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Today’s update, catching up from Sunday: got the U-joints out of the rear drive shaft (thanks Jim!). Got the emergency brake parts sand blasted and ready for paint. I have to replace two of the rivets holding the brake shoe pads. I hope I’ve got them somewhere around the bottomless parts pit...

Got the emergency brake removed. There’s a screw on the brake shoe assembly that is an adjustment point. It also has to be removed to get the brake drum off. Took Vice Grips to finally get the screw off. Now to find or make a replacement. Anyway, I blasted the drum with the sand blaster cabinet...

. I have considered using elephant snot paint remover. It’s great stuff. The problem is the smell and the chemicals in the stuff. I spent too many years working as a helicopter mechanic. Any more exposure is a bad thing. Thank you though for the suggestion and kind words!

I got some work done today. Finished cleaning up the excess paint on the drive shaft. I decided the emergency brake was too dirty and needed a cosmetic cleanup. Got the 4 bolts removed from the disk but I couldn’t finish. A blizzard is currently whacking the daylights out our county and being in...

Nothing done today. We’ve had some good weather and I have a BUNCH of parts to sort through. I have got to get rid of them. If I can sell them, I’ll have more money for the parts I need. Till then, sort, identify (if possible), put in a container of some sort and repeat. Yippee skippy...

. The drive shaft has two or three coats on top of the original paint. It’s coming off relatively easy. The fire department that had it must have stored it inside. The limited rust is probably due to it being stored outside after the FD sold it. I wish I had a magic camera, lol! I could fix a...

. There is a manual that covers markings for Air Force vehicles. I can’t remember what it’s called off the top of my head. If I can find it, I’ll post the link for you. Update: I believe you need T.O. 36-1-3: Painting, Marking and Lighting Requirements for USAF Vehicles. ​Google the title and...

The gas tank is as done as I can make it. The bottom of the tank still has some kind of sticky stuff on it that proved too hard for me to mess with. If paint will “stick” to it, that’ll just have to do. I also got busy with the drive shaft clean up. Mostly just scraping old paint off. Next is...

No pics, forget to take them last night. I sprayed down the sticky areas with brake cleaner. It softened up the yuck so I could scrape it off with a putty knife. Almost finished cleaning it up. After that, I’ll clean up the frame where the tank mounts, then primer all of them and re-install.

Today was the start of cleaning up the gas tank. The top part ain’t too bad. The lower half is covered in some kind of tar. Then it was painted, dirt all over, then more paint. This may take a while. Pics:

. We have 5 cats, one male, ginger with polydactyl front paws. Do not get in an argument with him. His gets his claws in, he takes meat. He’s a real nice cat tho. 2 coal black females, sisters. Extra sneaky. So sneaky we call them “Black Ops”. One calico female. She is one solid cat! Weighs...

Looks like your stuff is getting CAT scanned, LOL!

. To get the temp gauge removed, remove the sending unit from the engine. It will still be connected to the wire going to the gauge. At the fire wall there is a metal piece, not sure what it’s called but it protects various cable going thru the firewall. There’s a notch cut into the piece as...

Today’s update, the gas tank mount has been depainted and ready to primer coat. Sand blasted the lower mounts in the Skat Blaster and sanded the rest. Next the gas tank... pics:

Some time in the past I went to a used bookstore in town. As luck would have it, an ex-GI had sold all of his manuals to the store. I bought the entire collection. There are books about weapons (.50, M-60, Bazooka’s, LAW rockets, etc) NBC equipment, conditions and how to fight when someone...

. I’ve seen those 4 shot launchers before. They’re in my Guidebook for Marines.

No pic tonight. I spent over an hour chipping all the layers of paint from the passengers step. Completely destroyed my rotory paint stripper. I hope they still make them because there’s nothing better when cutting through layers of crud. Well, maybe, sand blasting would be easier but not...

Every day a bit more gets done. Once I’m finished with the exterior passenger side, I’ll see what can be done with the original fuel filter. In the picture, you can see the opening for the filter. It’s just forward of the battery box. Pics:

And more sanding. Found some writing on the passenger door. I could make out “Fairmont Fire Protection District”. If I could just find some military markings underneath... pics:

More sanding.