She’s Home Again!

[WyoMike]

My how time flies! I can’t believe I never posted anything in 2023! A lot has happened since my last post so here we go:

I made my own paint both out of pvc pipe and plastic. Added a box fan a some filters and was surprised how well it worked.

I was worried how well it would work and was lucky a friend offered my his shop and didn’t care about the paint. Here she is coming out of the both!

The both worked so well I set one up in my garage and did more painting. Here is how she looked at the end of the 2023 season:

 

[WyoMike]

And I was busy redoing the dash, before and after:

Worked on the cab also:

 

[Green Bean]

What an amazing transformation. Give yourself a huge pat on the back for all of your perseverance. You are almost to the finish line.

 

[igotta40]

That’s quite a project. It reminded me of my own back in the early to mid 1980’s except the part where you had sold it. Just my personal opinion, but Dennis sounds like a real dick.

 

[Jah310]

Amazing - keep up the great work!

 

[WyoMike]

Now the progress for 2024:
Was busy learning how to make the reverse light lens which I covered in a different post and still need to perfect but is still very useable

replaced all the seals in the tranny and t-case, cleaned and check gears:

Replaced the bearings and seals in the rear axle and rebuilt the front knuckles:

Put new brakes and cylinders all the way around.

 

[WyoMike]

While I ws working on the drive train, I had a machine shop rebuild the motor. I just picked it up and planning to install it in the next week or so. The shop “claims” the motor didn’t have motor mounts so need to order some tomorrow. Here it is sitting next to the 40:

I have a lot to do yet!! Need to repair and paint the hood and roof. Wheels need sandblasted and repainted too. I plan on bigger tires than what you see. Those will just get me by for now.

 

[knuckle47]

Looking really good sir… that is a lot of work…I admire your project! Watching your posts is great