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What is MEK and Red-Kote and where do you get them? Forgive any misspelling due to all day sanding, grinding, stripping, and priming. My eyes are a little blurry right now. How do you give the muratic bath? Pour it inside and slosh it around and rinse it out? Phillip

After a little hiatus due to severe weather, I have finally gotten back to the Dodge. Found 5 small pin holes (well 4 pin holes and 1 slightly larger one) and plan on trying to repair those. May take it to the radiator shop and have them boil it out. Will have to wait and see. I finally got the...

That seems awfully high. How many wheels? I recently got a shipping quote from MWM on WC combat about wheels at about $25 a piece from Minnesota to Tennessee. I did a Mapquest mileage from Hooks, TX to the center of Iowa (didn't know where you lived) and it was around 700 miles. Same thing...

Fairly new member to this site and I just found this thread today. Spent almost the entire day reading every post. Great job. Something I had wished one of my daughters would have tried to do with me. Stick to it. I am impressed with the speed at which you have done this so far. Phillip

I agree with the poster who suggested the historical tag idea. In Tennessee, you can get an 'Antique' tag which is a one time deal of $72.00. The downside is it can only be driven to special events and on weekends. That is the route I go. As far as the bed removal, the 2 posters above are...

Not sure about the tray, but is this item for sale? I need one for my WC-51. Thanks Phillip

Anything comes up that you have a question on let me know. Phillip

Nice unexpected delivery from RAPCO today. Ordered Friday and arrived about an hour ago.

Keep the pics coming. I am only on my bed at present, but appreciate the photos in preparation for my tear down. Nice job! Phillip

After taking a little time out for my 28th anniversary and repairing the water pump in my Chevrolet I was able to get back to work. Got all the bed and crossmembers cleaned and primed. Only 1 crossmember (#1) was pitted inside the channel. Pictured are some of the items I used to access the...

Ok folks. Need help identifying the stencils on the front bumper. These letters have been tempting me ever since I bought it about 3 years ago. After stripping some of the heavy blue paint off I discovered a 5 point star and the letters to the right of it. What I have been able to ascertain...

Yea, I been following that flygirl. Of all the times I have looked at my pics, I never saw that cat. In one of the pics she is up in the tree that is growing out of the truck. Can't find it at the moment. Phillip

What cat?

Outstanding! A 6 it will be. Thanks so much for that! Phillip

Let me relate what happened pulling it into the shop yard for tear down. I had caught a window in the weather and got my neighbor to help me pull it the rest of the way up the hill where we got it stuck the week before even using a IH 574 tractor. We had to go to the bottom of the field to get...

I am very fortunate in that everything is still there. It was running when parked 8 years ago. It still has part of the front bumper numbers visible from under the Civil Defense/Rescue Squad paint as well as the registration number still visible on the tailgate. There is only 1 number that I am...

This is how it looked the day I brought it home.

Did anyone here buy the truck? I would be interested in the engine for a rebuild if available. Phillip

Thanks guys. Look for some posts of the truck as bought (note the portable shade growing up through the bumper) and work so far. Later today.

I have started a new restoration thread on the g741 site and just remembered this site. I am wondering if there would be any interest in posting my restoration steps and pics here. How hard is it to post pics here? Phillip