Still waiting on paint, so I started working on the box. There are a few bad areas, and I have little bodywork experience. I guess now is the time to learn. Fabricated the first patch panel and will clean up the box and weld it on tomorrow.

Spent the evening removing all the good parts and mouse crap from the original cab. The original cab is badly rusted under the seat riser. The other cab needed a little body work, but is in much better shape overall.

Got a lot of the engine components cleaned up, painted and installed. I will have to get new brushes for the generator, otherwise everything was in good shape. Started to install the driveshafts, but I have misplaced several of the u-joint clamps. I'll have to look for them tomorrow.

The engine and transmission are installed, as is the fuel tank and lines and I started running the chassis wiring

The engine has been rebuilt. Surprisingly I didn't have to grind the crankshaft, but 2 cylinders did need sleeves due to hairline cracks. I resealed the transmission. The gears looked OK considering the abuse an unsynchronized transmission can take.

Front axles, transfer case, and front wheels installed

Front axle parts sandblasted. painted and installed

Connecting the rear axles to the frame

rebuilt brakes, new tires and a completed rear axle group

The frame was sandblasted, epoxy primed and painted 34087 OD green. All differentials were stripped down, cleaned and resealed.

Engine out and down to the frame.

After a few years of setting in the shed, I decided to start tearing her down.

So this is what she looked like when I bought her from John Bizal at Midwest Military.

Basically complete, but needing a lot of TLC