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M109 Roof Repair I welded in 6 metal roof patches this weekend, here's some pics. This was my third time welding in rust patches, I think I'm getting better at it but there's plenty of room for improvement. The most time consuming part is grinding the pieces to fit, I actually took my 6 inch...

Since you're in the SouthWest (thinking drier climate) you might have better luck finding a rust-free 109 than us guys on the East Coast. My 109 had a pretty healthy undercoating that masked the floor rot from underneath. When you get inside the box look for rotted floor wood, chances are...

Thought I'd bump this thread with some pics from my weekend. My fan door was rusty and leaky, and like others have said: "useless," so I removed it and installed a patch. I think the paint came out pretty good considering it I was doing it in 35-45 degree temps. I used a small paint gun and...

Here's a current pic on my end, no new mods just fixing up the old stuff: cleaned the fuel tank, new gaskets, new pump fuse contact screws, new fuel pump hose, new thermostat, new hoses, new paint, etc. Today I installed the new radiator from DocFarmAll. Since "Soldier B" is literally on a...

I'm a little late to the floor party but thought I'd bump the thread with some progress I made this weekend, at least I brought pics! The corner boards came out without much effort due to the rust and water damage but the middle boards were fastened down pretty good and were a PITA. After some...

Just wanted to offer up some pics of what I've been working on these last few weeks: 1) NOS Starter, the original one intermittently grinded against the fly wheel but might be salvageable as a spare. I just wanted to move on from that issue, lots on the plate left to do. 2) Coolant Heater...

Sweet! That looks pretty sharp!

My experience is coating rust will only get you so far. Attached are pictures of the rear crossmember to my 93' GMC Yukon. (Picture was taken in the 109 and I did the repair before picking up my M105 so it's slightly MV related.) The bottom crossmember is original and was coated with POR-15...

I've had problems using Duplicolor Autopaint and RRMP from a spray can without letting it thoroughly dry out between priming and topcoating. My understanding is the problem may have more to do with the propellents in the spray can then the primer. So far my experience reducing it with mineral...

Thanks, I wasn't sure if I'd like it at first but it matches the interior of the cab and the frame and it's really growing on me now that I see it in person. My wife likes it too which is a bonus. FYI, the recipe I'm using is: Rustoleum rusty metal (red) primer. I hear primer colors make a...

Nice job with the patches. It's giving me inspiration to rip up my floor. Here's the results of my efforts this weekend. The wife assisted me with riveting the runners back on the box, she pushed against the sheet metal from inside the box to get it flush with the runners. (credit to Zout...

It reached a sweet sunny 59 degrees today here in Maine so I tried to make the most of it by spending the day working on the 101A2 and the 109 runners. I had previously removed the rust by abrasive blasting with coal slag from the local Tractor Supply. Cleanup was done with the air gun and a...

Thanks for the suggestion Zout, yeah I'll get 'er done this winter. Just whining because I can't work outside in 60-70 degree days anymore this year. I must be getting old. Golden Eagle, an FYI, one thing I found about mine is the metal was only primed on under the box runners thus leading to...

Nice work! I didn't realize there were that many crossmembers....:shock: I plan on tearing up my floor in the near future too, I wish I had your Louisiana temperatures to work in. Summers done up here, too little done too late!