oddball Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 You expecting snow then Jack :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Bombini Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Wow, looking great Jack. Don't you love just love that military grade paint? That stuff is tough and full of lead too. My truck has about 7 to 8 layers of it :shock:. Here are a couple of photos of my truck. I still haven't taken it on the road because my license plates stil haven't arrived after about two and a half months. Good old California for you :roll:. That was fun taking the tailgate so I can sandblast it :?. How do you like the cork in the tail pipe? Keeps the critters out. My truck, as you can probably tell, is a Norwegian return. They sure did take care of it. I believe it was Corné Lauwerijssen who said he saw my truck before it was brought back here to the US about a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 HI Nick. As I was just looking throught your pictures and saw the interior of your cab, I thought to myself that this truck is Norwegian as the flaking paint in the cab is exactly the same as mine.......doesn't seem to like sticking to the gloss underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Hi jack what sort of paper was you using to rub down and did you go right down to the metal. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel_nut Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 You guys with Ex-Norwegian trucks.... Was the Norwegian OD paint put on with a Brush or sprayed on? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 Looks to me Bill as it was sprayed on as I cannot find any brush strokes but I can see that inside the cab they didn't key the previous coat so it is just peeling off. Mark, I used 80 grit everywhere except on the bonnet where I used 240 as there was only two layers on there :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest matt Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Hi Bill, On most ex Norwegian trucks I have seen(both GMC and Dodge) it looks more like the paint was put on with a trowl! on one Dodge I swear the paint was half an inch thick :shock: Extra armor maybe? Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel_nut Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Hi Bill, On most ex Norwegian trucks I have seen(both GMC and Dodge) it looks more like the paint was put on with a trowl! on one Dodge I swear the paint was half an inch thick :shock: Extra armor maybe? Matt. Matt, I agree. On my 353 the top coat looks like it was put on with a mop. Next spring it comes off with a sand blaster. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Hi all Just some pictures from my restoration/struggle The first one is what I was using this year for the rallies, This is the stage I am at now as you can see there is not a lot of room to move, as is the same for most of us I imagine. Just changing the fluids in the gear box and transfer box, by the look of the colour it has not been done since 1952 :shock: Had to put the gear oil in with a syringe, silly place to put a fill hole :!: Anyway that is it at the moment I hoe to have it ready for next year, but as you do a little bit more there is always that saying "Well as I am going this far might as well do that bit while I am here" :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 Blimey Mark, you have been busy. That really is a chassis up restoration. What condition was it in when you bought and what is it's history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 It was not in a bad condition, driveable with a little work i.e. bolt the body down on the chassis tight etc. History wise not a lot, I was told it was an M38A1 BUT upon more digging and finding things on there that are not quite right, I think it is either an M606 :?: or a CJ5M (military) which the Swiss brought in the 50's instead of the M38A1's because of the cost, these were jeeps in a military style to keep the cost down but using I think some civilian parts. It looks the part which is good enough for me but you still get the rivet counters saying "it's not this and it's not that blah, blah. So if anyone out there can help identify it please do, as of writing this I have yet to find any number on it apart from the engine number which dates that to 1953 :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 26, 2005 Author Share Posted November 26, 2005 Ok, so today I have cleaned out/organised/rearranged my garage/workshop as and I am going to strip down my GMC over the winter and get it up to scratch for next year so it will now be off the road for a fair few months :cry: ............but it will come out looking good next year. I also intend to convert it to 12v while I am at it 8) ................just think, next year I will have real GREEN truck :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demon Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Mark have you stripped the chassis to the bare metal or clean it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Bombini Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Well, I tried sanding the bed but I wasn't able to do a very good job due to the loops and corners so I decided to sandblast it. I went to the local hardware store and bought a roll of painter's plastic and I covered up the whole truck except for the bed. It is working great. THe picture is a little dark but it gives you an idea of what I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 27, 2005 Author Share Posted November 27, 2005 Nick, will you be doing the chassis and everything else underneath? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Bombini Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 I'm going to have to sand those parts as I don't want sand from the sandblaster to get into the mechanicals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 27, 2005 Author Share Posted November 27, 2005 Will you also be doing the props, diffs, transfer, gearbox etc etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Bombini Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 I'll give them a light sand job to knock off any loose paint but they are in very good condition. The paint is think and it looks like someone (maybe the Norwegian Army) sprayed an undercoating underneath. THe undercoating has done a great job of preserving the bottom and the mechanicals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Bombini Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Ever wonder what to do with your old muffler that cannot be reused as a muffler? I used mine to hold down the plastic while I sandblast :roll:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowie Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Finally worked out how topost images, i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Demon I am going to strip down to bare metal with Nitromoors paint remover, been told its good but dangerous. :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Mark, make sure you prep carsfully befor repainting otherwise it will jusy flake off as you drive along :cry: Ashley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Mark, make sure you prep carefully befor repainting otherwise it will jusy flake off as you drive along :cry: Ashley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Thanks Ashley I WILL TRY MY BEST BUT HAVE GOT A VERY SHORT ATTENTION SPAN :shock: PROBABLY END UP PAINTING IT RED, BUT GOD FORBID DRIVING AROUND IN A RED WAGON :wink: IT MUST BE SOOOOOO EMBARASSING :oops: I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT DONE QUICKLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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