So, I'd like to say I've had an exciting weekend working on the truck, but I have to say I'd be lying! I've had the most boring soul destroying two days cleaning and sanding the chassis ready for some paint. Before I parked the truck in the workshop, I steam cleaned it at work, and thought I had it pretty clean... I was wrong! I enlisted the help of a workmate, as it all seems to happen quicker when there's two of you bouncing off each other. Saturday was the most productive, and by Sunday lunch we'd managed to get a full bucket of crud of the chassis, axles and trans. I also managed to undertake a slight suspension lift at the front by means of a 40mm spacer between the springs and the axle. The rear axle already had a 40mm spacer, and just before I started the strip down I measured the difference between the front and rear and 40mm was the difference. With the truck on stands, I lifted the spring off its position and slotted the spacer in (one side at a time!). With both sides in and tightened I could look to the clean up...
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Saturday afternoon and Sunday was spent scraping and sanding everything. The large swivel joints now look a lot better, as does the chassis. Once I have fitted a few parts that are required, I think another weekend of cleaning should have it ready for paint! Tom (GG), I could do with your patience when it comes to cleaning stuff with this job!
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