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  1. 01-13-2011, 02:44 PM #1
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    Since I have been posting (mostly dumb) questions here about putting things back together, I thought I should show the process a little. I picked up a 1966 Series IIa 109 5-door just under a year ago. The prior owner rebuilt the engine and transmission and it was running great. The Chassis is in good shape, but the entire interior needs to be re-done and it needed paint.

    Here are some pictures of it when I bought it:
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  2. 01-13-2011, 02:47 PM #2
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    I then started taking it apart for painting. Here is the beginning of that process:
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  3. 01-13-2011, 02:52 PM #3
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    I then got her further stripped down and painted her with the help of a buddy who knows what he is doing. I decided to go with Pastel Green on the body with Limestone on the top and wheels. Here are some pictures of the body after paint. I will continue to update as I progress.

    This is my first LR and I have really no idea what I am doing. However, I have lots of resources and will rely heavily on you guy's expertise.
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  4. 01-13-2011, 03:15 PM #4
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    Looking good.
    Great colour choice.
    Keep the progress report coming !
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    Looking good. When you are done come paint mine lol.
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    Awesome! Nice straight looking body and I don't see any rust in the usual trouble spots on the bulkhead.

    Kudos for removing the galvanized trim to paint it. Most people don't bother. Are you taking the sunsheet off to paint the roof? I'm going to have to do that on a project soon and I'm not looking forward to it. Not hard just a pain.
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  7. 01-13-2011, 06:46 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Momo View Post
    Awesome! Nice straight looking body and I don't see any rust in the usual trouble spots on the bulkhead.

    Kudos for removing the galvanized trim to paint it. Most people don't bother. Are you taking the sunsheet off to paint the roof? I'm going to have to do that on a project soon and I'm not looking forward to it. Not hard just a pain.
    No serious rust that I could find. I understand that the truck spent a good portion of its life in New Mexico before heading to Nevada.

    I did not remove the sunsheet, but I did remove all the bolts/spacers running down both sides and then that let us get into those spaces to spray some paint in there. The top is painted and I will take and post pics this weekend.
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  8. 01-13-2011, 10:20 PM #8
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    Nice, keep up the momentum. That's a nice lookng engine and carb.
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  9. 01-14-2011, 04:58 AM #9
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    man
    that thing looks great
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  10. 01-14-2011, 09:46 AM #10
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    Gorgeous truck.
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