HD11B RESTORATION PAINT/BODY SHOP IS OPEN

what do them HD springs attach to?

oh...o-k....thanks!

Mel,
Looking good! Welcome to our normal weather!:)
Fresh paint always looks nice!
Thanks for posting.
Off to make some syrup in the fog.
 Regards,
 Chris

Ok, Thanks for the 4 stars. Had a busy successful day. Got the runnig 516 out of the "donor tractor"

Even though we spent quite a bit of time cleaning it earlier our plan was to take it out ,clean and paint it while it was on the forklift.
We thought we would try some paint remover. We've never had much success with this in the past.
So we had a pre paint planning meeting before noon. If the paint remover works, then it needs to be painted immediately do to the weather. David said he has the paint ready if it works. It worked very well washing it of with the hot pressure washer, down to bare metal.
Don't ask me why, but for some reason the sun came out this afternoon and we moved to the outside paint booth.
It was 3 o clock before the paint went on.
The plan was to put it right in the tractor,wet paint and all before dark.
It actually went pretty well.
It's all bolted in.
Our experience with the paint remover was good. we think we might try it more on some other big pieces. We were planning on sand blasting like we have in the past but the rain has put all that on hold.Any way we got the tarps back up before dark.
We're expecting another 2-4'' of rain in the next several days starting tonight. Oh, John it's now 51.51'' for the season

thanks Mel....I love your posts and pics!

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Yes, looking good thanks for keeps us posted

JohnCO wrote: Wonder what is with Hena from India?

One quick question, Mel. The 516 in my road grader has a belt driven super charger on it. Does this engine have that also. .? Thanks, Darrel

and you need to paint them allis chalmers letters black so they stand out! lol

Very nice work getting that engine pulled, cleaned, painted and installed! That was a busy day! Great pictures as usual!
Regards,
 Chris

Eric, I think it use about 4-1/2 gallons even though the pan is humungus. So here's where we our today. We tried to paint outside,it almost worked.
David likes to make sure the "show parts" (things that stick out) should have the best paint job,so a lot of those parts are sanded or maybe sand blasted and primed first.
Some of this stuff we moved in and out several times do to rain today.
The orange goes on pretty nice with primer on it.
Hoping to get the fuel tank and battery boxes on tomorrow.
So I've been doing body shop work while the paint dries.
So earlier I cut this stuff of of these "donor tractor " fenders with the air arc. I weld it up and grind it of till I can get it to fly by the painter guy. He'll do bondo, I don't, but I can weld and grind until it's  smooth. (I don't do wood either).
I kind of think this is a real mans body shop. (weld and grind)
Trust me it will look good when were done.  So the other thing was getting started putting the track guards on that came of of another "donor tractor"
So that's today's progress. We're supposed to have no rain for 4 days. Davids going to sandblast and paint tomorrow. I'm off to coach the grandsons rec league BBall game and then go watch the granddaughters BBall game. Get AC restoration time from 1:00 to 5:00 then of to help cook 90 Rib Eye steaks for our local volunteer fire dept. annual "sweet heart dinner''. 

Oooooh, man, that looks nice. Fuel tank shines like a mirror. When is this big show that you are going to have this ready for?  Maybe have to start a bus at the east coast and pick up forum members along the way, and end up there for a first hand look at the stuff. Darrel

Yea Darrel, that Fuel tank sure does shine don't it. Caught my eye too...
 Those boys out there sure do a fine job of restoring them old toys. sheesh if one just had a 10th of their talents...
  Seen the double lip rollers, weren't they suppose to be every other on them or was that for certain applications?
 Gees, I gotta go up and give Mel a thanks for each of his posted pics.

They're gonna need more than dozers I dare say. May need some well placed prayers starting about a week ago.