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I took off the old cab, hood and radiator. Cleaned and painted all the hard to reach places, replaced the rubber hoses on the back of the engine and replaced all the rubber mounts. My girl friend helped me install the new cab and fresh radiator. Next is re attached all the wiring, air lines and...
I spot primed the the bare metal areas with a high nap hot dog roller. the roller helped add texture. finish paint will be done once the truck is assembled on the chassis.
Since my last post I have neutralized any rust on the cab, hardtop, and hood. Took out any dents, sanded out any peeling paint, sanded them all, spot primed. The cab has been undercoated inside and out.
Sorry, guys I have been busy as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest! I have done a ton of work on this project and it is almost done. I will post pictures up soon .
Nice job Tamangel! I like all of the storage you have. Yes, we will be building it from scratch. The military boxes are usaully beat up or leaky, civilian campers are to flimsy, Shipping containers are strong but heavy. So I am designing a removable unit that has lift points like a military...
I put the chain covers on yesterday. I am holding off on the data plates and reflectors till after the truck is completely together. Now for the body sheetmetal.
painting woodland green
received my AERVOE paint in from Alan Haage in New Jersey. What a great guy to deal with and fast shipping too. I ordered two gallons of his green primer and six gallons of the AERVOE woodland green. The woodland green matches the 383 CARC green great. I can say that I...
Man! Goldeneagle you always get me. **** your quick on the draw! I hit the post button when I meant to hit go advanced? :) I have them up now.
As for the Camper section will be almost like a Communication shelter but with a tougher skin, insulated and made from scratch. I am working with the...
bed pictures
Here are some pictures of the bed when I picked it up from the Sandblaster. They epoxy primed it too. I took it back to the shop on the M923 but took it off for undercoating. I had priced Rhino lining and LineX bed coating but they wanted $1200. and they don't get in all the little...
My company was contacted by a Off-road/Military vehicle enthusiast. He had purchased a M923A2 at auction with plans to convert the truck to a off-road mobile home. He asked us to pick it up in NH, take it to our shop and get started with a full service and safety check. The customer doesn't want...