Build Mouldy Mario gets defoliated.

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Looking good PF!
 
What a frustrating weekend. The heavens opened and I didn't manage to get the chassis painted. I suppose I can't complain too much. We survive on tank water, so I figure they will have gotten a much needed top up. I did end up getting one spring pack cleaned up and into epoxy primer. Wire wheeling leaf springs is a time consuming and dirty job, but satisfying all the same.

I was toying around on the computer tonight and found a couple of pictures of Mario in situ at his previous owners place, as he was when I found him. I also picked up a spare front guard some time back with the name 'Mario' on it. This is how he came to be known as Mouldy Mario. I know what you are thinking.............I no lichen (have I used this line already??).

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Despite the rain, I did manage to get a couple of things done. A while back I dragged the spring packs to a suspension and spring works business near my work. I was a bit worried that they were cactus. The spring bloke looked at the point where one leaf rubs a line or groove into the face of the spring above. Apparently, if this groove isn't too deep then the springs should be fine. He seemed to think my springs had a bit of life left in them. So after wire wheeling, I cleaned up the grooves with a flap disc. I didn't have to take much metal off. I will reassemble the springs prior to top coat.

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I also started cleaning up the swivel hubs in my super dooper high tech parts washer..................alright, it is actually just a plastic bucket with a couple of litres of diesel and an old tooth brush, but it seems to work okay.

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alberta mac said:
restoration : 90% motivation,10% perspiration
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Bear said:
It isn't having the best equipment and fanciest shop to work in that guarantees the best result. Some of the finest restorations come from the passion and dedication of the folks doing the work.

Carry on.
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Thanks fellas. I'm pretty happy with how things are going along.
 
I spent last night inside in front of the fire cataloging the hardware from the front axle. Its a good opportunity to catch up on a few Netflix series. This is my usual process:

1. Photograph in situ
2. Photograph while being disassembled
3. Bag and tag
4. Wire wheel - return to bag
5. Catalogue
6. Reassemble (I haven't really done very much of point 6............this point could prove to be a little problematic!!)

To catalogue, I use vernier callipers to measure the nuts/bolts/washers. I then set them out on a white board or piece of glass and photograph again. If the head of the nut is embossed with a number I will occasionally grab a photograph of that also. I'm going to try and drop these at the metal platers on Friday.

P.S. Thanks to Mud for this process. If it wasn't for your guys, I would have just tossed all the nuts and bolts into a bucket.

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I picked up the front diff housing from the sand blaster this afternoon. Taped off a few bits, then dragged it into the crappola garden shed spray booth and gave it a lick with epoxy. There are going to a lull in proceedings over the next few days.........work!

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Lookin sharp there PF! I think this might be shaping up to be the definitive 'how-to' HJ47 resto!
 
cult45 said:
Lookin sharp there PF! I think this might be shaping up to be the definitive 'how-to' HJ47 resto!
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G'day Cult, Thanks mate, but I don't think I'm qualified to provide a definitive 'how-to' on anything in life, let alone a HJ47.........you will note that you haven't actually seen me put anything back together yet. That's when the comedy starts. Cheers, Ben
 
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So I got stuck into cleaning up the steering knuckles, hubs and couple of other bits. I removed the studs from the hubs using the two-nut trick and then took a quick shot so I could remember which way the stud screw into the hub. It wasn't until I started cleaning them up on the wire wheel that I noticed that the pitch of the thread top and bottom is different, so you can't put them in the wrong way.........Toyota engineers are clever buggers.

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Gahd damn!
 
Reading through this thread makes me want to get stuck into mine, wife says I have to wait until we have a proper shed for me I.e not in the garage sigh.
Looking real sharp though great attention to detail. Did you buy a knuckle rebuild kit ?
 
Zimmi said:
Reading through this thread makes me want to get stuck into mine, wife says I have to wait until we have a proper shed for me I.e not in the garage sigh.
Looking real sharp though great attention to detail. Did you buy a knuckle rebuild kit ?
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Hi Zimmi, Yeah, I did buy a knuckle rebuild kit, although I haven't picked it up yet. I have placed an order with Terrain Tamer for a bunch of parts and will hopefully get to Melbourne later in the week and pick it all up. Good luck with your own truck (photo required). Cheers, Ben
 
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