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  1. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    this will be impossible on a sorting machine 👍 it was just a funny introduction the Fedex Distributor doesn't know what it is and that it was sent unboxed. There is movement in the search... i got a phonecall today: they could narrow it down to the station in Cologne For years we have always...
  2. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Funny answer from Fedex Germany yesterday of the missing leaf spring: .....Then the box must have lost the label in the sorting machine.... Sent us a picture how they look like that we can search for unlabeled boxes. "Head cinema": unboxed leaf spring in sorting machine...... :3dAngus: 😇...
  3. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Hot Rodding for E-Cars https://www.sound-booster.com/en/sets/electric-vehicle.html rofl
  4. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/silverado-ev 😇 Will never be the same.... :tank:
  5. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Many people around me do not understand how i can drive such a polluting Truck with high fuel consumption at this time... especially with diesel prices of currently 2,30 Euro per liter. My concern is rather the small tank.... Our solution 😂😂😂😂😂: My wife says I should leave the fingers of it...
  6. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We can go on - the wait was worth it - 8 from 9 pieces of order are delivered Fedex need only to search for the missing front leaf ! Nothing what you can take with you in a lunch box Hopefully the last order for suspension, brake and chassis to bring him on wheels again
  7. PHOENIX-GER

    Kinda got carried away..... M1028 rebuild

    My wife always say don't make holes in the truck ... 😅 I will do my best to convince her and I already know that she is watching closely what I am "destroying". We plan also a second tank. If I don't want to start all over again now is the right time to do so
  8. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    To my excuse, I don't work within sight of her....
  9. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    My wife ask me for a new flapdisc ...:eek: i told her that she should ask for change if the black area remain :D ... My wife said its a job where you can let all your frustation gone in energy for remove rust - she didnt notice that she was over the flaps There was also a thought about...
  10. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Not much progress today, just only prepare the workstation for my wife next week 😇 worst edge is end of box left side but no hole by testing with a chisel and hammer some loss on this left edge - we will see next week how much and if i take a small sheetmetal or order a new wheel cutout...
  11. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    In Germany, nothing works without forms from the cradle to the grave... Germany has its own DIN standards alongside the ISO standards and a lot of laws This need a big authorities department to manage that all. For that we pay our taxes and fees on anything we need their stamp on our papers...
  12. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    I just got back from our conversation with the TÜV engineer. It is possible to get road approval for an engine swap with a variety of requirements that were explained to me. There was nothing new for me. This conversation was important but only that the TÜV engineer was included in the...
  13. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Respect for anyone who do this job in a smaller shop than our.... Damn is the frame unwieldy Half a day rearranged the workshop for the next step on the cargo-box Finished Heat resistant Paint - picture just after painting, still not dry
  14. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    After refinishing the drums, we are now at size 13019.5 - a pretty good solution. This also means that we needed 135000 miles for them. They should definitely last another 150000 miles. Even if it is not a Sunday and fair weather vehicle or even just for "airing out", I'm still sure we won't use...
  15. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    A big step forward First Painting is finished I can advice anyone the paint from Militaerlacke.de Easy to use and great finish
  16. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    Yesterday i got my drums back - with an excuse as he had not do rust prevent and forgot to inform me that they are ready... No matter - good work for just a coffee and i will do the sandblasting again Today finished primer paint on cab-bottom, some frame parts and the rear axle tomorrow...
  17. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    2 kg Paint CARC black 37038 later.... and not the endfinish, the picture was taken before the last color pass In the end, the unladen weight is increased at the full inspection for road approval and thus my permissible total weight is reduced because I have used 100kg of paint on the Truck...
  18. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    The best explanation on a boost lag i have seen 😂 😇
  19. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    We have our preliminary road approval meeting for the engine swap on March 12. I will of course all other necessary approvals such as larger tires and other rims, changes to the exhaust, a possibly necessary lift for the engine swap, conversion to rear disc brakes, a different steering wheel...
  20. PHOENIX-GER

    Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

    As husbands, we know exactly when never to contradict our wives. This was again such a typical situation. It is funny to remember such situations not because of the facts that led to it, but because we have all experienced them.
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