Looking for advice and suggestions

Pedro Bedard · #1 07-06-10, 03:08

Bruce and Rick,
Thanks very much for the encouragement. I'll be giving the guy a call this week and giving him a deposit for the truck.
The box is indeed what's left of a wireless box. The fellow who came out to help me has restored three of these, including a very nice command post and he said it was a crying shame what they did to it but what can you do?
The bottom is still in one piece (and in the box we found both window frames) but there is a lot of junk back there (counterweight for the snow-blower) that will be tossed away.
It's a big project but I think I can do it. I'm a dab hand with a welder and there isn't much to be fixed on it. Though the loss of the bumper is kind of a bummer. Have to figure out how to replace that right off.
Ah well, baby steps huh?
Pedro

Mike K · #2 07-06-10, 03:40

We all are green with jealosy . That's a very neat starting truck Pedro.. much better than most of us have to contend with. Not many old CMP's are left out there in that shape .
Mike

Ganmain Tony · #3 07-06-10, 11:51

Pedro - you are laughing, old son!!

Youre off to a great head start - no denying you have some elbow grease ahead of you and that is your biggest obstacle - not to mention the time to do a resto in this busy world of ours.

Not sure what sort of plan youve set yourself - but my suggestion is set out a week at a time to actually work on the truck and have parts, pipes, seals, gaskets, oils, fluids, tools, space in the shed ready to go for your bimonthly weekly assault.

If your good with a welder that again is a massive plus in your corner.

& if you dont take lots of progress photo's and post them on MLU we will be very upset! A resto can help improve your computer skills as well.

Very best of luck & willpower to see it through.