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  1. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We have here the same problem beside here are only less customizing shops for vehicles. I am working in metalbranch and machine engineering. Unfortunately my employer dont use any tube bending machine otherwise i had done that about my employer. The steel tubes are still useable. It need only...
  2. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    It's really incredible, Germany is a customizing desert.... I'm looking for weeks for a workshop that makes me stainless steel exhaust tubes after original template. Stainless steel mufflers are available, but the tubes are not. It needed a Mandrel tube bending machine also just a tube bending...
  3. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Rearragend the shop again that the Chevy will be park now on the lifter If our son will do all the electrics for us shall he do this with comfort
  4. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Both build myself in our shop 1996 - long ago The rocksliders will build also myself in adaption of the style from Brushbar and Lightbar
  5. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Such solid brushguards are today not more allow in germany of the high injury danger in collision. Fortunately it is licenced 25 years ago build in our own metalshop. So it stays until he will be wrecked what never happen as long we are alive :) He will also got rocksliders but this must wait...
  6. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We must hurry up as it will be soon to cold to paint and we need to heat the shop - something we want prevent As we leave the shop after 10 hours all was still wet but done 💪 The Finish of the Raptorliner on the box is great, so that we use it also in the cab
  7. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Checked the dry Raptorliner Looks now pretty good and the structure is not that rough as it seems to be by applying So minimum for a M1008 are 6 bottles for cargobox and tailgate
  8. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    My wife made me today a present: 🍻 she never give up if she have a goal I closed the troopseats issue and never expected to got them in Germany
  9. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Today our Truck-Cover arrived Since he is still without an engine and I really have no desire to workout pushing the unwilling part in and out when we work in the shop must be a cover over it when he is inside. I don't know how they always want to get the stuff back in the cover. We have the...
  10. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Well a 4 Bottle Set is not enough for our M1008. Seems to be not an average Size from him as advertisment said 4 bottles engough for an average Cargobox. Maybe they measure by an we need all 5 bottles alone on the box without the tailgate.... First round needed 3 bottles and was not covering...
  11. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Next weekend will be a pitch-black weekend 4 bottles for the cargobox should be enough, but since this is only approximate, we ordered one more bottle. There is still another truck waiting to be finished if we have rests. Our son was bored during a phone call and already worked on the...
  12. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    He got his original Color back 💪 also if we had our problems... all work fine until the next day where we done the finish with matt clear Also if we follow complete the instruction we had spots from the matt clear paint in it about the instructions could these happen if you not follow the...
  13. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We are very carefully in replacements of original parts. Fortunately it is not our first rebuild and not our first US Car. We also made our expierience in that field in our youth long ago as we dont want listen to wise people
  14. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    re-cored or rebuild of core or cooler is not more common in germany. It is hard to find one who do this anymore The complete paint coming up from militaerlacke.de US Army paint we used 383 Green Black and additional their other products as all matched to each other which simplifies...
  15. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Thanks for sharing your expierence it will be helpful to got one
  16. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Where did you buy your core? I am just checking for the best exchange solution. I have clean the core and got a lot of dirt out of it. I don't want wait until i have water in the cab. I had in the past in my Volvo 945 a leaky core. It takes a while until this can be noticed with all bad...
  17. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Complete the Blower and continue with the Core, decide than also if he shows no leaks to use a new one 37 years old it should be not a bad idea to exchange Will be here with our next order
  18. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    @flyfishtrailer cant wait to have him back on the road. We are fixing just now with enginebuilder the rebuild of the old 6.2 engine with all recommedated improvements to prevent again an enginedamage of heat. Still not a cheap issue but not that expensive costs like for the P400. Now we can...
  19. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    First try with matt clear varnish works great we used Black 383 and matt clear varnish from Militaerlacke.de the skidplates are now ready and fixed and the interieur is now in the upholstery for leather covering of bench with improved padding (harder on the edges), sunvisors, doorpanels...
  20. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Still a lot of progress in prepare painting. The most is done and the final painting should be done on the 1st october if we can finish all preparejobs. Thanks Rutjes :beer:we have now also a second skinplate for the tank on the right side. Needing just a little bit customizing already primed...
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