| A
long time farm truck with some very nice sheet metal and very little
rust. Lots of mice though! |
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| A
closer look at the sheet metal and how straight it is. Very little
damage and even the fenders are not bad. |
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| The
box is off, wheels have been reversed to expose brake drums for
blasting. |
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| Only
4 bolts, some wires and cables and the cab is off. All components were
removed to leave just the shell for blasting. |
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| The
front clip comes off as a unit (per shop manual). Once disassembled it
was blasted and prepped for paint. |
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| The
frame horns needed some repair. The rear springs were also not mounted
correctly. The brakes were gone through, rear seals replaced and some
mechanical adjustments. |
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| The
chassis and engine less sheet metal ready for the media blasting. |
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| As
with most farm trucks the back and top of the cab had dents. Most came
out very quickly and very little repair needed. |
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| The
cab is very solid and very few dents. Only a couple of cracks to weld
and 2 little patches on the inside kick panel for rust. |
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| Dodge
used this flat 6 for 25 years. Always a silver color. This one runs
very smooth and quiet. |
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| We
have paint. After some research PPG Global single stage was applied.
Dodge Truck Red is the factory color. Cab is painted inside, underside
and outside. |
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| The
nose, hood and trim parts are all painted off the truck and will be
assembled once the rest of the parts are painted. |
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| Here
we go with final assembly, cab, fenders, components are all mounted,
glass is installed. |
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| The
interior before seats and mat are installed. New wood on the floor,
this was painted prior to final installation. |
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| Some
of the detail, all gauges were taken apart, cleaned and painted, some
thought they were new! |
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| Once
all the parts are bolted on we drop the box back on. Chuck is going to
build a stake bed for the unit himself. |
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| Here
is Chuck with the Dodge loaded for the trip home to OH. He is
collecting feed bags, shovels and other old farm items for the trucks
display. Look for him in the OH area shows. |
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