Nailhead
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He's a good guy, and willing to provide: I got the gas tank, DS tank strap mounts, and a washer reservoir from him, and I'm probably not finished yet.
72 IH + ‘85 Alaskan = Questionable Judgment...
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Nailhead
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July ‘19: headed for Wheatland with my new seat, A/C system, and other goodies-
Went & got some steel from a buddy for building the bed/subframe to support the camper:
And went to the fairgrounds to watch the fireworks:
Also got some work done on the new gas-fill fender:
I had pretty much cherry-picked Coonrod’s D-Series fender selection, and the best one they had still had a small rust spot that needed a patch, so time to cut & weld. It also had about fifty little holes from trim strips that needed welding up, too.
A little undercoating topped it off, and then Harry took it the local body guy for finishing & paint prep.
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Went & got some steel from a buddy for building the bed/subframe to support the camper:
And went to the fairgrounds to watch the fireworks:
Also got some work done on the new gas-fill fender:
I had pretty much cherry-picked Coonrod’s D-Series fender selection, and the best one they had still had a small rust spot that needed a patch, so time to cut & weld. It also had about fifty little holes from trim strips that needed welding up, too.
A little undercoating topped it off, and then Harry took it the local body guy for finishing & paint prep.
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Nailhead
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Then the real fun began: building the camper frame:
We got really lucky in that the metal we had would accommodate our camper-with-side-boxes plan almost like it was made for it.
Just needed to do a lot of cutting:
And quite a bit of sanding because that metal had sat outside for some years:
And the fun part: a lot of welding:
We followed this with some paint:
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We got really lucky in that the metal we had would accommodate our camper-with-side-boxes plan almost like it was made for it.
Just needed to do a lot of cutting:
And quite a bit of sanding because that metal had sat outside for some years:
And the fun part: a lot of welding:
We followed this with some paint:
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Nailhead
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At this point, we had to get the frame off the old flatbed/work table, get it turned right-side-up, and finish painting. We were NOT looking forward to this, because it required using Satan’s minion itself, Harry’s old Vermeer.
Two old men did the rigging:
And over it went, in a surprisingly controlled fashion.
Out the door the old bed went, too:
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Two old men did the rigging:
And over it went, in a surprisingly controlled fashion.
Out the door the old bed went, too:
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Nailhead
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Next, it was time to mount the frame on the truck.
First, finish the paint.
Then, after being shocked at the price some new oak would cost, I rehabbed the old bed spacers:
And finally some paint on the truck frame & cab while the access was still good:
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First, finish the paint.
Then, after being shocked at the price some new oak would cost, I rehabbed the old bed spacers:
And finally some paint on the truck frame & cab while the access was still good:
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DirtWhiskey
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What a great old beast. This is a special build. May the force be with you..
Nailhead
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IH D-Series trucks have a tendency to rust through around the windshield. Harry fixed the spot at lower driver side while I was gone:
The spots on the upper corners required staging, however, so that project was all mine:
I made a pattern for cutting both the parent metal and the patch:
A little surgery:
Patched:
On to the A/C install...
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The spots on the upper corners required staging, however, so that project was all mine:
I made a pattern for cutting both the parent metal and the patch:
A little surgery:
Patched:
On to the A/C install...
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Nailhead
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Thank you, belatedly. It was a one-owner, garage-kept.
Nailhead
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You & me both, buddy, you & me both...
It's been 2 1/2 years.
Thank you for the compliment!
"Attention to detail"...are you sure you replied to the right thread?
Seriously, thank you very much. Be sure & post up a thread on your project-- that's how I learn how to do this stuff.
Oh, and watch how much time you spend contemplating the project as a whole: you gotta do that for planning purposes, I understand, but don't do it to the point that hopelessness or panic sets in. It's a fine line sometimes.