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I did a thing today....and I totally understand now why it's easier to take out the entire power train at once! But, it's back in again, and I have this huge clearing in my shop now, odd how much space an engine on a stand takes up. Got this A1 tank today for the low cost of shipping it from...

Agreed 1000%! It sure wasn't a beauty when they finished it, so I'm not sure what they were going for.

Ok, all the big parts are done! There's still all the small nooks and crannies yet, (wheels and bumpers too lol) but it's time to move on to some very minor body work. I'm not spending a ton of time on it. Just filling some of the bigger holes is all, otherwise I'd be spending the next month...

Fair enough! Even though there's plenty of other faults I've deliberately left lmao!

Down to the front fenders and grille left to clean! I'm going to wait on the windshield frame until I can get new glass, that way new seals can go in a freshly cleaned unit and I don't have to be concerned about tearing up the ones currently in it. I'll finish cleaning the writing off the inside...

I have the time, and most of the know how, so why not do it while I can! The wife has been very understanding and hasn't given me any grief in the last three weeks. Now I know it's not going to be smooth and wrinkle free by any means, but it's definitely going to be better than it was when I...

Today was fix someone else's "fix". Cut out section of floor board that had rotted out. It had been patched with some thinner sheet of something. Wasn't aluminum, sure didn't feel like steel and acted like tin but was polished on one side. Cut up into the toe board for a little more strength in...

Well....this happened today. I found out why that side had a layer from the front to the rear! That's after scraping off a majority of the filler. I'll have some fun tomorrow patching that hole up. Already fixed a smaller one in the driver side. Both sides are cleaned off at least.

Wow, this was amazing. Pretty sure there was half a gallon of body filler spread across the rear gate area. I didn't expect to turn my shop into a winter wonderland by the time I was done cleaning it all off! Pretty much there was filler in this entire area, some spots thicker than others...

Been cleaning up the floor pans and rear area the last few days. Ended up taking out the fuel tank (once I pumped a good seven gallons out) so I could clean up the mess of dirt and sticks that had been deposited there over the years. Definitely not the cleanest work to be doing, that layer of...

I've been doing random bits the last few days, a LOT of bolt cleaning and tearing more apart. Cleaned off the battery box cover today, why, not sure. I've ran out of primer and am down to my last rattle can of OD! Painted the shiny chrome covered turn signal yesterday. It'll wear off quick I'm...

Thanks! It was in dad's "collection" when he passed lol. I just opened the hole up and installed a heli-coil so it would actually thread on, the threading was a little worn out. I have a practice pineapple grenade I was going to use, but I don't care for the angle of it, doesn't feel right. So...

This is more like this weeks work. Dash is painted and back in. Relatively close on gauge faces, painted the trim rings, figured chrome would kinda stick out like a sore thumb. The fuse panel tucked into the glove box, all unnecessary loom is in the negative space behind the light switch. One...

Thanks, I figured they were since, well, everything else is OD!

Thank you again, I'm just doing what I can in the time I have to finally try and make my A1 pretty again. I like the shiny button too, although I can see it most likely being OD. I imagine I'll just leave it. I did some more work on the cluster and gauges today and prepped the surround of the...

Is anyone still keeping track of what day it is? Now the dash is disassembled, stripped, primed and repainted. I'll do the instrument cluster soon. I now have a greater understanding of what dad did during his time building both of his trucks. I've cleaned up more threads and bolts than I ever...

Day whatever of stay at home because of scary virus. I couldn't stand to look at the silver that someone else had decided to spray all over the engine bay. So, I tore everything apart! I have no rhyme or reason to my disassembly, I'll do a little bit at a time. I'm in no hurry, so I was only...

It went straight to the machine shop, so it got the hot tank. I didn't have to do much of anything. Funny part of it all is I got back from machine work in Dec of '17. It sat in my shop with a not very well sealed bag over it with only a little bit of WD-40 coating the cylinders for almost two...

I found it not even 20 minutes from my house after looking for a good month for a donor block since the previous one had a crack stemming from a valve seat. And thank you, I did the paint. This is what it looked like when I picked it up.

Well I've been busy since I have to stay home. Cold set valves today, buttoned up the inspection cover. Did the air filter a few days ago. Finally moved it into the shop, and now I'm going to regret starting this project lol. I don't honestly know how or why, but the air filter probably had...