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PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 4:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Truck looks great John. Are we going to have to start keeping lap times on Trailbash?
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Truck looks great John. Are we going to have to start keeping lap times on Trailbash?

It's not a race...yet...
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's nice to see the truck getting some good presveration love!!
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PostPosted: Thu May 01, 2014 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any updates on my favorite singlecab?
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PostPosted: Thu May 01, 2014 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Any updates on my favorite singlecab?

Not much. Just got in the new brake hard lines, and started wire brushing the underside in preparation to paint it.

LOTS of scaly rust coming off. I'll feel better when that's all sealed up.
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PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2014 5:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

With all the potions out there how are you gonna treat the rust? Are you gonna 'convert' it? 'Paint Over' it with a 'Miracle paint' to give rust the 'Bullet' topcoat or a combination of both?
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PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2014 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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With all the potions out there how are you gonna treat the rust? Are you gonna 'convert' it? 'Paint Over' it with a 'Miracle paint' to give rust the 'Bullet' topcoat or a combination of both?

Simple plan. Wire brush, solvent deglosser, Grey POR 15 sprayed on.
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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2014 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

fantastic truck! love the story.
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PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Simple plan. Wire brush, solvent deglosser, Grey POR 15 sprayed on.


Truck is looking good John, can you explain what the "solvent deglosser" is and maybe the brand name.? Thanks
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PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Simple plan. Wire brush, solvent deglosser, Grey POR 15 sprayed on.


Truck is looking good John, can you explain what the "solvent deglosser" is and maybe the brand name.? Thanks

Here's one, I use what I can find in the local stores.
Making sure its not a water based product.
The water based ones work great on wood, not so much on metal.
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/pr...7Aod7SMAqA
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PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks John, I will have to try that method when I do my wheel wells.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Finally finished scraping, wire brushing, wire wheeling, vacuuming, deglossing, and POR-15-ing the undercarriage.

Next, new hard brake lines, then, engine.
Gee, I have a week to go before Trailbash.
Wish me luck!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wow, that looks surprisingly clean under there. i vote for skid plates... and heat
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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i vote for skid plates


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mandraks wrote:
wow, that looks surprisingly clean under there. i vote for skid plates... and heat


Yeah, not bad for original barndoor undercarriage. It was pretty badly surface rusted under there. The outer rockers were replaced, and the inner and intermediate on one side. Everything else is OG. Except for the 1/8" steel box plates on the frame rails, that is...

There are welded on brackets for the front pedal area. I plan to fab up some sort of front skid plate/pedal pan for the front, as the original one from its race days is long gone.

You can sort of see it here:
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey John that looks Schaweeeeet.
Are those extra outriggers in the rear there? Or is that how the barndoors looked underneath?
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Hey John that looks Schaweeeeet.
Are those extra outriggers in the rear there? Or is that how the barndoors looked underneath?

That's a good question, I don't know the answer.
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Schwing wrote:
Hey John that looks Schaweeeeet.
Are those extra outriggers in the rear there? Or is that how the barndoors looked underneath?

That's a good question, I don't know the answer.


my '56 Wolfsburg bus had the rear set also I remember cause they where the only ones I didn't have to replace

can't remember if later ones have them also though
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You've done a great job with the underneath, good luck getting the rest done
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Hey John that looks Schaweeeeet.
Are those extra outriggers in the rear there? Or is that how the barndoors looked underneath?

That's a good question, I don't know the answer.


my '56 Wolfsburg bus had the rear set also I remember cause they where the only ones I didn't have to replace

can't remember if later ones have them also though


Pretty cool, before John's pic I had never noticed. So I was thinking that the builder added those additional rear outriggers for added support. Well, it looks like barndoors have them all stock. I guess at some point they eliminated them and went with a boxed frame section instead of a tophat/outrigger setup. I only notice because I am doing that metal work on my late model splittie single cab now.

More importantly, looks great John!

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