Work Truck Build Up

[Ratpuke]

Too funny!

 

[BC40]

Good questions Jim.
How well does tremclad hold up? I've only really used it in the spray cans but thats a bit different.

 

[Deny]

Good questions Jim.
How well does tremclad hold up? I've only really used it in the spray cans but thats a bit different.

I don't know, I am not too impressed with the spray can tremclad, but I heard from a really wise man one time who deals with paint, the main thing people do wrong is not give the paint enough cure time (he also mentioned that most rust paints out there are really just glorified tremclad), and I know in the past I always sprayed, then took off right away. I might try spraying the thicker stuff on, but I don't know what kind of finish I will get, and I don't really want this thing looking gehto.

 

[jfc]

I only used tremclad, with no primer, so can't say really, your sopose to be able to "rattle on the rust", but the rust seems to come back though it.... I think this will be a good tremclad test though

 

[Deny]

I might try to over kill by rolling it on, sanding it a bit, then spraying it, then spraying it with clear coat, plus wax (which I have never done on my tremclad patch jobs by the way)
I just want it to hold up longer than 2 years.

 

[jfc]

I might try to over kill by rolling it on, sanding it a bit, then spraying it, then spraying it with clear coat, plus wax (which I have never done on my tremclad patch jobs by the way)
I just want it to hold up longer than 2 years.

Are you talking about underneath? I would avoid clear coat, take a look at the top of my dodge's box it pealing and looks crappy

 

[ForealBoreal]

nice job so far.
my dream resto is an hzj79
chances are i will never find one.
i might have to start doing some wheeling out to the mines up north here.

 

[Deny]

Thanks!

Heres another before picture I found that my mom had took of my collection, I thought I would post up, cause I know how everyone likes pictures, and hopefully seeing a pic of it still in one piece will motivate me to get my ass in gear to put it back together again.
Cheers,

 

[Deny]

Did a little today on the truck, then had to do a bunch to my 60, cause it blew an oil line. But I managed to go to Ford and use their press to press in the bushings into my front suspension thanks to my buddy Chris. I killed my first one, but lucky still kept my old ones and put that in instead of the mangled one.
Cheers,

 

[gladly]

I don't know, I am not too impressed with the spray can tremclad, but I heard from a really wise man one time who deals with paint, the main thing people do wrong is not give the paint enough cure time (he also mentioned that most rust paints out there are really just glorified tremclad), and I know in the past I always sprayed, then took off right away. I might try spraying the thicker stuff on, but I don't know what kind of finish I will get, and I don't really want this thing looking gehto.

if there's rust under the paint, it's just a bandaid, sandblast, chemical treat or something prior to finishing

I've sprayed several vehicles with home hardware's rust coat paint, using automotive reducer and hardener... turned out pretty well

if you let it cure for a couple of weeks, then wet sand and buff, it would probably be really nice

 

[Deny]

Well did some work on the truck this weekend. Undercoated the bottom and the frame where the tub sits. I ended up getting the rubber stuff, cause too many people said the tar stuff will dry and crack. I rollered and sprayed the stuff on, was a nice thick coat.

 

[Deny]

Then I went nuts and choped up the large stands I bought over christmas to a more usable hight and use as frame stands. They are adjustable, so I hope to put the frame on them, then pick the tub up by adjusting the stands, and then installing the suspension before dropping it on the ground. Note the black ones are from KMS (only had two) and the red are from princess auto (also only had two). Even though they cost the same, the red ones are quite a bit cheaper quality.

 

[BC40]

Looks good. Is that the do it yourself bedliner you rolled on?

 

[Deny]

Thanks. Yeah its rubber undercoat. I rollered on the stuff that is used for the shults gun, then sprayed over that a coat from a can.
The nice thing about doing the frame is that it hid all the rust pits that the sandblaster cleaned up

 

[Deny]

A little work this weekend and some tonight. Jim and buddy Adam (good thing he brought his adjusting pipe stands) helped me put the tub on the frame. Then I started pulling apart the leaf springs I had made up at the local spring shop. They pulled a crappy addaleaf, addedd two good ones, then replaced a broken spring, as well as added spring clamps. I had to heat up and bend the clamps out, and will probably drill through them to add some bolts like I did in my BJ42. Then I started cleaning the leaves and thought I would chop the corners of the leaves as well, cause I heard it's better.

 

[Ratpuke]

Why is cutting corners in this case beneficial?

 

[Deny]

I heard there is less friction on the leaves if only the tip is rubbing against the next leaf, leading to quicker acting, less wearing springs? I don't know, could be making this stuff up while I was smoking the crack pipes

 

[Ratpuke]

Fair enough. I consulted my reference material and see that O has been clipped. If it's on O, it must be awesome!

Ignore the shackles

 

[RockDoc]

^^^Man, you really did clean the driveway down good

 

[Deny]

I consulted my reference material and see that O has been clipped.

I think a lot of springs come already like that from the factory, I don't know why these Toyota Springs weren't, but I already knew the spring shop would leave the addaleafs that way no matter what the original springs look like.