The Cell Block Chronicles (PMC's 40 Project)
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- #64
so, next steps:
This hollow center channel doesn't seem to do much other than fill up with mud and water. So, I grabbed some great stuff foam that hadn't been sacrificed to a camp fire explosion yet:
i mentioned earlier that i wanted to get the axles assembled (with new wheels and tires) at my house.
this is why.
just cut old the old:
and in with new.
This hollow center channel doesn't seem to do much other than fill up with mud and water. So, I grabbed some great stuff foam that hadn't been sacrificed to a camp fire explosion yet:
i mentioned earlier that i wanted to get the axles assembled (with new wheels and tires) at my house.
this is why.
just cut old the old:
and in with new.
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- #65
spring over now officially deleted and replaced with mild lift on OME springs.
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- #66
since i had added some horsepower and some upgraded stopping power, i thought i would work on some steering power next.
Given that i already had a GM pump/pulley on my engine, i went with the saginaw setup.
cut the hole
scabbed up the mounting plate for alignment
and mocked it up for a test fit:
Given that i already had a GM pump/pulley on my engine, i went with the saginaw setup.
cut the hole
scabbed up the mounting plate for alignment
and mocked it up for a test fit:
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- #67
burned it in:
slapped some paint on it:
threw in the new collumn bearing and attached the new yokes to the shaft:
new pittman arm and steering linkage to go with it. i used the hybrid drag link that has GM threads at the box and toyota threads at the tie rod. also used insert shims at the steering arms since the mini truck steering arms have oversized holes for for the land cruiser tie rod ends. again, fingers crossed that i did this right.
slapped some paint on it:
threw in the new collumn bearing and attached the new yokes to the shaft:
new pittman arm and steering linkage to go with it. i used the hybrid drag link that has GM threads at the box and toyota threads at the tie rod. also used insert shims at the steering arms since the mini truck steering arms have oversized holes for for the land cruiser tie rod ends. again, fingers crossed that i did this right.
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- #68
now that i worked my way through some of the mechanical stuff (hopefully), i decided to focus on some body work.
the hood was in pretty bad shape. lots of dents and roached out pinholes on the front.
so i laid down some fiberglass on the inside channel to give me a solid surface to work with:
all resources are fair game when working from inside the joint. the devil’s play doh (bondo) is no exception.
sanded and primed:
ordered some rattle can in toyota rustic green from route66 auto color. not a shown queen job, but good enough for a farm truck:
the hood was in pretty bad shape. lots of dents and roached out pinholes on the front.
so i laid down some fiberglass on the inside channel to give me a solid surface to work with:
all resources are fair game when working from inside the joint. the devil’s play doh (bondo) is no exception.
sanded and primed:
ordered some rattle can in toyota rustic green from route66 auto color. not a shown queen job, but good enough for a farm truck:
awesome. just awesome.
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- #70
the fenders were equally beat to hell, so i ordered up some more spray bomb:
more fiberglass and a few more ounces of columbian contraband:
good enough for a south american import:
more fiberglass and a few more ounces of columbian contraband:
good enough for a south american import:
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- #71
the passenger side was so far gone that it was well beyond my prison certificate in body work. so i traded some burner phones for cash and just ordered a new one:
a little foreshadowing:
a little foreshadowing:
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- #72
until next time:
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- #73
i used some fiberglass patches to seal/cover several holes in the tub.
once i got it a point that i couldn’t see daylight from under the truck, i laid down some lizard skin:
once i got it a point that i couldn’t see daylight from under the truck, i laid down some lizard skin:
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Satisfying. Love it.
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- #75
a little more fiberglass tom-foolery to fix and strengthen the roached out tabs on the gas tank cover:
shaved off the excess and then hit it with the rattle can as well:
also, while i had the lizard skin at the ready, i decided to shoot the underside of the hood as well:
shaved off the excess and then hit it with the rattle can as well:
also, while i had the lizard skin at the ready, i decided to shoot the underside of the hood as well:
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- #77
i decided to do the rear wheel wells in lizard skin too since the back will see more cargo than people:
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- #78
worked on the bezel and headlight housings
before:
after:
threw in some new headlights:
before:
after:
threw in some new headlights:
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- #79
the tinfoil you see is a little paint-work thuggery i learned from the sunmer avenue gang:
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Awesome. Reliving my paint bomb/booth days with this.