Looking for Canadian M151A2 Pictures....

[jim fraser (RIP)]

hi scotty.i dont have a rotisserey either.i have 2 gpws on their ends right now.when i get my jeeps blasted i get them to shoot a coat of primer right away.regards jim.

[Don Dingwall]

Hey Scotty:

How are things? I see you've settled back in NB.....that Mutt we dragged away from your place in Trenton last year is now mercifully gone from my yard....especially merciful after seeing the look on my wife's face last winter when we pulled in with it!

If you're not going to blast, and are going to wire-wheel section by section, then you should consider using the DuPont rattle can epoxy primer--get it at NAPA, about 16 bucks a can but very good primer. However, I just recently did a jeep from the frame up for a friend and blasted the frame and body all at once and did the whole epoxy primer thing through my spray gun---the yellow DuPont is best, but expensive. Bout a 100 smackers a half gallon, and then should be sanded, but bullet proof.


HTH Scotty.

Don

[Scott Bentley]

Here it sits now... Completely stripped minus the rear Differential and rear portion of the Wiring Harness. Only one broken bolt on the whole thing, the mirror pivot bolt of all things. Between my Engine Crane and a few strapping buddies, I think it will be easy to just turn the carcass as required to get at the bottom. Your right Jim, a rotiserrie would be overkill. As it is now, I can lift up the front end myself.





I'm going to go at it section by section. Because i'm doing this all in my attached garage, i'm thinking about building a 2"x4" wood frame around it and close it in with Poly. Should keep the nasty dust contained. I suppose if the Ziebart in the nooks and crannys underneath proves a bitch to remove, I can use a small Pressure Pot Blaster.

Thanks for the tip on the Primer Don. I'll check it out at the local Napa. Sounds like it would be perfect for this. We hauled that MUTT down to the Swords last spring. I ended up yanking a few more parts from it, but the tub and suspension is still there.

Scotty

[Al Nickolson]

HMVF - Historic Military Vehicles Forum
http://www.hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=16221

[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by Al Nickolson

HMVF - Historic Military Vehicles Forum
http://www.hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=16221

Wow. I tip my hat to the owner of that project. Makes my "MUTT struggle" look like childs play by comparision. Especially the logistics involved in getting the donor.

I'll keep my eyes on that post.

Scotty

[Scott Bentley]

Well, its officially a frame off restoration now.. or whatever the hell you call a stripped unibody restoration.

I'm not the kind of guy to sit around and stare at it... So with an Engine Crane, some Shackles, Cargo Straps and some Sapper intuition, I managed to get it stood up on its side this morning over a cup of coffee.



This gave me a really good chance to really look over the bottom in a manner much more thorough than laying on a creeper with a flashlight.





Working my way up and down the uniframe with a body pick hammer it turns out (thank god) that the only rust through spot is right under the drivers side floorpan in a cross member. Not enough to even require a repair kit. I should be able to just cut the bad spot out and patch it with new metal.



The only other rust is just on the surface of the inside of the wheelwells from the usual road blasting.

Now the fun begins......

[servicepub (RIP)]

Scotty,
Instead of adding to the "pictures wanted.." thread how about you start your own resto thread. That way it will be easier to follow your progress without having unrelated posts stuck in between?

Clive