Old Rusty Resurrection

[Deny]

Thought I would hit the cowl while I was painting the door, so did a little prep.

 

[cruiserpilot]

Did you seal the vent on the cowl or was there not one to begin with?

 

[Deny]

I’m not sure when they removed that vent, but they didn’t have them in 1981.

 

[Deny]

A little seam sealer and it’s ready for some cat yellow. Also have a bunch of miscellaneous cleaned up and in process of painting

 

[Deny]

And painted. This cat paint has air bubbles in it after foam rolling it, and took me a while to figure out to use the paint brush on the last coat and the bubbles disappear, so some panels don’t quite look the best, but screw it, it’s painted and looks good from afar

 

[Deny]

Got tired of paint and sanding, so started a bit of fabrication.

 

[Deny]

If you haven’t guessed, it’s snorkel time

 

[Deny]

Did a bit more work this evening.

 

[Deny]

Cut the fugly bashed up bumper off and it already looks better

 

[Deny]

Attached the start of a bumper so that I could put it on stands and now it sits on the stands for a while as I get soa done. Gonna probably sit this high when done as it’s about 1 foot in the air.

 

[cruiserpilot]

Are you going to cut and turn the ends? Same springs on front?

 

[Deny]

I wasn’t going to, but because I am going to spring it over on lifted springs I think I’m going to have to. I’m sort of excited about doing it all myself. I’ve sprung over Blue, but I used an aqualu front axle so it was pretty much a bolt on affair.

 

[cruiserpilot]

I sold my Aqualu front axle with my 45 stuff. Shouldn’t have don’t that. But now I’m considering SOA on my 60 but not sure I’m capable of cut and turn myself.

 

[Deny]

Yeah I was always afraid of doing a cut and turn on my own, but been reading lots and seeing you can do the cut and turn with the axle bolted back under the truck I am confident I can get it done. Plus this will mostly be a bush truck so if it’s off a little, it’s not the end of the world.

 

[cruiserpilot]

However you do it pictures will help. Curious as to how you’re gonna go about it.

 

[Deny]

will do, I have an idea in my head and hopefully all goes as planned

 

[BC40]

Keeping 42 or going 60 axles?
Yeah drooped on sprung over lift springs I’d think driveshaft bind would be a challenge without c&t. Newer cruisers can do a bit more driveshaft angle or could swap to smaller mini truck joints that do way more angle.

 

[Deny]

I’m gonna keep the 42 axles, then with the 2.5 backspaced wheels, it’s only 1 inch narrower then 60 axles.

 

[Deny]

Started ripping things apart tonight. Rolled the 31’s into the shed and brought out 36 swampers. I think it will still sit lower then it does on the stands, even though my old lift springs have some arc to them, gonna pull the smallest leaf and the one add a leaf.

 

[cruiserpilot]

That is huge lift from normal 2-3" OME lift. What kind of lockers is on that?