This is what it looked like friday morning when i went to work.


so when i got home, i set the body on a trailer
that i hade made so i could moove it around with the tractor








after i got it backed into the barn it was time to start working.

 

After about 3hours of work it was comming along.











then it was time for bed.

sat mornin i started in the tailgate.





then more sanding.

 

Then some primer on what i got sanded.














and that how it is right now. tomorrow me going to work on the roof and front.

 

Looking good.

I don't think I could put that much time into the body when I'm just going to ram it into trees/rocks, lol.

What color are you going with?
cant wait to see it all done and driving around


oo, and how did you mount your straps to lift the body? We're going to use the bobcat to lift mine back onto the frame and I wasn't sure how to go about doing that. I was thinking using a few of the body mount holes and sticking the bolts through a chain or something.

 

It's looking pretty gooooood!

I've got 2 questions?
1) How many times has that thing been painted?
2) How/What did you do to fix the rust above the rear fenders.




Again, Good work, it's looking 100 times better.
I'd like to see the finished result.

 

That's lookin gooooood there 79. That fourth picture in post number one is really giving me some ideas. Look at it and try and forget there's a front end on that tractor. Them ole wagon wheels would look good all the way around............."now how can I fit em on there safely???????????" I wonder??????

 

I have to agree with everyone so far, its looking pretty damn good. I plan on getting mine into better shape next spring when I get back. What color are you going to paint her? I'm thinking of doing something kinda like a mix between a copper/candy orange/bronzish color something like that, I just havent decided what shade I want it to be.

 

Well, I didnt intend to do this much to the body for the same reasons as you said. But while i wate for parts and money to finish the 460, one thing lead to another and here i am. lol




this is the color, its just $25.00 a gal. but it looks great.




I jut hooked this chain to a comealong, and then i hooked the and of 2 more togeather through the front of the cab.

 

I can count 7 layers. lol

I know its the cheap way out but i used bondo.

 

Yeah, that does look good. Nice color choice. Would look real good with some flat black racing stripes, kinda like a mach 1.

thanks for the pics too, I just wasn't sure how many lift points I'd need to use to not hurt/tweek anything.

 

I was hoping you didn't do that, but it does look like you at least did it good, and it should be fine for several years, with nothing to worry about, but it's just good to cut that rust out, b/c it can only spread more.

Either way, nice work, and VERY NICE hood. That looks great.

 

yea I know the bondo aint the best but like i said when i started i didnt intend to do this much to the body.


but i am happy with it so far, and in 3-4 years when i need to redo it i'll do it a little differnt.
what or how would you have done it?

 

[QUOTE=captain p4]Yeah, that does look good. Nice color choice. Would look real good with some flat black racing stripes, kinda like a mach 1.
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I been thinking bout that, where would you put them if you were doing it?

 

To get rid of rust, you have to cut it out, so I would of either cut the fenders(like to put fender flares), to get rid of the rust, and to clear bigger tires, but I wouldn't put fender flares, just roll the edges of the lip so it couldn't cut the tires.

Or cut out the rust, and put patch panels. I want to say a few places carry them, and I think JCWhitney is one of them, and they aren't to expensive, but you would have to do a good bit of welding and grinding for them to look good.



Like I said, the fenders look very nice with the bondo (a good bondo job), and should last for several years with no ill effects. Good luck, and keep us posted.

 

I did use a grinder to cut about 1/4'' around where the rust was before i did the bondo.

I had thought about welding in a pach, but i am new to welding and not very good. But by the time I need to redo it mabey I will beable to weld in a pach my self.