1981 Ford F100 Revival (Parked for 12 years)

[Jonathan]

You are all caught up to modern time now as of Sunday. No further updates until any progress is made during the week after work or this weekend.

rcarlisle wrote

Looks great.  Keep going.

[nic55kel]

Mighty impressive.
Sure wish I had some of that ambition.

[Gary Lewis]

Cool!  Haven't tried that approach, but will.

And your frame is looking great!  

[Jonathan]

Its not always easy to stay motivated but I just try to take it one piece at a time and avoid looking at the big picture all at once.

nic55kel wrote

Mighty impressive.
Sure wish I had some of that ambition.

[Jonathan]

Thanks Gary, I figure if I address something whilst I am working in that area it will avoid having to go back again to work on something I missed. Slowly the whole frame will be done one piece at a time. It is basically the same approach I am taking for the whole truck. It is more about the journey then the destination. I don't get the instant gratification of using the truck yet but when I do get it running it will be very satisfying knowing I took my time to do the best job my limited abilities will allow me to.

Gary Lewis wrote

Cool!  Haven't tried that approach, but will.

And your frame is looking great!  

[Gary Lewis]

"Whilst"?  Are you British?

Anyway, I agree with the "do it while you are here" approach.  When I'm done I want to be D.O.N.E.  I don't want to have to go back to that area again, nor worry that I didn't fix it.  

[Jonathan]

I have some British influence due to associations. I usually say petrol too. English and Cantonese are the only languages I know.

Gary Lewis wrote

"Whilst"?  Are you British?

Anyway, I agree with the "do it while you are here" approach.  When I'm done I want to be D.O.N.E.  I don't want to have to go back to that area again, nor worry that I didn't fix it.  

[Gary Lewis]

I thought as much.  I lived in the UK for a couple of years and sometimes use their terminology, but can easily spot it.

[Jonathan]

I tapped the rubber bumper to M8 1.25 to match the original screw. The original screw head is a T-40. I am not sure if LMC does this to be more universal or if it was a manufacturing error. I also treated the rubber to make it look better and more shinny.

[Jonathan]

For me it is many visits to the former British Colony of Hong Kong. It is funny to hear a Chinese/British accent mixed.

Gary Lewis wrote

I thought as much.  I lived in the UK for a couple of years and sometimes use their terminology, but can easily spot it.

[Gary Lewis]

Wow, you are really doing a very thorough job.  

As for English, we enjoy watching Britcoms to keep up with their terminology.  

[Jonathan]

I started to prep the brake proportioning valve bracket for painting. I mostly used my new Harbor Freight die grinder because I grow tired of the battery powered Milwaukee that stops frequently due to some over current protection if you push too hard.

[Gary Lewis]

Looks great, but did you shred that wire wheel on that one part?  Or is that the result of doing many parts?

And at some point you might consider an air compressor and a media blast cabinet.  That combo makes cleaning parts easier and gives a texture to the parts that the paint adheres to nicely.

But it is a slippery slope.  Then you'll want a powder coating system so you don't have to paint things.  

[1983Toad]

hows the truck going? I love these stories of finding lost trucks and bringing them back to life.  ive done 2 and i love it

[Jonathan]

I used it on more then one part. But anything with edges wears out the wire wheel much faster when it hits the side of the part. It lasts much longer on flat surfaces.

My plan is to have a blast cabinet and I have been rebuilding an air compressor for a while. I really need to finish that project. Here is a picture of it when I first got it.

Gary Lewis wrote

Looks great, but did you shred that wire wheel on that one part?  Or is that the result of doing many parts?

And at some point you might consider an air compressor and a media blast cabinet.  That combo makes cleaning parts easier and gives a texture to the parts that the paint adheres to nicely.

But it is a slippery slope.  Then you'll want a powder coating system so you don't have to paint things.  

[Jonathan]

Going slow.

1983Toad wrote

hows the truck going? I love these stories of finding lost trucks and bringing them back to life.  ive done 2 and i love it

[Gary Lewis]

In the immortal words of Crocodile Dundee, that’s a COMPRESSOR!  

[1986F150Six]

Gary Lewis wrote

In the immortal words of Crocodile Dundee, that’s a COMPRESSOR!  

Enjoy this, Gary...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWl8EbNN8NM

[Dorsai]

I dropped into this discussion for a quick break from Java coding, and didn't come up for air until I'd read the whole thing.  Fantastic thread, love the attention to detail.  Can't wait to see more!

[Gary Lewis]

Matthew!  How are you?  Apparently busy!