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Frame coal slag blast, turned that snow into black gritty mud.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P1140340.jpg
Few hours and 100 pounds of slag later...
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P1140342.jpg
Front axel ready for primer
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P1200356.jpg
Used eastwood extreme chassis black primer and satin black top coat
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P1200359.jpg
Done
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P1230370.jpg
Spent 8 days painting the frame. 4 on top and sides and 4 on bottom once i flipped it over. Paint took 24 hours to cure between coats and about 2.5-3 hours to brush it on. 2 coats of primer and 2 of top coat.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P1230369.jpg
my 5 second tape job (should have spent a little more time making it right but i was too excited to paint it)
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P2060431.jpg
Duplicolor Detroit Diesel Alpine Green
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P2060432.jpg
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dug into the transmission and resealed the whole thing. Took a lot of guts for me to start, i had never seen the inside of one.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P2090459.jpg
New ebrake shoes and springs and naturally, some powder coat
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P2110466.jpg
All back together and looking nice
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P2110469.jpg
painted the wheel cylinders just because.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P2140474.jpg
replaced the rear main seal and put the flywheel housing back on the motor
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P2230497.jpg
Started coming together!
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P2230499.jpg
Frame bushing removal. Tried torching the rubber and pushing out the inner sleeve first then splitting the outer one with a sawzall, thought i cut through but once i got it out saw that i didnt in the middle. Oh well, 12 ton press made it easy.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P2160479.jpg
Beat up old bushings
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3020526.jpg
New bushings did not want to go in, press made them
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3040528.jpg
Powder coated table at its peak
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P2200482.jpg
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Haminah, haminah, haminah... the details are magnificent.
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I think your front horn repair is pretty ingenious! Not sure I would have thought of that.
Also like the fact that it looks like you are powering stuff off of a plane!
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Come on now! Don't you think you could of put a little more effort into this restoration and not cut so many corners :D Seriously,fantastic job!
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Thanks guys! The frame horn came out great I forgot to take a picture of it when it was done. The welds were ugly but lots and lots of grinding and sanding later it actually looks better than the original one.
I'll bring you up to date as of a few days ago...
I had just received the parabolic springs from RN and painted them with the chassis black because they got a little scratched in shipping. They were still tacky but i couldn't wait.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3050531.jpg
Then came the bump stops and axel housing.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3050532.jpg
Got the swivel balls all together after a little fighting with the nuts on the lower pin. One was rounded off from disassembly and of course it is not your standard thread size. I guess BSF? I was lucky enough to find one in the hangar because there used to be a P51 Mustang in here and i guess they were all BSF stuff.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3050533.jpg
Attached to the axel and put on the U bolts. Went with the original U bolts because the ones i got with the parabolics didnt match up with the arches in the U. 2 of mine were flat on top to sit on the axel bracket and only one was with the new ones.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3050536.jpg
coming along...
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3060538.jpg
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After a little trouble getting the springs into the holes i managed to get the brakes on. Im sure there is a better way then how i did it.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3060542.jpg
Hub on with bearings all packed and spinning nicely.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3060543.jpg
Axel flange on and torqued down (thanks to Terri Anns website)
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3060544.jpg
Getting carried away with powder coating but it is just so cool!
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3070552.jpg
This was a big day, got the motor and trans mounted back together. Would have been a lot faster and easier if i had a helper but i managed.
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...4/P3080559.jpg
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Very impressive work!! I have never owned an MOD truck but I am curious why the steering arms are mounted to the top of the swivel housing? Is there a reason for this like extended shackles need clearance or something?