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Recent content by PHOENIX-GER

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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Finished today the Airlines and the Tank We filled the tank with the shopcompressor as we still have not purchase a compressor for the truck to check if all work correct This is our original Standard Horn 🤣🤣 Standardhorn - Audio In my mind i see always the Waltonstruck unfortunately the...
  2. PHOENIX-GER

    M1009 fuel tank builds vacuum when driving

    To find one in Germany maybe very difficult. Where did you got one in Germany? We have installed a second original tank (sattle tank configuration). The tank, sending unit, necessary Army fillerneck complete with cap and all other needed parts did i got in the USA all new except the fillerneck...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    A search online brought me several results, of course not in Germany. There are different versions. :unsure: So i need to digg deeper in this theme. I would always go on in complete the truck. Like the radio rack and equipment include the cover from the bed ... always if it is worth the money...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    I really have now respect for anyone who have to work a whole day in these protection suits... I need to complete the underbodyprotection around 2 hours to catch every edge. That was enough to have a 2 hour sauna-trip with it :) The estimated costs of 1600 Euro had i earned myself - start...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Good that we done first the job on the Sierra Frame. This Expierence made it much easier to do the same with the Chevy. Finished today Fluid Film as cavety sealing and underbody primer. We will go on next week with Permafilm. The Sierra Frame got today the Permafilm Finish. Looking forward...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We start today the underbodyprotection with the Sierra and the first round with Fluid A cavety sealing and as primer on the frame. Now it need to sit 24 hours before the next round in cavety sealing with Fluid Liquid AR and Permafilm on the frame can start. Come out easy, so we start to...
  7. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Thank you - it was only able with your support and the good stencils from Scott Watson Yes the truck will be like brand new if the restoration process is finished. We spent until today 4000 hours (from both of us together) in 4 years for the job to do. That means every weekend, holidays and...
  8. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Finished today the markings. He is now a famely member from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment We also proudly present our new M16s: Advantage no problem with Authorities 🤣 Our last investment for the truck will be a pair of M16 riffles. We are not allow to hold real weapons...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Thanks for your invitation. Unfortunately this year it will not be possible. We are not ready in 3 weeks. But next year we will have a "date". Nice to meet you there. Without your help we hadn't got a real and correct identity for him. With this truck, we also want to honor all the veterans...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    This Saturday we had again a painting job. We primed and paint black the battery brackets, the airpressure tank include brackets and at least prepared first step of markings with the tan background front and rear. We had done still some attempts for the markings to got routine so that we...
  11. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    I am sorry the original brushguard is not for sale. And yes its expensive. We import 95% of all needed parts. We got the truck 1995 without brushguard and troopseats. To become him original we purchased these missing parts during the restoration process But i have seen during our search several...
  12. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Yes for compressor. Will be installed in the enginecompartment. We have airhorns. At the beginning should this be our working truck. So this was planned for airtools as well. But as this is now an oldtimerrestoration its just for small things you will face by Camping. We plan to visite...
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Our stencils arrived wednesday Not a cheap solution but exactly what we want. We ordered also the stencils for the trailer as shipping and taxes are 45% on top. It's absolutely worth the money. Comes with good instruction and a squeegie Today we run several test paintings. It need a sensitive...
  14. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    1Love let me know how it works for you. Usually the adjustment should be able with the original shims. We had a lot of them in different thickness with the stock doors and fenders. With the aftermarket doors and fenders installed 1995 with the red painting needed we just the half of them.
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    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    The next for customizing was the Battery Mountingplates. We bought the truck in 1995 without Batts and missing Mountingplates. So we had always used customid plates by ourself. For the Vartas we bought 2021 didn't we adapt the old plates as he gone in Frame-Off-Restoration. The old plates was...
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