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[DanS HJ-45]

is this thread making anybody else lose sleep? I can't wait to see it all one color either HJ. Pictures of this will most likely be the highlight of my weekend.

Keep up the good work.

Dan

 

[merbesfield]

Only reason I am loosing sleep is realizing I will never have this much time to work on my truck and it is an LV, which has a lot more real estate than that little lpb tub.

 

[Henry James the 47th]

Only reason I am loosing sleep is realizing I will never have this much time to work on my truck and it is an LV, which has a lot more real estate than that little lpb tub.

Yeah, i hear that! I can't imagine having the patience to do all the work on an LV body/troopy, man o man. i guess with more experience, and some power sanding equipment perhaps, it wouldn't seem so daunting. BuckRoseau's thread of the 1965 LV rebuild shows the way though. Too much bodywork for me to contemplate taking on - that's how it looks at this juncture.

I thought a brief intermission was in order here in the play-by-play, so I'm posting up a few pics of an Army bridge moving truck that's on the same property as my truck. This vehicle is like a demonstration piece for "HEAVY DUTY".

There are so many design similarities between my 47 and this bridge truck that it is obvious where Toyota derived their original design from - it had to be a truck like this army truck.

In the second photo you can see the knuckle housing and the knuckle visible; in the third picture is the drive shaft, with a 40 series driveshaft below for size comparison sake. The Birfield on the army truck is an interesting piece.

 

[Henry James the 47th]

...intermission continues...

 

[Henry James the 47th]

the front winch pto driveshaft on this Marshall's truck is the size of my truck's driveshaft

 

[Henry James the 47th]

and back on the transfer case rebuild front, a small measure of additional progress was realized. I painted the case with an aluminum mag wheel paint, installed a seal, and put the shift lever arm into position.

Now let's see, there was something else going on with the truck, something fairly momentous. If only i could remember...

 

[lostmarbles]

That truck has at least as much appeal as our forties!!!!

Looks in very good nick too.

You are so lucky cos it looks like you've got "wheeling opportunities" right where you are! (No need to risk fines for driving that truck "unregistered" on the road.)

In fact, your property looks like my idea of paradise HJ

 

[Henry James the 47th]

...oh yeah, now I remember: the cab sections are into final primer.

I'm glad the , the :whoops: and the are over with for the time being, and now that I am one big step closer to , I feel a load off. The end is in sight for the bodywork, whew! .


The cab came out really well, though of course there are a few areas to tidy up. But all things considered, there isn't much left to do before finish paint goes on.

Next is the SEM bed liner, then the roof and the bezel need to be re-primed and painted white. I'm going with the Super White instead of the Cygnus White for that.

Then it will be finish paint. I'd love it if this process could unfold over the next week, instead of two, as I'm getting ready for a big move as well as working on the truck.

 

[Henry James the 47th]

I feel like the floor footwells are improved upon and the rear of the tub, both wall and upper lip, are a bit straighter than when I first had the tub in primer. I'm hopeful that the bed liner will obscure some of the fabrication sins anyhow.

 

[Henry James the 47th]

next set

 

[Henry James the 47th]

last set for today

 

[Henry James the 47th]

right now I'm feeling

I should be able to get the masking papering work on the cab done tomorrow, though I only can spare a few hours in the evening on the truck.

 

[Henry James the 47th]

That truck has at least as much appeal as our forties!!!!

Looks in very good nick too.

You are so lucky cos it looks like you've got "wheeling opportunities" right where you are! (No need to risk fines for driving that truck "unregistered" on the road.)

In fact, your property looks like my idea of paradise HJ

It's junkyard dog paradise, and a haven for dirty pickers, artists, and those who have fallen through the cracks of life. it's not my property though, just a place where i rent space at $100/month.

One thing about the truck Marshall owns - some parts are expensive, like the $8000 in tires, etc. On the plus side, easy to work on if you are strong, and of course with such a fine vehicle one would have an excuse to buy a 3/4" drive socket set, and other large tools.

 

[Henry James the 47th]

updates...

 

[Henry James the 47th]

next set

 

[Henry James the 47th]

another set

 

[Henry James the 47th]

more to show

 

[Henry James the 47th]

another group

 

[Henry James the 47th]

the bed liner is on the bottom of the tub at long last!

 

[Henry James the 47th]

the newly cad-plated pieces are back.

The second picture show the re-done mounts for the gas tank straps.

The rear brake line bracket is on loosely in the third picture- it actually goes on oriented 180˚ the other way.