125 Resto/Refurb pics
 

Before pics

Engine work
 

Turning crank counter balance for for add on weight --- finished engine (I will repaint the muffler silver later)

Bead blasting and hydro lift to rebuild
 

There was plenty of time in the blasting cabinet --- bought a 102 with hydrolift

Painted chassis
 

Some painting and reassembly

Rolling again
 

Rolling and running ----- Installed the hydro after a rebuild

Looks great Stephen, nice work and pics. I like your choice of ags too. Did you turn the crank and also have that B.A. Blast cabinet? My hat is off to you if you did it all, wow. How about some pics of that CJ8? All of us Jeepers drool over those scramblers too!

Keep up the good work, and keep the pics coming!

looks great, cant wait to see when youre finished

Looking very nice!:beerchug:

Doing the same with my "O".
Bead blasting/priming/painting right now.. Then I get to start putting the puzzle back together..

You do nice work!

Gonna be better than new!

Thanks guys. I need all the encouragement I can get. My ADD typically gets me 90% through a project before I go to something else. I am determined on this one though. ALVY, thanks for your interest. I do my own work. I typically take on projects like this to learn something I didn't know. This typically ends up with me learning from my friend who is a member of the forum, JaynJeep. This project started as a rust hole in the gas tank and a need to learn to solder. No more hole led to a complete rebuild and what you see above. I didn't turn the Crankshaft journal because it was within tolerances. I didn't see any point in wasting good metal. I did face the counterweight to add extra weight for balance. I used the kit from kirkengines.com. Verdict is still out on how well it decreased vibration since I haven't finished assembly of the tractor.

jeep scrambler, 72 and 102
 

Pics ALVY requested. Jeep is on the list for a resto but not anytime soon

You are coming along very nicely.

Wow! looks great. Would like to hear more about the added crankshaft weight and how that works.

very nice work:beerchug:

That will look A*W*E*S*O*M*E!!! Keep up the great work.:IH Trusted Hand:

Cub Cadet 123

what pressure do you use in the cabinet
 

She is looking great Stephen.I was wondering what kind of pressure do you use in your blasting cabinet? And do you use plain sand? My compressor isn't doing such a good job anymore.I use 125 psi and my sand gets reused often.
You need some headlites on the 125,maybe you'll get lucky on this site? Paul

Thanks Paul and everyone else. I use primarily glass beads in my blasting cabinet. Tractor Supply seems to have the cheapest price on them that I can find. I have been using about 60-80psi for the glass beads. Mcmaster.com has a good chart on working psi for different media. Search their products for blasting media then click on the "more about media" link closer to the top. I don't know what to tell you about the compressor. I used to just use a 5hp electric 2stage compressor with an 80 gallon tank. I am on my third motor in 10 years. I have now plumbed a 10hp 2stage compressor with a 30gallon tank together with the other. I run both of them at the same time when I have a lot to blast. They usually hold up as long as I can stand at the cabinet. The gas compressor will run full bore and the electric acts as a backup and runs occasionally for 5 minutes or so. I did find a set for headlights for the 125. They are the newer style for, I think, the 147 with the square bezels. I plan to disect them and use the original panel to make a "correct" round faced light panel. I will see how that goes.

awesome scrambler and 72! Jeeps and Cubs go great together :beer2:

Your 125 is going to be fantastic! nice that you have a youngster to enjoy it with you. mine's still a little young, but she does like tractor rides at the moment!

I used to use sand, and then switched to the glass beads from Northern Tool and TSC. MUCH better way to go. This may be part of your problem, if you keep reusing the same sand the granules eventually get pulverized down to a point where they're ineffective. The glass beads hold up longer than sand and no more clouds of harmful silica dust.

I can list a few other advantages to glass beads. They don't etch your cabinet glass as fast. Since I can't stand using those plastic glass protecters this is important to me. Glass beads leave a smoother finish. Glass beads don't embed in the substrate as bad. I have been using baking soda in my cabinet some with fair results. It works good on removing paint and leaving no etch on the metal. Most places say you need special equipment but I just pour it in and blast. I have to kick the cabinet every so often to break up the clumps. It works great for blasting paint off wiring harnesses, zinc plated bolts, glass, plastic, etc. I buy it by the bag at Sam's.

Great looking restore you have going:beerchug:
Keep the pictures coming.

Here are a couple more pictures of what I have gotten done so far. I hope to be installing decals soon. As for the dash, I need to find a good steering wheel center cap. It is on the to do list. Thanks

Dash and seat look really good, well done resto you've got going here.

:beerchug:

X2!:beerchug:

X3:beerchug:

Looking good! Looking forward to more pics.