Nice. I think maybe the brewery is (or was?) in Pennsylvania?

Once I have a shop, I will have a keg. I have all the connectors and tap and even C02 system for it (used to brew & keg my own beer), just need a suitable fridge and a shop.

 

Got the cab and bed to the paint shop. Guy says it'll take about three months. The cab was really in pretty good shape but the bed is a mess. They'll be cutting a lot out and damn near remanufacturing the thing. I'll be working on the frame while the body's off. Probably sandblasting it, making sure welds are good, POR-15, suspension and trying to have it ready to slap the body back on when the paint shop is finished. I'm worrying about the inside of the frame rails. I'm not sure how to take care of the rust in there without spending a fortune having it acid dipped. I've thought about pouring POR-15 through the rails. I'm also considering filling it when I'm done with something like "Great Stuff" (that foam spray insulation at home depot). Yesterday I was cleaning the frame up and found 2 inches of mud inside the frame rails. Not sure if the foam idea is a good one but it seams like preventing crap from getting in there would be smart, still contemplating.

 

Somebody upgrade the transmission? That doesn't look like an L52...
Looking good! Hopefully I'll see my truck like that someday. I feel like I've heard that you don't want to fill in the frame...but I could be wrong. If any moisture or anything did get in there, the foam would hold it in rather than letting it drain. Not sure though.

 

Naw, as far as I can tell it's an L52, maybe just a bad angle. Update photos...I had to get a ShelterLogic 12'x20' because my wife said the front yard looked like a salvage yard.

Body at the paint shop


Frame stripped in the new "Garage"


L52

 

Yup, you're right, I guess it's been too long since I saw mine. Looked a little long. Good work!

 

Just some photo updates. Got my POR-15 outfit but it's been too cold for painting lately. Still working on prepping the frame anyway. Also some shots from the paint shop, I stopped by last Friday to see how it was coming along and to give him the color code. I'm painting it 2004 Scion "Hot Lava Orange" code 04R8.

 

Nice. I'm interested to see what that color looks like.

My truck just passed it's first major test: ~1,000 mile round trip weekend to SLC. Did really good and even got decent (although not great) gas mileage.

 

Have had some issues with the cold weather. Difficult to get a dry bag of blasting medium and also found that aircraft remover doesn't work when it's frozen (haha). So the frame has slowed down. The Hot Lava Orange is the same color CamoJoe used on his first gen. I fell in love with it when I saw his pic in the first gen pic forum. I think it will compliment the interior colors I've chosen. If I have enough time before the cab and bed are ready I want to rebuild the axles with Marlin's Kits, just depends how the POR-15 goes. Glad to hear 83's truck is running in her new engine well, I hope mine does too.

 

If my truck continues to grow on me...I think I'll eventually get one of Slacker's fiberglass beds. I've got just enough rust in the seam that I wonder if it's wise to spend money fixing it. The cab I'll do, but we'll see about the bed. The thing is so nice under the hood now I'm feeling like the exterior should match.

It needs to warm up over there, I want to see this thing get put back together.

 

I'll say this, I've reached a point where the pucker factor has peaked (I Hope). I can't take any more apart and I've spent twice what the truck is worth. So the pressure's on. My wife hasn't seen anything start looking better so her doubt is rising.

I bought one of those pressure pot sandblasters and had a meltdown fighting with it last week. Gonna need a bigger compressor $$$$$. I saw a neat idea for keeping moisture out of the line. This guy bought 20-30 feet of copper tubing, coiled it up, put some line fittings on the ends, set it in a 5 gal bucket, filled the bucket with ice and ran the air feed to his sandblaster through the copper coil. I really think my problem has more to do with over tasking a 5 CFM compressor though. Been looking at an IR 60 gal that pushes 20 CFM for $700. It's probably just as well that I'm hitting obstacles that are slowing me down, it'd be to cold to paint even if I was ready.

I hear ya on Slacker's glass beds. I have a feeling that I'm going to wish I had done that. They look nice, I'm wondering how awfully difficult it will be to paint one to match later down the road. Time will tell, as they say a fool and his money are soon parted.

 

I stopped buy the paint shop this morning and found that I was very happy with the floor panel they made and welded in.



It seems to be coming along well. I've got to get in touch with Rhino linings and Line-x to start setting up to haul the bed down to have the top and bottom done once the paint shop has it prepped.



Not much noticeable progress on the frame, still fighting the sandblaster. Probably heading down this weekend to pick up a new compressor. So the rest of the day will likely go to installing it.

 

Yes I've parted with quite a bit of my money also...
Is that copper coil idea like a chiller? I used one in homebrewing to bring the temps of the hot wort down from boiling to about 65-70 in just minutes so I could add the yeast without letting it sit reallly long to cool and risk infection. Basically the wort ran through the copper tubing, which I had pushed through a garden hose. Cold water ran through the garden hose and the pre-beer ran through the copper tubing inside of it and by the time it came out the other end it was nice & cool. A reverse chiller. The easier way is how you describe, but just putting the copper coil in a bucket of ice instead of through a hose (saves water, too).

Looking good, I'm jealous. I think I'll work on my cab this summer, and maybe just touch up the bed in some spots but not worry about the seam or putting much work or money into it. Someday down the road, either a flatbed or fiberglass bed. I'd think with good body work and smart maintenance, you'll be able to keep that bed in good shape and make the work worth it.

 

Dang, I wish I was up in Montana. I'd really like to learn to make my own brew. Probably a bit colder up there though. My dad and I have talked about going to some kind of beer school for our annual men only camping trip. That's all I need...another hobby. My wife will be thrilled. I'm going to need a much bigger shop.

 

Doesn't take up much space. If you do it the easy way, it's pretty cheap, and...easy. I got into it when I lived in Utah (can you guess why?), started out with the kits where all you have to do is add water & hops then ferment, and eventually started doing it all from grain. That takes a lot more equipment and time, but you do get gooood beer and can feel really good about it. There are some books out there that would get you going with the kits. It helps to have someone who's done it before for the first couple times, but it's just like fixing your truck or following a recipe. You'd get through the first time with possibly no big issues, then you'd know what you were doing. Once I moved to Montana, I brewed for a year or two, but there's just so much good beer around here...didn't seem worth it anymore. The way I brew it takes a good 4-5 hours, then it ferments for a month, then conditions in a keg for at least a couple weeks but preferably a month, then it gets drank...well, way too fast.
I'd love to do it for maybe special occasions, or if it could stay at my house for pints after work for a month or so without getting polished off in one weekend by my friends and me, it might be worth it.

It'd be perfect if you were close. I'd show you the process and maybe it would motivate me to start to again, too. It is cold up here...

 

Got some goodies today.


OME Outfit

Schutz Gun with 3M attachment for inside frame rails


Also finally got the blasting cabinet working after purchasing a much larger compressor.

 

very nice ... ... i'll be keeping an eye on this one !!

 

Thanks Slacker, I've been keeping up with yours and it's helped me through many mental blocks as well as keeping momentum. You do very nice work!

 

how much for the OME springs and greasable shackles and all the hardware to install???

 

14 with shipping.

 

$14??
$1,400?
#14,000? Lol!!!!