B-73 Restoration

[1961H67]

Looking Great! It’s going to ALL be worth it the first time you ease up off the clutch, and it starts to move! 

[mowerman]

after all that,,,,you will need a long vacation..lol.bob

[Vladislav]

Great to see you're progressing! Turns out nice. And the only thing you need... is just continue doing the job the way you do

Wish you having enough of time and $$$ for.

[doubleclutchinweasel]

Can't wait to see the next pics!

[mattb73lt]

Red, red and more red. Still fixin’ and paintin’, but making progress!!!

[h67st]

Great attention to detail! I sure like to see your photos when you post them.

[mattb73lt]

A little bit of bling for yesterday's efforts. Now all assembled, bearings packed, new seals, new wheel studs and nuts, new drums and ready to go on!!

Edited September 8, 2021 by mattb73lt
New pic and text

[h67st]

Where did you get the chrome center caps...did you have those chromed?

[mattb73lt]

2 hours ago, h67st said:

Where did you get the chrome center caps...did you have those chromed?

They’re the early heavy style domed ones I sent out a while back for chroming. The later style are flat with a lip all the way around and a bit thinner.

[mattb73lt]

…and now the back hubs are done. All kinds of new parts and a lot of wrench work.

[yarnall]

I can’t believe you’re not done with this yet.  If I were doing it i would have lost Half the pieces by now.  Or maybe not have even started yet.  I can’t wait to see it at Mack Day!  Mike. 

Edited September 11, 2021 by yarnall

[mattb73lt]

Plugging away, a little bit every day, some more than others. Doing some frame work tomorrow and hopefully some more red paint in the next two weeks.

[mattb73lt]

Did some repair work to one of the donor cross members and been adding more parts back to the frame. With some help, I aligned the axles to within 1/16”. The rear axle was out by over a 1/2” when we started. I’ll have the whole thing aligned at a local shop when it’s back on the road. I’m figuring a few days of work then I can paint the whole thing. Weather is improving and I’ll have to do this part out side. Trying to aim for late September/early October for stacking it back together, then I’ll get the front end done. Edging closer!

[Big R]

Pictures don’t do the chrome justice

[Licensed to kill]

Curious, it appears that you removed all of the peripherals from the frame, blasted and painted where they meet and put them back on before doing the final paint on the frame. Why not paint all of the parts and the frame while they are apart then just reassemble?. 

[mowerman]

excellent.....i had one of those caps off a LJ when i was a teenager...sanded it all down and painted it,,,had it hanging on the wall.....dont know what ever happened to it,,,,great progress bud......bob

[mattb73lt]

24 minutes ago, Licensed to kill said:

Curious, it appears that you removed all of the peripherals from the frame, blasted and painted where they meet and put them back on before doing the final paint on the frame. Why not paint all of the parts and the frame while they are apart then just reassemble?. 

I did that for corrosion. A lot of the frame parts are aluminum and had to be repaired. I etch primed and then painted the mating surfaces to try and prevent that, along with greasing the bolt holes. I'll shoot the whole frame as a unit, now.

[james j neiweem]

As they say one slice of baloney at a time!

[mowerman]

Those brand new bolts and nuts sure make a big difference in any project… bob

[Licensed to kill]

3 hours ago, mattb73lt said:

I did that for corrosion. A lot of the frame parts are aluminum and had to be repaired. I etch primed and then painted the mating surfaces to try and prevent that, along with greasing the bolt holes. I'll shoot the whole frame as a unit, now.

I understand the desire to paint under the various attachments for corrosion control, was wondering why, instead if just painting these spots for now you didn't paint the entire frame and THEN put the attachments back on. One advantage I suppose to doing it that way is if you want all the bolts painted in concert with the frame.

[h67st]

6 hours ago, Licensed to kill said:

I understand the desire to paint under the various attachments for corrosion control, was wondering why, instead if just painting these spots for now you didn't paint the entire frame and THEN put the attachments back on. One advantage I suppose to doing it that way is if you want all the bolts painted in concert with the frame.

I painted my chassis mostly together, but now I'm bolting on battery box, cab jack, etc...of course I end up scratching the paint and the bolts aren't painted. If you paint it apart, you can spray in all those tight spots but then you have to assemble it which is a different problem.

[mowerman]

Ya but the points judging at the end will be way worth all the extra efforts…scratching fresh paint sucks big balls.. sorry.. bob

[doubleclutchinweasel]

I like the idea of painting underneath the joints first, and then painting the entire assembly later.  Gives protection in the joints, like he said, and the final paint won't have any scratches or dings from attaching bits and pieces after paint.

I get it.

Like they used to say, "loooking goood"!

 

[Freightrain]

There's a fellow with a YouTube channel that restored a Farmall H.  He primed everything with red tint primer that way scatches don't show.  He painted all the bolts before assembly and then just touched them up after tightening.  It was a fantastic job.

[mattb73lt]

Well, that was expensive!!! But, it’s done and they’re ready to go in a few weeks when the frame is done.