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March...I keep telling folks that come over that any MV truvk I work on talks to me...hope that makes sence.
Not many pictures to go by that are not cobbled up to be realistic enough.
Never ever have I viewed a TM for components.
Us ole timers come from the industrial/mechanical era...so looking...
picked up foam for the seats and some material - finally got them all upholstered-
For the upper right stretcher - had to fab all the pieces to make the stretcher handle loop hold downs.
Hopefully start back on the engine tomorrow
For those with kids.
Whenever an ADULT starts the bonfire...Zout2 is bringing items to make smores with the kids that hang at the fire. Make sure you gather or bring along a marshmello stick for them..guardians are in charge of their safety...Zout2 only in charge of guving them a sugar buzzzzzz.
Larry covered the finale of the M151 on his separate thread.
Pulled all the fabbed stuff out and painted it today.
Stretcher hoop for the drivers seat fabbed out - lock down for the outside stretcher finished.
seat bases finished up outside of running to hobby lobby tomorrow and getting seat...
Its always a good day to go have breakfast with a friend when my meds are not ******* with me. Don't even drive in that condition...otherwise I would have to find a good tow company to remove my lane arse off the streets.
Mutt was pretty easy unlike the M170....it was a good simple project to...
Sent IFS pic this morning with the paint dried out but still not hard to give a better perspective on my choice ... kinda put myself on the hook letting me shoot this in Behr Marquee.24087.
Will leave it alone for today and finish up fabbing the M170 passenger seat base. Then I can tear it all...
You can ask Ferro how nice that Behr paint works keeping mud.dirt.meteors.zombies from sticking to the paint and its durable as ****.
Did I mention I am a cheap SOB.
Besides I am spraying this outside - that clinches it.
As for the M151...got it all masked off and some very annoying dents hammered out this morning.
Sand tomorrow and fix a couple beaver holes.
Should be good to shoot paint Saturday...will take a few detailed pics @water for reducing @spray thickness and pattern.
Gotta remember this is...
Nope...just a little massaging from a knucklehead...those that are curious about painting with Behr Marquee paint..keep an eye on this thread as this is what the Mutt will will coated with...stencils are on the way cut by knowmoralitygraphix once again..then hand painted on.
Just an update on progress for those watching.
The passenger side upper stretcher rails were non--existant - so Doc had them fabricated - the rest of the hardware that needed to be fabricated and attached to the rails is on me. So the hinges - locking tabs - rear inside rail hanger had to be...
Stencil is on transfer paper that tacks to the surface with lettering already cut out. Hand paint them because 1954 DID NOT have vinyl lettering that looked perfect. Then peel off the transfer paper after painting.
Seat frame .... more pic's to come but will not be posting measurements...I will...
OK OK OK - here are some updated pics.
Driveline in ---- started wiring in ign system - hand painted on stenciling done with outline graphics from Knowmoralitygraphix - send me a PM if you need their info. Owner is Greg.
hand fabbing the passenger lower seat.
Passenger side upper stretcher rails...
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