylon and wire brushes and a ton of degreaser.

 

[cruisedeisel]

No face mask. But safety glasses and ear protection. Get the expensive wire wheels. They last longer and the wires don't fly off and stab you.

 

[cruisedeisel]

Great work saving a rig most of us would have discarded. A roadworthy cruiser that wasn't before is never a bad thing!

This guy would have thrown this truck to the crusher. Shame on you. Just because your grandmas old doesn't mean she don't need some good loving once in a while

 

[cruisermatt]

Dude you quoted my post twice

 

[cruisedeisel]

SOmebody call 911

 

[cruisermatt]

Lol

 

[cruisedeisel]

New to me stock springs plus a huge over load. The guy I bought them from said he was running 33" tires with them so what the hell eh! Throw those springs under her and some new shocks. It should ride like a dream. Ha! or a tank.

New to me 16" aluminum alloys for this bitch. Now im on the hunt for some tires.

All for $220 canadian.

 

[cruisedeisel]

And of course I have to make the wife happy. New king size bed in the making.

 

[cruisedeisel]

More detail.