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  1. #11
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    Before and after hub blast

    OCD taping prep for powder coat

    came out great!

    Cut the old crossmember off

    Dumpster time

    Home built frame horn (first time playing with metal so forgive me)

    Time to learn how to weld

    After a little practice i went for it...
    1970 Series IIA 109 EX-MOD
    1971 Series IIA 109 EX-MOD
    1982 Mercedes 300TD
    1989 RRC
    1993 D110
    1994 RRC LWB
    1995 RRC SWB Brooklands Edition
    1995 RRC LWB
    1995 RRC LWB
    1995 Disco
    1996 GMC 2500 Suburban
    1996 Disco
    1997 Disco
    2001 RR P38
    2005 LR3 HSE
    2006 RR HSE

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    Frame coal slag blast, turned that snow into black gritty mud.

    Few hours and 100 pounds of slag later...

    Front axel ready for primer

    Used eastwood extreme chassis black primer and satin black top coat

    Done

    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.

    my 5 second tape job (should have spent a little more time making it right but i was too excited to paint it)

    Duplicolor Detroit Diesel Alpine Green
    1970 Series IIA 109 EX-MOD
    1971 Series IIA 109 EX-MOD
    1982 Mercedes 300TD
    1989 RRC
    1993 D110
    1994 RRC LWB
    1995 RRC SWB Brooklands Edition
    1995 RRC LWB
    1995 RRC LWB
    1995 Disco
    1996 GMC 2500 Suburban
    1996 Disco
    1997 Disco
    2001 RR P38
    2005 LR3 HSE
    2006 RR HSE

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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.

    New ebrake shoes and springs and naturally, some powder coat

    All back together and looking nice

    painted the wheel cylinders just because.

    replaced the rear main seal and put the flywheel housing back on the motor

    Started coming together!

    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.

    Beat up old bushings

    New bushings did not want to go in, press made them

    Powder coated table at its peak
    1970 Series IIA 109 EX-MOD
    1971 Series IIA 109 EX-MOD
    1982 Mercedes 300TD
    1989 RRC
    1993 D110
    1994 RRC LWB
    1995 RRC SWB Brooklands Edition
    1995 RRC LWB
    1995 RRC LWB
    1995 Disco
    1996 GMC 2500 Suburban
    1996 Disco
    1997 Disco
    2001 RR P38
    2005 LR3 HSE
    2006 RR HSE

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    Haminah, haminah, haminah... the details are magnificent.
    1967 Series IIA 88

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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!
    1958 107 SW - Sold to a better home
    1965 109 SW - nearly running well
    1966 88 SW - running but needing attention
    1969 109 P-UP

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    Awesome!

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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 Seriously,fantastic job!
    Sean
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    1963 88'' IIa daily driver
    1970 88"
    1971 88"
    authenticstoneworks.com

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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.

    Then came the bump stops and axel housing.

    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.

    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.

    coming along...
    1970 Series IIA 109 EX-MOD
    1971 Series IIA 109 EX-MOD
    1982 Mercedes 300TD
    1989 RRC
    1993 D110
    1994 RRC LWB
    1995 RRC SWB Brooklands Edition
    1995 RRC LWB
    1995 RRC LWB
    1995 Disco
    1996 GMC 2500 Suburban
    1996 Disco
    1997 Disco
    2001 RR P38
    2005 LR3 HSE
    2006 RR HSE

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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.

    Hub on with bearings all packed and spinning nicely.

    Axel flange on and torqued down (thanks to Terri Anns website)

    Getting carried away with powder coating but it is just so cool!

    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.
    1970 Series IIA 109 EX-MOD
    1971 Series IIA 109 EX-MOD
    1982 Mercedes 300TD
    1989 RRC
    1993 D110
    1994 RRC LWB
    1995 RRC SWB Brooklands Edition
    1995 RRC LWB
    1995 RRC LWB
    1995 Disco
    1996 GMC 2500 Suburban
    1996 Disco
    1997 Disco
    2001 RR P38
    2005 LR3 HSE
    2006 RR HSE

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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?

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