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Absolutely Rustystud. I been working for someone else and a paycheck since I was 14 and that don't include field work for local farmers and the usual assortment of odd jobs kids had back then for "extra money". Heck I can even remember asking my dad for permission to get a job. His answer was...

Howdy and welcome from Colorado! Congrats on the deuce! Several threads on the Injection pump and oil leaks. A problem to look at may be the O ring replacement on it. Post some pics and you may get some comments about it.

Howdy and welcome from Colorado! Very good looking truck. Going to try and repaint to more of a restored military look--Army , Marines ???? Are their any Irish markings you could put on it that would be authentic?

Looks like that towbar and the big dodge come in handy for the rebuild. Great progress!

What a blessing that you had a spare engine. Cudo's to you for keeping it gas! Anything salvageable from the old one, distributor, carb etc. never know when they might come in handy.

Love the suicide armored doors. Bet they take a good tug to get them moving. Are the bed seats armored so you can take reasonable cover in the bed? Is the engine upgraded HP and Torque?

Was that the trailer used by the "Dragon Wagon" tractor?

"Boy Howdy Roy" can I relate. We just got hit with a blizzard and got 3 feet of heavy damp snow. Drive way is about half a mile from the county road. Been digging out the last two days and have one to go. What would life be without interruptions to your plans. Gotta chuckle.

Looking great. Another item knocked off the list. Must be getting anxious for a trip?

Nice truck. Looks to be all there. Set up for radio in back? I guess that part is long gone. Do you know what the new running gear will be?

Midwest Turbo has the 3LD / 3LJ rebuild kits for the Schwitzer whistler "C" at a reasonable price. Claim it is US made.

Thanks to the OP for the thread. I am considering buying one of these as well. I would appreciate your feedback after you have used it a few times. Does it have or need a separate static ground when you are pumping?

What type metal is that do you think? Interesting color

Howdy and Welcome from Colorado! Its great to have something you are passionate about. Enjoy and thanks for preserving a piece of history.

Had a 390 ford that did the same thing. used the same technique to remove, check and re-oil them before putting it back.

My condolences to the friends and family.

It looks like you may have fabricated a lift beam for the bottom of the tank. I imagine you had another lift and skate on the far side of the tank. Probably multiple beams and skates along the length of the tank. Perhaps multiple lifts in stages till you were able to get skates under the...

Can't thank you enough! I would definitely be interested in your work on the FDC, if you want to extend this "series" a bit further some day. Either way, great post RustyStud!!

Very interesting. What did you use to make the initial lift to place your skates under the edges? photos?

As always, great write-up and pics. I can't recall if you have covered this previously--do you make your own gaskets or is their kits still available? Or do you try to reuse old gaskets? new Viton o-rings?