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Bodean said:
I think that makes me 2 for 2 on repair advice in the past couple of weeks! Look at the big brain on Bodean!!! Lol
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"I print the shirts, I sing the songs, I am the tech"
 
Fresh from the powdercoater.

Once you go black...

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purdy..... wrap some rubber on them and then we got a show
 
I'm not after a free meal but definitely in
 
ntsaint said:
Fighting the urge to put a fan in front of the 40 and go for a 'drive'

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You have made so much progress. It's really going to be sweet! Did you learn on the fly for most of this or have you done a fair amount of restoration work in the past? There is no was I would tackle a project as large as this. I would never be able to get it all back together without having a whole trunk's worth of extra parts and bolts!! Cheers to you though!! :beer:
 
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smm3 said:
You have made so much progress. It's really going to be sweet! Did you learn on the fly for most of this or have you done a fair amount of restoration work in the past? There is no was I would tackle a project as large as this. I would never be able to get it all back together without having a whole trunk's worth of extra parts and bolts!! Cheers to you though!! :beer:
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Thanks, and no, had no experience other than oil changes. Couldn't have gotten this far without this forum...every time I hit a snag I found the answers here. Still a long way from complete, but can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!

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smm3 said:
You have made so much progress. It's really going to be sweet! Did you learn on the fly for most of this or have you done a fair amount of restoration work in the past? There is no was I would tackle a project as large as this. I would never be able to get it all back together without having a whole trunk's worth of extra parts and bolts!! Cheers to you though!! :beer:
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Martin, don't cut yourself short. Like Andy, you've already tackled some remarkably in-depth projects with no mechanical background. They all go back together just like you took them apart (well, that's what's supposed to happen, anyway), and the best way to determine if you're capable or not is to just do it......a 40 is the perfect platform on which to learn. Lots of parts, but just about as basic as you can get for a street-legal vehicle (i.e., very analog, with no computers, fuel injection, complex systems, etc.)

Congrats to you again Andy! For being your first project, you've done an OUTSTANDING job! (Heck, even if you'd done plenty of them in the past, it's STILL and outstanding job......) Your attention to detail has really paid off!
 
dnp said:
Martin, don't cut yourself short. Like Andy, you've already tackled some remarkably in-depth projects with no mechanical background. They all go back together just like you took them apart (well, that's what's supposed to happen, anyway), and the best way to determine if you're capable or not is to just do it......a 40 is the perfect platform on which to learn. Lots of parts, but just about as basic as you can get for a street-legal vehicle (i.e., very analog, with no computers, fuel injection, complex systems, etc.)

Congrats to you again Andy! For being your first project, you've done an OUTSTANDING job! (Heck, even if you'd done plenty of them in the past, it's STILL and outstanding job......) Your attention to detail has really paid off!
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Martin I agree with David...find the right truck and just dive into it. If I can do it with my limited knowledge, anyone can. Mechanically it is very simple, and once you get familiar enough with the basic concept it all makes sense. The only thing that I'd say is that, at least for me, the right truck needed to have a solid (rust free) body. If I had had a lot of body work to do, I don't think things would have gone like they have.

David, thanks. I'm definitely excited, but still very cautious. The test will be this weekend when i take it out for the first time. If it doesn't completely disentegrate into a pile of bolts and steel, I'll be happy!
 
dnp said:
Martin, don't cut yourself short. Like Andy, you've already tackled some remarkably in-depth projects with no mechanical background. They all go back together just like you took them apart (well, that's what's supposed to happen, anyway), and the best way to determine if you're capable or not is to just do it......a 40 is the perfect platform on which to learn. Lots of parts, but just about as basic as you can get for a street-legal vehicle (i.e., very analog, with no computers, fuel injection, complex systems, etc.)

Congrats to you again Andy! For being your first project, you've done an OUTSTANDING job! (Heck, even if you'd done plenty of them in the past, it's STILL and outstanding job......) Your attention to detail has really paid off!
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ntsaint said:
Martin I agree with David...find the right truck and just dive into it. If I can do it with my limited knowledge, anyone can. Mechanically it is very simple, and once you get familiar enough with the basic concept it all makes sense. The only thing that I'd say is that, at least for me, the right truck needed to have a solid (rust free) body. If I had had a lot of body work to do, I don't think things would have gone like they have.

David, thanks. I'm definitely excited, but still very cautious. The test will be this weekend when i take it out for the first time. If it doesn't completely disintegrate into a pile of bolts and steel, I'll be happy!
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thanks for the votes of confidence. I am more of a read the directions and follow them sort of person. The whole, tear it apart and hope it all goes back together isn't my sort of thing. There is a wealth of knowledge on Mud so that would certainly make things a little easier. I doubt many problems that occur haven't already been solved by someone on here.

Andy, I am sure it will work just fine. If not, it can't be too far off from being fixed. Good luck this weekend!!
 
Replaced the leaking heater valve last night late, and had to drain the radiator to do so. Went back today to fill and test it out and as soon as I started pouring radiator started leaking out the drain cock. Same radiator that I had already had boiled and pressure tested. Gotta pull and take back to the shop now.

The 40 giveth and the 40 taketh away.

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