Finally something to show

We set out Saturday morning to tackle the frame painting. If it wasn't for Bob I would of been in for a real treat. We started the night before with a good scrubbing and wash. Then Saturday morning we jumped on the painting. By 5:00 we had a beautiful piece of work that 2 rednecks were smiling over. Here is the finished product and a shot Bob caught of me on his cell phone. J

Cab starting to get a little bit of work

Jerad started sanding on the cab the last couple of nights. He has had a helper or two. Dayton will not let me post a picture of her with a mask on. I missed Dayne when he was working on it. will have to get a shot of him helping out later. Jerad has actually done a little more than what these pictures reflect. I'm having a hard time keeping up with him again. edit oops! Just found a picture Jerad took of the old girl's cab. Shows a little more of the work.

Front Springs & Axle get a new look!

Jerad has been dismantling the frame a little bit at a time. He recently removed the front springs and axle. He sandblasted and installed new king pins and bushings before giving it a fresh coat of paint. They look so much better and Jerad is happy that the frame is one step closer to being back together. Here is a before and after views.

235 Engine...No Babbit Bearings!!

Jerad tore down the engine sometime late February early March. He discoverd the engine did not have babbit bearings. He was pleased! Here are some pictures.

Block Casting Numbers & Engine Serial Number

Just a couple of pics of the numbers after Jerad cleaned them off a bit.

Frame getting a prime of paint!

Jerad has almost tackled the entire frame. It has taken several days, but he has sandblasted, sanded, wirebrushed and gotten the frame cleaned up and primed. There are still a few spots that need sanded down, but has knocked out most of all the clean up on the frame itself. He brought home some black paint tonight to get ready to paint the frame. It seems like the work isn't going as fast right now, but believe it or not he has actually worked more on it as of late. He is constantly researching on parts and pieces and "how to's". He and his little helper have spent many hours out in the garge. For the first time this last week his little helper was gone with Nana for a few days and he dearly missed her presence while he was working. Here are a few pics of the frame with some primer on!

Some work on the cab

Jerad spent last Sunday working on the windows in the cab of the truck. He said the curved windows on the side actually came out easier than the other windows. We only have two windows that are broken. I'm hoping we can salvaged them, but we can't tell what kind of shape they are in until we clean them up.