Rear tray for my rusty '86 pickup (3 Viewers)

[mongoose2231]

If they have belts, I'm sure it's fine. I'm mean I had a 40 and I used to take my bros all the time in the jump seats. Same thing no?

 

[mongoose2231]

Started cleaning tha chassis. Took te tank off. Surprised to see nice solid metal beneath the thin layer of surface rust. A couple coats of chassis saver will do this thing some proper justice. Couple pics.

 

[mongoose2231]

A couple more pics

 

[mongoose2231]

And slowly making progress. All the small parts I take off the truck I media blast and give them a fresh coat of paint. This was rusty beyond belief, you can tell from the dimples is the metal.

 

[mongoose2231]

Also, the front section of the chassis has rubber plugs on and it looks as though it's a little better preserved than the rear section is. Will post some pics of that as well.

 

[mongoose2231]

Ultimately, I think this is what I want. A light camping rig with a RTT and military canvas on the back tray. Will be used for local camping in and around the Catskills.

 

[mongoose2231]

Some test paint. This will be a "looks good from 10'away, rattle can job".

 

[mongoose2231]

And current vs new color...

 

[mongoose2231]

Some paint action

 

[mongoose2231]

Looks good from afar, but its just a rattle can job. I however, like it!!!

 

[fj40z]

Nice work! I love to see people cleaning up trucks like that.

 

[mongoose2231]

u give me a couple more days and you shall see this beaut in half it's prime again, ha!

 

[onemanarmy]

as long as you leave the classic steel wheels on there I'm happy.

Great to see this thing have a new life.

 

[mongoose2231]

I'm not even touching those, I think I went overboard with this. All I wanted was to clean the chassis and paint it to protect it. I have now finished coating the interior of it and will do the chassis saver over the weekend. After that she's going right back on the road. I just need to clean and paint the tank and the skid plates and then reinstall the tray which will also need cleaning and painting. Crap, there's still lots to do.

 

[G-Cat]

Bring on the updates.

 

[mongoose2231]

In the next couple days will have more pics.

 

[mongoose2231]

Fuel tank is surprisingly clean. The fuel pickup pipes were corroded. They need to be replaced, that explains my leak. Otherwise, the inside is like new.

 

[mongoose2231]

Fuel pickup, broken tubes. The sender is reusable, will media blast and paint. Trying to source a new fuel pickup.

 

[mongoose2231]

Fuel pickup on the way thanks to @beno
Fella is a lifesaver.
Magnetic paint arriving Wednesday. I can see this being put back together by the weekend. All I have to do is paint chassis and skid plates plus tank then wait a day and the reassemble. Phew, finally!

 

[mongoose2231]

Some frame progress. I will thin out some of the chassis saver and spray the hard to reach areas with a spray bottle. Everything turned out ok so far. One coat took 4 hrs to apply!! Wtf!