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It was 2.5 tons of fun but everyone told me to turn it down a notch.
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Congrads on w/w duece that was key for me since we can go were a wecker can not.Just take your time make a plan and goal,And log everything.Carwash is always A good idea,But your best resource is this site.Al
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Before you know it, you'll have your own motorpool like some of the others here
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well i said i would have pics so here they are , as well as an update
ok first is a shot of the roof , yes that is structural rust and it goes all the way around,
second is the fuel tank halfway painted, third is the back as of yet un painted, fourth is the drivers side front cab corner, nice little piece of sheet metal work to do ,aprox 4 hours , maybe 5 if my welder decides it wants to be difficult ,5 is the passenger side fender , it is just getting replaced , not even trying with it.pic 6 passenger side rocker pannel , going to replace the panel as soon as weather breaks. last pic im standing on the bed rails of an 87 chevy taking the shot
so as this is where it has started and im not seeing a better place , this has become my restoration thread, of there is someplace more appropriate sound off.
oh , and incase anyone is wondering , i plan to junk that bed as soon as my backhoe arrives , im ordering a new one to drop on.
ok first is a shot of the roof , yes that is structural rust and it goes all the way around,
second is the fuel tank halfway painted, third is the back as of yet un painted, fourth is the drivers side front cab corner, nice little piece of sheet metal work to do ,aprox 4 hours , maybe 5 if my welder decides it wants to be difficult ,5 is the passenger side fender , it is just getting replaced , not even trying with it.pic 6 passenger side rocker pannel , going to replace the panel as soon as weather breaks. last pic im standing on the bed rails of an 87 chevy taking the shot
so as this is where it has started and im not seeing a better place , this has become my restoration thread, of there is someplace more appropriate sound off.
oh , and incase anyone is wondering , i plan to junk that bed as soon as my backhoe arrives , im ordering a new one to drop on.
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ok i forgot to add this earlier , the title says my deuce is a '68 kaiser jeep
the hard-top says '78
and the entire drivetrain says '85
so this thing had to have been rebuilt more times than germany
the hard-top says '78
and the entire drivetrain says '85
so this thing had to have been rebuilt more times than germany
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So are you fixing the cab or just replacing it?
orrisd4
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cab is an interesting thing , i will fix it , but for the time being , it is getting a soft-top for the summer.
the body work i can do , but the bed is a lot worse than even the photos show
the body work i can do , but the bed is a lot worse than even the photos show
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Welcome, let the learning begin.....
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You can replace a cab in a day and pretty cheap.
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i dont want to.
my old man is a mechanic for the letterkenny army repair depot currently rebuilding mraps, &has more than 7 years of experience rebuilding these and trucks like these
my grand dad works at the same depot 5 years there, with 35 years of diesel engine experience(was the lead mechanic for cat engines for something like 30 years)
and i worked as a welder/ fabricator for empire kosher for two years while getting through school , so i feel like this is going to be more fun replacing as few parts as possible , and repairing everything else
my old man is a mechanic for the letterkenny army repair depot currently rebuilding mraps, &has more than 7 years of experience rebuilding these and trucks like these
my grand dad works at the same depot 5 years there, with 35 years of diesel engine experience(was the lead mechanic for cat engines for something like 30 years)
and i worked as a welder/ fabricator for empire kosher for two years while getting through school , so i feel like this is going to be more fun replacing as few parts as possible , and repairing everything else
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ok i got the passenger side fender off , in multiple pieces.
got REALLY irritated when i got to the exhaust pipe , thought i had 1 small pin hone to fix ended up taking a sawzaw and removing it .
the thing looked like it was peppered with buckshot it had that many holes, got the turbo inspected , and my lifter pump reassembled , if the weather holds im going to fire here up this weekend
got REALLY irritated when i got to the exhaust pipe , thought i had 1 small pin hone to fix ended up taking a sawzaw and removing it .
the thing looked like it was peppered with buckshot it had that many holes, got the turbo inspected , and my lifter pump reassembled , if the weather holds im going to fire here up this weekend
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Congrats you will have a lot of fun once you breath life back into it.
orrisd4
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a sorry incident
new batteries in, fuel system bled, and no fuel , got exactly zero coming out of the hydraulic head , looks like all that diarrhea fuel left me a little parting gift in plugging up my HH, so now i have several days of headache to look forward to
new batteries in, fuel system bled, and no fuel , got exactly zero coming out of the hydraulic head , looks like all that diarrhea fuel left me a little parting gift in plugging up my HH, so now i have several days of headache to look forward to
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Awakened
The beast lives again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQyozA8Dp7M
the hydraulic head repair was relatively easy thanks to kennys@wi.rr.com ,and his detailed takedown log ,
somehow the split collet, the retaining clip and that little button all ended up at the bottom of my injector pump, after a THOROUGH cleaning with a can and a half of carb cleaner , and 10 min with a set of needle nose pliers i got the thing back together , and you see the result above , she fired within a second of getting the lines re-bled.
the good lord provides , im my case it was a simple repair
The beast lives again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQyozA8Dp7M
the hydraulic head repair was relatively easy thanks to kennys@wi.rr.com ,and his detailed takedown log ,
somehow the split collet, the retaining clip and that little button all ended up at the bottom of my injector pump, after a THOROUGH cleaning with a can and a half of carb cleaner , and 10 min with a set of needle nose pliers i got the thing back together , and you see the result above , she fired within a second of getting the lines re-bled.
the good lord provides , im my case it was a simple repair
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good going now on to the repaint of it ...best of luck on here and congrats again on the buy...
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thank you , and no i have a LOT of body work and sheet metal work ahead of me , i do mean a LOT of it.
took the doors off getting ready to remove the roof and back window
i got the brakes all bled today ,royal pain in the hind end , physically getting to them was the hard part .
had grand-pappy running the pedal , while i did the actual bleeding, my old man stood around telling dirty/really really dirty jokes the whole time.\\
and finally i got to drive her for the very first time today, so very happy. ran over several trees and through a ditch , in low first nothing stopped this truck,
now that i have felt the diesel fire , i will move a stupidly fast pace, i shall have her road worth before winter, this december im driving her to the gun show in harrisburg
took the doors off getting ready to remove the roof and back window
i got the brakes all bled today ,royal pain in the hind end , physically getting to them was the hard part .
had grand-pappy running the pedal , while i did the actual bleeding, my old man stood around telling dirty/really really dirty jokes the whole time.\\
and finally i got to drive her for the very first time today, so very happy. ran over several trees and through a ditch , in low first nothing stopped this truck,
now that i have felt the diesel fire , i will move a stupidly fast pace, i shall have her road worth before winter, this december im driving her to the gun show in harrisburg
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ok so i spent this past weekend getting her bed off, it is now destined for the pheasant valley scrap yard after i pull anything salvageable off.
photos to come when i get a chance , but aside from a good bit of surface scale and dirt the frame is in amazing shape for a '68.
both glad hands need replaced , as well as their control valves , got the pintle hitch moving took a can of pb blaster and a crow-bar but i got it unstuck, gave all the grease nipples a shot of red lithium and she is moving free,all in all a good use of a weekend.
also i ordered a full set of filters and belts for her , the whole set only set me back 80 bucks , thats both oil filters all three fuel filters , both genny belts, and an air-compressor belt
photos to come when i get a chance , but aside from a good bit of surface scale and dirt the frame is in amazing shape for a '68.
both glad hands need replaced , as well as their control valves , got the pintle hitch moving took a can of pb blaster and a crow-bar but i got it unstuck, gave all the grease nipples a shot of red lithium and she is moving free,all in all a good use of a weekend.
also i ordered a full set of filters and belts for her , the whole set only set me back 80 bucks , thats both oil filters all three fuel filters , both genny belts, and an air-compressor belt