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Thanks! I did the rubber kitchen mats from Lowes in the bottom of my toolboxes. 1 mat does both boxes. That rubber smells is pretty powerful. Buy one, wash it and air it out, or something. Mine still knocks me out when I open the box. I've seen the seats, just think that blue on the...

Primed the battery box and the seat, then hit them with some Behr today. I think they came out great. I also touched up the floor and cab a bit, man, just don't know when to stop, Now I have to reinstall. Haven't tackled the reupholstery job yet. Had to get another project moving for...

The previous leaks caused me to reinstall every single bolt on the hardtop (even behind the seat) and then caulk the seams with silicone. I did POR-15 on the floor to keep that at bay as well. Just need to repaint the green on the battery box and reinstall today. I do have another problem...

The neglect doesn't end, just because I wanted to hit some some of the metal around the seat and not get paint on it, I took off the seat. Yuck. It does give me the chance to redo the seat upholstery though, no telling what weather, bugs, or some sweaty solider buildup is on this thing.

Swapping out the battery box. This truck sat at Riley for a bit and the parts I'm tackling shows it. The batteries most likely froze, split and created a mess. I also was taking off the side marker lights for replacement and they were rusted good. Got them off (one by force) and am going to...

Got some paint at Home Depot today, someone posted yesterday that it's $10 off gallons and $40 off 5 gallons this weekend. Hurry! I got some more Desert Tan and a gallon of green for the inside of the cab. MWMULES last trip picts is tempting me to go BFR again. It's not his fault, he...

Here is the old top. They didn't secure it down enough or seal it, so the water got some of it.

Swapping out the hardtop Had to take the battery box out as well. It looks like the batteries leaked and made a hole in a couple of spots. I had a replacement waiting I got from Glen months ago in anticipation. Now I might have to cut and weld in a piece of the floor. Probably use some...

Swapped out my light switch with the new style push button one.

Painted a rim to get the color and a feel for the paint. Did that with a brush, then did the side with the gun. Wow, easy to do. Behr premium plus. Rim. Before After Marker lights, new ones Using the Harbor Freight air gun, it works great. $10 is just silly not to buy 2.

Thanks for the advice. I've read the TM on the air compressor removal, and don't have the truck close to check it out. Is it an easy removal? The TM eluded to removing the steering pump, and I've heard that the fit under the IP. and the belt is a challenge (might be mixing up the Deuce...

I guess I eluded to a space problem, but didn't tell you how I solved it. Here's the deal, I was just thinking too far down the road. I hedged on buying anything because I wouldn't have the space to put it. I realized my problem was myself, if I bought the truck, then I'd be forced to figure...

Probably going to see Glen this weekend. I have a couple of items on the want list, and probably will grab a full dash if I can find one so I can have a stock of gauges. Anybody have something that they wish they would have had as a spare that I should pull?

Received a call from the radiator shop, he said it was all rotten inside and would be like $150 to recore it. Either I will go grab another one from Glen or try to try the Ford heater core as some have done. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?t=115488. Bolted things back together...

That's a really good idea. Why didn't I think of that?

If you read till the end of the torque rod thread you see that the heater core was leaking on its way back from the heavy truck repair. The take apart was followed by this thread, post #9. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?t=115488. Easy, but a bit messy trying to get it out. I...

The next task was to remove and replace the torque rods. The TM says to remove tires, so I asked the smart peeps if this was really necessary. This thread captures the question, then the saga of removal, frustration, money and success. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?t=141807 In...

Figure I need to catch up on the posts. The LQ-2 fixed the air issue as expected. It was a snap to put on. It was a maddening brake and then high RPM to get the air back, all while the low alarm was screaming away. So, with the new valve on, I was able to put the car into a 4th of July...

Well, today was not a great 'progress on the truck' day. #1 - Not all LQ-2 parts are made alike. I took the advice (and warning) of a thread on here and ordered the EXACT part number. Well, it turns out that the outputs are 1/4" instead of 3/8". I know I could have reduced them, but it would...

Power steering cocktail I had to get some of the power steering fluid out of the reservoir. It was coming out of the top of the filter. After a trip to Home Creepo and forgetting a syringe or a turkey baster, I run to the convenience store to get a straw, and do the finger over the end trick...