Pigeaten
GOLD Star
Your just about ready for PP 23
Tales,Trails and Trials of a (wet) Dream Machine
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How hard was it getting the parts you needed for the frig.? Shipped from South Africa ?
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Making headway on my todo list.
Pulled rear drums off for inspection. Got a few more miles left on shoes but needed the dust cleaned out.
Put back together, adjusted the brakes, cleaned and scrubbed parts of the axels at each end and put on some black lipstick. First time I ever used dental tools to clean in the hard to get places. New calipers and adjusted rears, breaks working great.
Finished rehabilitation of the rear bumper. Not concurs spec. because considering I use it for camping, kamikazeing and demolition ops, good enough to not look rusted and bent.
Last night I sewed on a leather cover on the NOS steering wheel “wareagle” assisted in procured for me and installed today.
Pulled rear drums off for inspection. Got a few more miles left on shoes but needed the dust cleaned out.
Put back together, adjusted the brakes, cleaned and scrubbed parts of the axels at each end and put on some black lipstick. First time I ever used dental tools to clean in the hard to get places. New calipers and adjusted rears, breaks working great.
Finished rehabilitation of the rear bumper. Not concurs spec. because considering I use it for camping, kamikazeing and demolition ops, good enough to not look rusted and bent.
Last night I sewed on a leather cover on the NOS steering wheel “wareagle” assisted in procured for me and installed today.
I see a little orange peel on the frame rail. For shame!
Why the spacers? I thought you were running stock steelies?
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(Grease bladder) steering tie rod end "dust boot" as SOR calls them
Spacers are strictly aesthetic
Everything I see on mud is either youtube or instagram, I’ve never uploaded a video but others have...
Upload video to YouTube then copy link and post here.
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So it has become time to attack my floor board. I did the cargo area quite some time ago as well as the trans hump ( no, no, not the trans gender thingy).
Picked up 6 rattle cans of 2 part epoxy color 031. The kind of can that you push the plunger on the bottom that activates the epoxy.
First I have to strip off the bed liner the P.O. applied. It is pretty rough. The cargo area was so rough, it hurt to kneel on it which made it painful to consummate our union in the back.
Once thoroughly cleaned to bare metal I will apply black star rust killer and sealer, then some etching primer filler, sand smooth and apply numerous layers of 031.
The cargo area was done when I got my princess nine years ago. Can’t believe it’s been that long.
Picked up 6 rattle cans of 2 part epoxy color 031. The kind of can that you push the plunger on the bottom that activates the epoxy.
First I have to strip off the bed liner the P.O. applied. It is pretty rough. The cargo area was so rough, it hurt to kneel on it which made it painful to consummate our union in the back.
Once thoroughly cleaned to bare metal I will apply black star rust killer and sealer, then some etching primer filler, sand smooth and apply numerous layers of 031.
The cargo area was done when I got my princess nine years ago. Can’t believe it’s been that long.
Pigeaten
GOLD Star
Consummate union in back,? Get a tent brother
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Today I remembered why I procrastinate on repainting the flooring. I recall seeing some suspect floor rust in the drivers side. Got most of the bed liner and original paint removed. It all looked better than I expected but did find a glob of bondo on the drivers side floor front left corner. Scared to explore for fear of finding a big hole which I am not interested in attacking at this time.
Will inspect and clean it up so that I can keep forward progress.
Still have to investigate the original floor deadening mat to make sure no rust it living underneath.
Have the next three full days dedicated the paint part of the project. Hope to have paint done by Sunday. Can putter on putting the rest back together during the work week.
Will inspect and clean it up so that I can keep forward progress.
Still have to investigate the original floor deadening mat to make sure no rust it living underneath.
Have the next three full days dedicated the paint part of the project. Hope to have paint done by Sunday. Can putter on putting the rest back together during the work week.
If a guy was planning on welding in some patch panels, now would be a good time while everything is out.
Not sure how you are tackling that sound deadener. Many swear by dry ice but I had good luck with a heat gun in my FZJ75.
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After cleaning around the area in question turns out there is at small patch already installed (6”x6”). not the greatest craftsmanship but solid. Going to live with it for the moment. the rest of the floor is in great shape.If a guy was planning on welding in some patch panels, now would be a good time while everything is out.
Do to the solid condition of rest of the floor, I am leaving it intact.
Seeing as how I have hardly used up very much of my $5,000 budget, I’m going to save the time and money for the next near life and death adventure repair.
Cleaned the rest of the floor to bare metal and applied rust neutralizer. Prepped to prevent any chance of overspray or stray dusting of paint on dash and doors.
Do a light sand in the morning and spray etching filler primer.
Some areas pretty tight for rattle canning but it will look better then it did and be easier to keep clean.
Hard to keep up with some of these pristine builds.
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Turned out the etching primer is a 1 hr cure time so I moved my marching orders up a day and surprise surprise, get to drink a beer earlier then expected.
Considering the obstacle course I had to work around I like how it turned out. I could of added more hours to the project but at what point does one stop and say, lets get laid.
The goal was;
-inspect
-kill rust
-get an epoxy top coat on
-get laid
-put it back together and drive it
still hope to get the laid thing done but might have to do more then work on my pig for that
Considering the obstacle course I had to work around I like how it turned out. I could of added more hours to the project but at what point does one stop and say, lets get laid.
The goal was;
-inspect
-kill rust
-get an epoxy top coat on
-get laid
-put it back together and drive it