Project Salty

CoastieReid · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 6:13 am Post subject:

Weather still really cold around here. I put on the bibs and went out for about 4 hours.
Removed the axle, leaf springs, brake cable, brake handle (need replace,evt handle), and ID'ing the spot welds holding the frame and body together. I bought a cheap plasma cutter because some of the spot welds are too tight for me to get a cut off wheel (regular electric grinder or my pneumatic one) into the spot safely. I will give that a trigger pull today.

Weird yellow paint under this bracket.

The overall color appears to have been a very light OF and then a darker OD on top. There is a strange undercoat on the bottom.

[img]https://i.postimg.cc/1X4WKcpM/IMG-20221226-145553-958.webp[/img]

Bought replacement 10 leaf springs. The originals are flat.
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MC 66792 5/52
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CoastieReid · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 4:04 pm Post subject:

The cheap Amazon plasma cutter made short work of cutting the welds holding the frame to the body.

I've got half the floor cut out of the body now, will finish that tomorrow.
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MC 66792 5/52
Hood # 20942580
L134 # MC 91518

M100 trailer #01279054

CoastieReid · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 2:52 pm Post subject:

Stripped the trailer down all the way.
Found the unit markings while I was cleaning it,

Maryland national guard. 729th maintenance battalion. Headquarters 4.

I don't feel bad about painting over ot. I did what any good coastie would do... hide the evidence ot every belonged to someone else.

Need to flip it and paint the top part. It's going to rain tomorrow so maybe the 1st I will. And install the leaf springs and axle again

Was 60 degrees today- wild VA winter weather as usual.
That's all for now.
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i have a build thread on Youtube. just type in CoastieReid in the search.
MC 66792 5/52
Hood # 20942580
L134 # MC 91518

M100 trailer #01279054

RonD2 · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 5:48 pm Post subject:

CoastieReid · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:22 am Post subject:

Been two weeks. Not much progress. I am in a Navy school till end of Feb and it was physically exhausting over the last week as we played in the shipboard fire simulator. At 20 it was fun and easy. At 42- my knes, hip and back all felt it daily.

The rims are slightly too big to fit in my sandblast cabinet. So plan B is either pay someone to do it, or plan C just sand down as best I can and paint them. The bead is not in the worst shape and will hold, but they are pretty chewed up.

The frame sits on the saw horses till I mount the tires and rims. I was going to work on the body but it started snowing so I retreated inside.

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i have a build thread on Youtube. just type in CoastieReid in the search.
MC 66792 5/52
Hood # 20942580
L134 # MC 91518

M100 trailer #01279054

CoastieReid · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:31 pm Post subject:

Took the glass off, put the rims inside and glass back on- sandblast begin.

One rim was super easy to blast, one was time consuming with thick paint that just wouldn't budge.

Got it best I could.

Wemt to base and mounted the tires on the rims.

I did this because I scratched the $&% out of the jeeps when I did it. I did not blast the inside portion- just the faces.

In primer.
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i have a build thread on Youtube. just type in CoastieReid in the search.
MC 66792 5/52
Hood # 20942580
L134 # MC 91518

M100 trailer #01279054

CoastieReid · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 3:52 pm Post subject:

Make sure you lift with your back not with smarts to get it off the saw horses. Don't ask... I made it happen with a push.

Body tub is floor less.

That's where it sits till I get more time.
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April
i have a build thread on Youtube. just type in CoastieReid in the search.
MC 66792 5/52
Hood # 20942580
L134 # MC 91518

M100 trailer #01279054

RonD2 · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:44 pm Post subject:

CoastieReid · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:00 pm Post subject:

Had a free sunny day today and decided to get started on thr body tub.

How about no...... there are a million spot welds from where the old floor is attached to the body.

Cut it off.

Welded on a new piece to this one side. Will do other side tomorrow.

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April
i have a build thread on Youtube. just type in CoastieReid in the search.
MC 66792 5/52
Hood # 20942580
L134 # MC 91518

M100 trailer #01279054

CoastieReid · Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:17 am Post subject:

I took these 2 weeks ago- I didn't finish welding yet, but maybe today. I just tacked in the patches.
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i have a build thread on Youtube. just type in CoastieReid in the search.
MC 66792 5/52
Hood # 20942580
L134 # MC 91518

M100 trailer #01279054


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