10 Ton M125 Repaint

[Dirt71]

Primed and Painted - I went with the marine corp. 24052, some of you may disagree, but I was tired of screwing around with this 24087 color, just to many different shades. The version of it I got from Rapco was to brown for me. Jeff with Tactical Truck hooked me up with Randolph products, But it is really 24084 which doesn't fit when my truck was built.

 

[USMC6062]

I like it!

 

[poppop]

MAN, talk about a frame off restore, this is amazing. Great job and I envy your talent and time to do it.

 

[mightyhammer]

I am starting to wonder if I should do this to my M51....Great job...Absolutely a professional job. Respect...COOP

 

[TacticalTruck]

Primed and Painted - I went with the marine corp. 24052, some of you may disagree, but I was tired of screwing around with this 24087 color, just to many different shades. The version of it I got from Rapco was to brown for me. Jeff with Tactical Truck hooked me up with Randolph products, But it is really 24084 which doesn't fit when my truck was built.

huh? 24084 of today is 24087 back then, the paint numbers were just changed in the 1970's. i am confused about your logic. you decided to paint it usmc because the correct color does not have the same paint number it had back in the day? not that i would tell anyone what color to paint their truck, just curious.
jeff

 

[Offroadfabworks]

MAN, talk about a frame off restore, this is amazing. Great job and I envy your talent and time to do it.

 

[txdodge43man]

Love that USMC green thats what my duce is go to get painted someday

 

[Dirt71]

Hey Jeff, I didn't think anything I did had any logic to it. I guess what I mean't to say was I was confused because there was so many different opinions about the correct 24087/24084. I was told by one that the 24084 came later in the 60's. Then I'm told by one that the 24087 that Rapco sell's is the correct color for my truck because of the year 1957, but I just can't paint my truck BABY POO BROWN!!! So, as far as opinion's go that's mine. T quote Chuck Norris, Opinion's are like #@%holes everybody's got one.
So there's my logic, logical or not it's the reason I went with the 24052, also I had about 8 gallans of it laying around doing nothing. As you can see I got a lot of painting to do. I got everything for the frame on pallets ready to go.

 

[Dirt71]

Maybe by the time I'm 50 when I get done with this truck, I will do the next one in the 24084.

 

[sodslinger]

Looks awesome. Im just right down the street from you ill need to come check it out. -travis-

 

[TacticalTruck]

I'm told by one that the 24087 that Rapco sell's is the correct color for my truck because of the year 1957, but I just can't paint my truck BABY POO BROWN!!! So, as far as opinion's go that's mine. T quote Chuck Norris, Opinion's are like #@%holes everybody's got one.

...and they all stink! Sorry, I re-read what I wrote. I did not mean to sound like a big 'ole Chuck Norris, if you get my drift. I was just suprised by your change in paint color. I know it'll be flawless.
Jeff

 

[pa.rich]

That will be far better than new. I would love to do a truck that way. No time, notime. And that shop and equipment, yikes, thats great. As you can see in my avatar on the left, my big stuff wont fit. When I built it I had no idea I would catch the "Green disease".

 

[5.0fox]

Any Updates? Every time i'm on the site I check this thread hoping for more pics

awesome work!

 

[papabear]

That is a sweet operation and from the looks of things will be better than when it rolled off the line new. Keep up the good work. Pick what ever color you are happy with its your truck!
(well, not yeller or pink or anything like that)

 

[ARMYMAN30YearsPlus]

Your Brother is proud of you man keep up the great work and thanks so much for sharing it with us we all watch this with great admiration.

 

[res0wc18]

holy crap those things are huge. Where would you even buy one of those?

 

[Dirt71]

I know some of you have been wondering what I've been doing, But between recovering the M123 tractor and M15A1 trailer from Alabama, in Januaryand work related stuff, I just today got back on the M125 took the engine and trans, out back and degreased, pressure washed, sand blasted and got it in primer. I made metal plates for all the openings and siliconed them down to protect enternal parts.

 

[Dirt71]

More Pics

 

[AceHigh]

Are you keeping a log of all the man-hours involved? I am impressed!

 

[Wolf.Dose]

Hey, DIRT 71,
thats the right way, to only way to restore a truck! Due to your pics it is clear to me that you want your truck in a absolutely reliabely condition. That's the way I maintain my vehicles.
What so ever someone might state, continue your way.
Discussions about color: Ignor it. If the color is correct to the age of the truck, use it as you like if you are not tight to the VIN and the related registration and unit. Make it YOUR baby as reliable as possible.
Continue your job your way!
By the way, whats your job in Germany?
Wolf from Germany