Preamble to yet another WC brought back to life

[goldneagle]

I can already tell we are gonna have to store that WC off-site so it won't make our other junk look bad!!!opcorn:

Maybe you can just put a privacy curtain between them like they do in the hospital.

 

[zout]

Now that the force is with me - I see in its very near future

 

[Tinwoodsman]

Just glue a little straw in strategic places and people will think it is a barn find!

 

[zout]

The force could have kept the outside temp down while I was outside the garage blasting after moving the chassis where I wanted it and lifting it. Got the underside of the cab blasted and some nasty etching epoxy primer on it.

Thinking I can get this cab underside primered now and painted with the supplied paint - along with the frame area's this area rests on. The work I have to do to the cab section can all be done with it re-mounted again - at least the underside will all be honky dorie. All the extreme restore folk just do not get it - the economy is just not there to support a full tilt - kick arse rebuilt when a good runnable WC can be utilized - if it ever turns back to where we can piss money away again (I highly doubt that) the owner might as well be able to drive it and enjoy it in the meantime.

Many thanks to the CAMO crew who really did not want this off grounds - I will try my best if possible to uphold their standards.

 

[zout]

couple more to bore you

 

[tigger]

It's about time I spoke with you 5 sec ago! what took you so long!

 

[Tinwoodsman]

Am I a "extreme restore folk" and should I be embarrased? You are taking this Commander Warp thing to the next level. I think I am going to change that to:
Galactic Commander Warp.

 

[zout]

I have totally no issues with folks who go to the extreme - and that is only how I base what extreme is - to other folks its totally something different.

So I appreciate the workmanship when tearing down components from a whole unit to make it the best it can be - exactly as you have done and others - and I SALUTE you.
Could I do that if there was no $ issue - dang straight. But while most of us fight for the last $ we have and still enjoy this hobby - I would just as soon personally enjoy driving it looking 1/2 nice - and wait for
the sucky economy to turn around and then put the bucks into a project.

Project just is what it is.

 

[papabear]

OK...so if I give you a big hug and a smooch at the Zout cookout are you gonna call me "funny" names Zout??

That rascal is looking outstanding!! (That's the best compliment a Grunt knows how to give).

 

[zout]

Absolutely not - funny thing with typing chit and how people understand what's being actually "said" - there was no insinuation of anything. Folks just do different things is all.
Folks see different things is all. Does not make it wrong or right - just another way of doing things. In the end - they all go down the road.

Guess I'll just wait and post final pics and send what I get done per day to the owner.

 

[papabear]

Er...I for one hope you continue to post your excellent progress at every opportunity.

 

[goldneagle]

Absolutely not - funny thing with typing chit and how people understand what's being actually "said" - there was no insinuation of anything. Folks just do different things is all.
Folks see different things is all. Does not make it wrong or right - just another way of doing things. In the end - they all go down the road.

Guess I'll just wait and post final pics and send what I get done per day to the owner.

Can you add me to the mailing list? I'm a Zout groupie....

 

[zout]

Suppose to be thunderstorms tonight and a great reason to work in the garage with the door open just to watch it all happen tonight.

Bottom of the cab will continue to be attacked until its fully under submission - small area on the nose of the nose above the grille is slighly dented from me richoceting beer cans off it so I had better fix it before PB see's it.

I was thinking about getting a couple bales of straw and throw it all over everything on it and post there was a Barn Find WC in my garage (but I spend the $ on beer instead). I figured he was still getting over me messing with him with his cabin mutilated last year anyhow.

Should only take as well a couple hours to get the underside area's of the frame cleaned up so all will be in epoxy primer.

 

[zout]

Got training wheels on the youngest grandsons bike which is TOP priority around here. Underside of cab is painted - area on frame tops is painted so when I am ready I can set the cab. I am not done with the cab just yet.

 

[zout]

couple more

 

[papabear]

Zout my Brother I am absolutely overwhelmed by those outstanding pics of the WC. Thank you Bro!!

It does my heart good to see the "Squirrels" having a good time with Gramps!

 

[Tinwoodsman]

Progress, progress, progress. Super job. I only wish the bottom of my cab was in that kind of shape.

 

[Superdave]

What kind of paint are you using ??

 

[zout]

Single Stage synthetic enamel that requires an epoxy primer - making the subsurface non porrus.


Here is the brand name as well - it states you can reduce it up to 15% but there is no way I would do this after looking at the consistancy of the paint itself - I reduced at 1%.
http://www.tm9ordnance.com/index.asp

 

[papabear]

I was a little worried about that paint to be honest.
The color just didn't look right in the can but after seeing it on the truck I love it!!

Zout you're doing outstanding work and it will be greatly appreciated by our Veterans and others when she is on display somewhere!!