Project Mosquito Control...

[LCAM-01XA]

Rust Monster is like Chuck Norris - it does not sleep, it waits! Good job keeping it at bay tho.

 

[6.9poweredscout]

Back together!

making sure its tight and in place

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I definitely clamped it a smidge hard in a few parts, going to have to fill a few dents with mud....

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inside panel

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and the last panel up top

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[LCAM-01XA]

Filling dents is easy. It's when you don't clamp enough and end up with a bump that blows... Looking good tho. So you taking this truck to Carlisle this weekend, right?

 

[ocnorb]

Very nice work! I am jealous of your garage Jon with all that cool IH stuff on the walls.

Your picture reminded me of this thread I have been reading on rust removal: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/ospho-solution-rust-removal-175465.html

 

[6.9poweredscout]

I wish I could take it!!

Thanks, hopefully it'll all fall into place when it's going back together! Gotta decorate with what I know best!

 

[6.9poweredscout]

Had enough friends over to help remove the cab.... ohhhh boy its about to get serious in here!

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there she is!

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gotta wire wheel it down and do a little touching up with the welder!

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My one friend was feeling ambitious so he went to town and got the old exhaust off and the driveshaft out

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Now it's time to start mocking up the drivetrain and scraping all the undercoat off the underside of the cab!

 

[LCAM-01XA]

Must have missed this somewhere, what trans is that behind the DT?

 

[6.9poweredscout]

5 speed Spicer... gonna have it gone through and get the OD gear set installed.

 

[BrandonBerkosky]

Video of Jon removing undercoat. Quite an arduous task

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KFcNzNuApU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[6.9poweredscout]

I'm sure you've all been waiting patiently for updates. Nothing exciting, but i'll get you up to speed!

nothing better to do on a holiday weekend sunday night but drink beer and scrape the old crud off!

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little help from the crud buster...

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40 years worth of undercoat, grease, dirt and who knows what.

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Smooth out the welds on the firewall, yeah insulation and carpet will cover it but I know it's 110% under it

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now for some more rust repair I forgot!

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a few more things on the cab then its back to the frame build!

 

[6.9poweredscout]

just some fun inbetween!

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takes a lot to swallow 39.5s!

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was 1/4 way up the door!

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local antique truck show:

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Slow truck race!

Brandon vs a friend "stock" 1310

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Brandon vs frank

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frank vs a big rig

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Frank vs mack

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Frank vs fleetstar..... frank took it, just more proof IH's are the slowest trucks on the road!

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[6.9poweredscout]

got the old axle out, springs and hangers off.

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thowing in some '85 chevy truck hangers and a set of '63 inch chevy one ton springs and then a 10.25 axle.

On the fence if i should bolt like a 1/4 or 3/16" piece of plate steel on the inside of the straight part of the frame to firm things up.... don't want it too stiff though...

 

[freebird01]

i wouldnt... let it flex

not to mention boxing in the frame will lend itself to collect crap and trap rust... look at every F150-350 from the 70's through early 90's... all had c-channel frames and worked just fine

 

[6.9poweredscout]

Not boxing, just like a liner on a big truck. But I was just thinking a flat plate on the inside of the frame.

 

[freebird01]

Brad is doing that on his...on the front I could maybe see it with that massive 6cyl but im still not convinced it needs it unless you plan on regularly overloading it beyond its gvw...

is the frame pitted badly like a nepa truck? Or still pretty smooth like a southern truck?