Guess I didn't know you have a Trekker, customer's?Practiced some social distancing with the Toyotas today....except for the 4Runner and the 60 way in the back. They seemed a little close
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One day it will be a customer's Trekker. We're sorting things out right now on it. Unfortunately I found it after it had been "restored"...so we're sorting thru that right now. It's a very complete truck, 112k miles, not too heavily modded(lift, some kind of front brake conversion, gears)....so it's a good starting point.
Interior needs the most help and it's only because I think it could be a lot better. This was truck was treated to nothing more than a quick re-do to flip which sucks because it would have been a phenomenal truck to maybe spend a little more on and do things the right way. There's a Trekker for sale now for $50k that's mint. This could have been in that category I think. Maybe one day.
Fortunately motor is all complete....I doubt it has ever had anything done to it other than tune ups. Runs great. Neat little trucks.
Interior needs the most help and it's only because I think it could be a lot better. This was truck was treated to nothing more than a quick re-do to flip which sucks because it would have been a phenomenal truck to maybe spend a little more on and do things the right way. There's a Trekker for sale now for $50k that's mint. This could have been in that category I think. Maybe one day.
Fortunately motor is all complete....I doubt it has ever had anything done to it other than tune ups. Runs great. Neat little trucks.
Nice!
Much, much better starting place than mine!
The yellow one on eBay has been for sale for months, they just won't bring that kind of money. It is from Jack Safro's (originator of Trekkers) personal collection.
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Ah...that's cool you have one. They're really a cool truck. I'll have to check yours out.
I think that the yellow one sold at Mecum in the low $20s. Pretty sure Hendrick took it there....they were at $37k for it for a long time with no one wanting to play(at least that's what I think happened). I'm guessing the place that has it now bought it at Mecum and then more than doubled the price. Have you seen their inventory? Pretty crazy. They probably have a pretty well-to-do client base that is in and out of unique cars and not overly concerned with what they pay for things.
That thing is obviously on its last legs so you should consider getting rid of it.
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We've been so focused on the Troopy.....we kind of forgot about the 79 but that doesn't mean we aren't doing things. A lot got done actually in the last few days. A lot of good work.
New glass on the instrument cluster
New column cover
Hooked up cruiser control stalk....it was all wired when we did the dash, just needed to drill and plug in. Easy. Kind of. Lots of work to get this system in the truck. And you can see the diff lock switch....the legendary diff lock switch.
And I'm at a whopping 10km.....notice that fuel light? Low level warning is working. Need to test out rear tank and switch stuff.
New glass on the instrument cluster
New column cover
Hooked up cruiser control stalk....it was all wired when we did the dash, just needed to drill and plug in. Easy. Kind of. Lots of work to get this system in the truck. And you can see the diff lock switch....the legendary diff lock switch.
And I'm at a whopping 10km.....notice that fuel light? Low level warning is working. Need to test out rear tank and switch stuff.
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Somebody had posted something interesting in @bottombracket thread regarding his build and powder coating......kind of fell down a rabbit hole about it and ended up buying some stuff. Since we have plenty of time to play around with stuff....
I bought a cheap smoker, $115 shipped. I wanted a glass door but I got this instead. There are some good YouTube videos on how to mod these things to get them to heat quickly. This one takes maybe 15 minutes to get up to 400-ish.
Had to buy a gun.....this one from Harbor Freight gets good reviews. $70 I think. Bought some satin black powder on Amazon to test out a few pieces. 1 pound.
First pieces we tried...steel and aluminum. Cleaned them, sprayed on the powder....
Popped in the oven for 30 minutes at about 400 degrees. We had modded the oven with a few hangers earlier in the day.
Done. Really cool. They're a tiny bit dull....maybe we cooked them too long. Maybe there were fumes in the oven(I had closed up most of the vents to get the temps up). Temp may have been too high. Maybe that's how this version of satin black is(did not see a spray card of it). With some practice, I'll get this dialed in. This will be PERFECT for small stuff....the stuff that always slows us down. Would much rather have this finish on parts over spray paint all day. Ideally a larger oven would be great but this is exactly what we need for this small stuff. Tomorrow we're setting up a little spray booth with a side draft setup to try and catch the excess powder....a lot of the powder gets wasted in this process.
I bought a cheap smoker, $115 shipped. I wanted a glass door but I got this instead. There are some good YouTube videos on how to mod these things to get them to heat quickly. This one takes maybe 15 minutes to get up to 400-ish.
Had to buy a gun.....this one from Harbor Freight gets good reviews. $70 I think. Bought some satin black powder on Amazon to test out a few pieces. 1 pound.
First pieces we tried...steel and aluminum. Cleaned them, sprayed on the powder....
Popped in the oven for 30 minutes at about 400 degrees. We had modded the oven with a few hangers earlier in the day.
Done. Really cool. They're a tiny bit dull....maybe we cooked them too long. Maybe there were fumes in the oven(I had closed up most of the vents to get the temps up). Temp may have been too high. Maybe that's how this version of satin black is(did not see a spray card of it). With some practice, I'll get this dialed in. This will be PERFECT for small stuff....the stuff that always slows us down. Would much rather have this finish on parts over spray paint all day. Ideally a larger oven would be great but this is exactly what we need for this small stuff. Tomorrow we're setting up a little spray booth with a side draft setup to try and catch the excess powder....a lot of the powder gets wasted in this process.
Dang it now you got me thinking. We have an electric smoker that the wife doesn’t like to use anymore.
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Great rabbit hole.... The quality of the powder makes a huge difference. I have been very happy with what I’ve ordered from pendry.
Remember that the time to cook it is once the pieces reach temperature.
my process now is to first put the piece in the oven bring it to temperature For 20 minutes let off gas for this process pull it out let it cool down then spray it and put it back in to temperature and usually a second coat For full time.
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Remember that the time to cook it is once the pieces reach temperature.
my process now is to first put the piece in the oven bring it to temperature For 20 minutes let off gas for this process pull it out let it cool down then spray it and put it back in to temperature and usually a second coat For full time.
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Great info. I've got some powder coming in from a couple different places to test. Will check Pendry for sure.
So you spray it, let it get up to temp, remove and second coat THEN let it go for full time? Does the second coat get sprayed on a part right out of the oven or do you let it cool and do the process all over?
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no, I learned that you can't ever get all the oil off the piece your doing, with your hands touching it, so first goal is to get the part clean, so you just put it in the oven, turn the oven on and just get the part hot and burn off any oil. Then you pull it out, let it cool down. Then you spray your first coat. Let it get to temp in the oven then cook it for the labeled amount of time. This lazer is the way to test temps. Then pull it out, let it cool a little, flip the part over -- if you have other mounting holes, to make sure you get all spots, then spray second coat. Then back to the oven.
Totally agree with you, best way to protect parts, and it may seem like it takes longer with all these words, but really so much faster than painting, when you think that once this cools, it is as strong a finish as it will be, you don't need to let the paint dry overnight.
Totally agree with you, best way to protect parts, and it may seem like it takes longer with all these words, but really so much faster than painting, when you think that once this cools, it is as strong a finish as it will be, you don't need to let the paint dry overnight.
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That's where I went wrong the first time.....I probably didn't let the part come up to temp fully. I'll give that a shot next go around. Kind of interested to see how the second coat works too. I had really good coverage with one coat but I bet with 2 it will be quite a bit different.
It's a process like anything else.....I think once we get things up and going and can have a nice order of operation, we can be way more efficient.....spraying parts while other parts are baking....etc., etc. Looking forward to the next batch of stuff for sure.
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oh, you mentioned the filter catching setup.... I am interested to see how that works. I found that there can be no air movement when I spray. I have the same HF gun, and it really is nothing like the real ones. The static level is not even close. Trying to get into a corner or a recess is pretty hard. My setup for spraying is to put a big paint tarp against a row of shelves -- clipped to a shelf and have it roll down in front of you, then when I am done, take it outside and shake out all the excess. Right above this picture, I have made a thing to hold the same rack that is in my oven, so I pull the rack out of the oven, and slide it in this thing.
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