OD Green Affliction

[JOAT 0311]

try try again.

 

[JOAT 0311]

I just got a call that my rear driveshaft is done. I still have to pay for it. I started pulling old tires off of rims last night. I am going to clean up my split rings and mount the MVT's pretty quick here. I just started a new full time gig this week. Yeah for sexual harassment videos and excessive Hippa paperwork! After my paperwork hazing is done I will get a check in a couple of weeks.

 

[JOAT 0311]

Rim breakdown has become a real chore. Air is out of tires but I can't afford the big bar to persuade the ring. Any local help would be appreciated. On a brighter note my plates came. I am going nuts looking at my MVT's w/o rims in them.

 

[akonitony]

Have you tried Lowe's? They have a selection of long bars there with different ends on them, usually around where you find the shovels and axes and stuff like that.

 

[JOAT 0311]

Akonitony, I wish there was a Lowe's close to me. My choices are Home Depot and Menards. I can go to Farm and Fleet but it would be a 1/2 day shopping experience. It was nice to see you and Treysoucie get back to being constructive. I am going to fab something up today. I have a 4 day weekend so I should be able to make some progress. I still need to fab up bottom plates for my u-bolts and find some grade 8 or better 1" fine thread nuts for said u-bolts. Have a safe weekend and thanks for the input!

 

[JOAT 0311]

I was able to get the tires off of the rims. They were pretty rusty inside. I am glad I didn't pay someone to do it. Time to clean the rims and paint. I may get the MVT's mounted this weekend! Then pictures.

 

[JOAT 0311]

Painted 1 rim after I cleaned it up. I cleaned up my tires and picked up my bottom plates and nuts for my rear axle/ubolts. Ballistic fabrication in AZ has some perches that will work well with my 3" wide springs. The rest of the rims are going to get grit blasted. If I like the rim I painted then time to get more paint. I used plasti-coat plasti-dip spray paint.

 

[JOAT 0311]

Here are some more pics.......

 

[JOAT 0311]

The 3 rims in the first picture are going to get blasted. I wanted to have one to mount while they were gone. I need to correct an earlier post...the paint I used on the painted rim was permatex plasti-dip. I like it so far, very flexible and not too porous. I used a black semi gloss on the covered by tire portion of the rim. Everything exposed is plasti-dip over primer. I still have to finish one of the split rings and adjust the tubes and flaps. Then it is time to air it up.....safely, my friend has a cage.

 

[JOAT 0311]

I also found a couple pictures from the beginning of the project. One is the M35A2 before I started w/it. The other is my 109 next to a tank before I started all of the work on it.

 

[JOAT 0311]

These are from around Apr 2010.

 

[JOAT 0311]

Slow progress but still moving along. No money for fun right now. My springs are rated for 3k lbs ea. in the back. I probably should have just used front springs but I will follow through and see how the Freightliner springs rideand haul.

 

[Karl kostman]

Welcome JOAT0311 darned nice looking Deuce, These trucks are wondeful to own if they are kept up they are bullet proof relieable and you will never get done working on it, just about the time you think your done you will spot something else that needs either attention or and addition, its a great sickness and welcome aboard
KK

 

[JOAT 0311]

Its been a little while but I guess its time to put more up. Just some pics for now.

 

[JOAT 0311]

I will show you how I got to this point when time allows. Summers early get out the tools.

 

[Recy Mech]

Good thread read. opcorn:

 

[camoyj7]

Get it done summer is here!

 

[islandguydon]

Welcome to the 109 club, your in good company around here.