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  1. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Today going on with the electric Straightening the brush guard Metal of the troop seats alsor ready for primer Finally got today also a quotation for the oak As it is not an usual measurement in europe needed it a special order but it is of course available. Just needed to find a...
  2. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    It's like unwrapping a present when I remove the taping. Careful preparation is rewarded
  3. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We use Stainless steel A4 in such cases since a long time and never seen that issue
  4. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Time to change the wheels for "winter-season" on our famely cars started to disamble the troopseats 88 screws but only 12 stuck and need to be flexed new screws in stainless steel are ordered just looking now for a good source for oak panels Should be not a problem any carpenter should be...
  5. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    what you see there now was going on here years ago. To expensive to less customer who want pay for it additional the law which need for a lot of things an authority approval of safety not only for vehicles
  6. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We have here the same problem beside here are only less customizing shops for vehicles. I am working in metalbranch and machine engineering. Unfortunately my employer dont use any tube bending machine otherwise i had done that about my employer. The steel tubes are still useable. It need only...
  7. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    It's really incredible, Germany is a customizing desert.... I'm looking for weeks for a workshop that makes me stainless steel exhaust tubes after original template. Stainless steel mufflers are available, but the tubes are not. It needed a Mandrel tube bending machine also just a tube bending...
  8. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Rearragend the shop again that the Chevy will be park now on the lifter If our son will do all the electrics for us shall he do this with comfort
  9. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Both build myself in our shop 1996 - long ago The rocksliders will build also myself in adaption of the style from Brushbar and Lightbar
  10. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Such solid brushguards are today not more allow in germany of the high injury danger in collision. Fortunately it is licenced 25 years ago build in our own metalshop. So it stays until he will be wrecked what never happen as long we are alive :) He will also got rocksliders but this must wait...
  11. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We must hurry up as it will be soon to cold to paint and we need to heat the shop - something we want prevent As we leave the shop after 10 hours all was still wet but done 💪 The Finish of the Raptorliner on the box is great, so that we use it also in the cab
  12. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Checked the dry Raptorliner Looks now pretty good and the structure is not that rough as it seems to be by applying So minimum for a M1008 are 6 bottles for cargobox and tailgate
  13. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    My wife made me today a present: 🍻 she never give up if she have a goal I closed the troopseats issue and never expected to got them in Germany
  14. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Today our Truck-Cover arrived Since he is still without an engine and I really have no desire to workout pushing the unwilling part in and out when we work in the shop must be a cover over it when he is inside. I don't know how they always want to get the stuff back in the cover. We have the...
  15. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Well a 4 Bottle Set is not enough for our M1008. Seems to be not an average Size from him as advertisment said 4 bottles engough for an average Cargobox. Maybe they measure by an we need all 5 bottles alone on the box without the tailgate.... First round needed 3 bottles and was not covering...
  16. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Next weekend will be a pitch-black weekend 4 bottles for the cargobox should be enough, but since this is only approximate, we ordered one more bottle. There is still another truck waiting to be finished if we have rests. Our son was bored during a phone call and already worked on the...
  17. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    He got his original Color back 💪 also if we had our problems... all work fine until the next day where we done the finish with matt clear Also if we follow complete the instruction we had spots from the matt clear paint in it about the instructions could these happen if you not follow the...
  18. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We are very carefully in replacements of original parts. Fortunately it is not our first rebuild and not our first US Car. We also made our expierience in that field in our youth long ago as we dont want listen to wise people
  19. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    re-cored or rebuild of core or cooler is not more common in germany. It is hard to find one who do this anymore The complete paint coming up from militaerlacke.de US Army paint we used 383 Green Black and additional their other products as all matched to each other which simplifies...
  20. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Thanks for sharing your expierence it will be helpful to got one
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