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I used an orbital sander for the hood, doors, outside of box. I didn't need to soda blast at all luckily. On the frame and underside of box I used a wire wheel to take off all the rust and old paint. On areas when using bedliner, I didn't smooth the surface. The bedliner will fill...

Thank you for the compliment! You could do that but diamond plate would be expensive with the rhinoliner. But it could be doable. It might not be comfortable to walk on with bare feet. As long as the floor is sealed up nicely with paint and the Mats protect the wood, it should be ok. It...

Great thread so far. Looking to see your build progress! Are you doing a frame up restoration?

Got the floor installed recently and took the tape off the windows and all the controls inside the box. I bought 3/4" x 3'x3' rubber mats from tractor supply that connect together. These have holes so if water spills it can evaporate and not sit on the wood surface and cause any rot. They...

Since last update I was able to prep the inside for paint. And got the walls lightly sanded and the floor vacumed multiple times. Decided to paint the box with 686 card tan. Color really lightens up the inside. Floor is going in next.

Data plate shows it's a m109a3 but it has two outlets on the passenger side. And the data tag on the box above the pioneer tool kit says it's a m185 so they must have removed the old box and just put a m185a3 box on the truck, or tbe data plate could be wrong.

Thank you! It has been coming along great. Today I got the rest of the windows tapped of and dad and I finished the deadbolt on the box so someone can't lock me inside the box. Prepping the Walls and floor and getting ready to paint this weekend. Getting excited to see the final product!

Since last update I managed to remove the benches inside the box. What a pita. But good news is I was able to get them out and start cleaning up the inside. I ended up removing the old screens and installed brand new ones with copper screen and new stainless hardware. Plan is to tape them up...

Thank you very much I'm sure it's been decades but good news is it's going to look better yet.

Well I got alot accomplished since last update. Got the whole outside box sanded and primed. Applied herculiner to the roof to seal the top and seams to prevent any water leaks. Painted the whole outside as well. Gotta get a couple more coats but it's starting to look like a truck. Dad helped...

I wanted to keep the original size because I will be towing a trailer with the build. Wanted the truck to have the same torque and power while towing up grades. The new tires are a heavier ply then the stock tires and have more aggressive look while still giving me a radial tread for longer...

Lots of progress has been made in the last week and a half. I got 11 brand new 9r20 power king super traction hd tires will all new tubes for the truck. I wanted a more aggressive stock tire to keep the same power and torque but also have better traction. I broke all 11 tires down and sanded...

Installed the brakelights and painted them up. Also installed new wiper blades. These are Anco 4101 wiper arms and bought some tricor classic 12" wiper blades. Will get photos tomorrow but I can tell the spring tension is much greater than the military setup and the wiper blade is larger...

Finished the passenger side sanding and priming and painting. Found out when I went to lightly sand the fuel tank I found rust holes appear out of no where. 😡 So I just bought a new fuel tank for the truck. Should cover me for the next 50 years. And better to find out now then on a long trip...

Installed new lockout hubs. I was able to sand and grind the entire driverside rear frame. Primed it and applied spray on bedliner on bottom side of box and herculiner bedliner on the frame. Painted everything green. Looks brand new again. Included is the before picture

Ended up removing passenger and driverside wheels and sanding and priming both. Used a Rust-Oleum spray on bedliner for the fenders. Used high temp black paint for exhaust and used herculiner roll.on bedliner for the frame. Painted the frames green. Sanded and primed and painted both brake...

I was able to assemble the grill with new stainless steel hardware over the last couple days and repaint everything after the grill was assembled. Decided it was time to replace the hood latches and ordered some new ones. Installed grill today. Looks brand new again. Also sanded, primed and...

A new set of stock airhorns work well. A lot of times the old horns have dirt inside and or need to be tuned up to work well. New sets on my trucks have worked great and get attention!

Installed the fire extinguisher today. Used the orginial mount and used mount from new fire extinguisher to bolt in place. I also decided to remove all the components of the grill and replace all new hardware. Sanded, primed and painted the grill. Just need to reassemble grill and mount back...

I bought a 2.5lb abc extinguisher and mounting it next to the shifter on the right hand side. Wanted it to be easily accessible. I'm putting a larger one in the can box itself. Didn't want too large of a fire extinguisher taking up too much space.