1450 build from a newbie

[Gijazbo]

I have painted a few things things with HVLP before(mostly firearms coatings), i just left my compressor at my last duty station and refused to buy another. As for progress this weekend, i am waiting on the welder for the cradle mod, and parts. However, next weekend should be eventfull. Im hoping to fire it up and bring it back to life.


This is a going to be a worker, so i didnt bother pulling or filling dents or any crazy stuff like that. I just need a reliable rig that will roll for another 40 years. Well.... and my neighbor has a JD that i want to show up...

[bocephus1991]

Yeah you use a lot of rattle cans compared to a hvlp! I still use rattle for some small things . I've been wanting to get a smaller detail gun. I have a hvlp gun from harbor freight, does a great job! I've found when using primer( I use epoxy at work ) or crill mix it up and wait about 5 min before you put it in the gun and shoot it, it sticks better. Give it a light coat first let it flash the come back and spray it again. Just takes time , put to much on at once it will run.

[Gijazbo]

Well, in true keeping with any cub rebuild. I hit a stall, but have finally got back to work on the old girl.

Got the engine pulled apart and cleaned up all the mating surfaces. It heads to the machine shop tomorrow. Does anyone have any favorites for engine painting. Also, did you tape and paint, or rebuild and paint after everything was sealed?


Got the wheels cleaned up and ready for rubber.I'm keeping the old rubber for now as 300 bucks for the ones i want will just have to wait until spring.


Also, doe sany in MO know a good upolsterer? Trying to see what the best option is for the seat.
Got the brace welded in and primed it up.


Overall im getting really excited in the home stretch. It has cost more in time and money than i ver thought, but i kinda knew thart would happen, im greatly looking forward to selling my craftsman this spring and keeping this rig goign for another 40 years.

[bocephus1991]

Looks good! As for painting the engine, I rebuilt mine and painted it after it was assembled. Make sure to get all the oil and grease off before priming. Don't paint the fins on the head or the block. Use epoxy primer or high heat rattle can primer then a engine enamel in satin finish. As for the seat I would go to tractor supply or orcselens and look at seats, unless your set on a original looking seat. You can check with occ sponsers and see what they have or eBay. I will tell you from experience, I scratched the $hit out of my rims putting tires on . I did like you and painted all of them first. Never again, I would prime and paint the inside then put the tire on and then paint the rest of the rim, masking and taping off the tires. I bought tires from morrow tire in Marshall Mo. Front and rear Ags, deestones I like them alright. Think they were around $200 - $250 for all 4. Looks good! Very detailed restore! I didn't take mine to all bare metal. I just did where there was rust. I sanded and primed the rest. I figure if the paint that's on it is not coming off easy , then it would be good to go. Oh I got decals from maplehunter , they look original. Very good quality!

[Gijazbo]

Well, as i look at all the threads i have worked off of i gaff at how i thought i would be done with this thing in a few months. I should have known that looking a the piston would cause a complete engine overhaul. I have made some progress, and i pick up the block from the machine shop next week.

cleaned and painet all the tins


Degreased and organized all the remaining hardware.


finnaly got it rolling!!!


Still looking for an upholstery shop for the seat and all the little doo dads, but its getting closer and closer. Which is good with spring around the corner.

[Berwil]

Looks great so far, keep at it and you'll have one sweet machine!

Bill

[finsruskw]

On painting your rims: I do it w/the tires mounted and deflated. You can usually get the tire on the rim without screwing up the back side if it is already painted.

Get the tires on the rim, don't inflate them.
take an old stretchy tee shirt or sweat shirt and cut a hole in the center about 2 or 3 inches smaller than the O.D. of the rim you are going to paint.
Then stretch it over the rim, the mat'l will suck down under the bead of the tire and cover the sidewall of it leaving the rim exposed an paint ready.

Has worked really well for me and ends the PITA of installing tires on painted rims W/O special tools.

Good Luck!!

[kostendorf]

I used trash bags and it worked great.
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[Gijazbo]

Well, over the past week i have been able to knock out some small jobs on the machine while awaiting the block returning from the machine shop.

I was going to buy a new muffler box from xtrememotorworks.com, but i decided instead to just beef it back up with some sheet metal and a whole bunch of rivets. Will it break again... yes... will it last a season or two.. probably. When it does break again i will poney up the $45 do get a new one.


Also got the seat on, i went with the CC replacement fo Northern tool. I also got slides as the wife likes to cut sometimes and she needs the seat up a bit.


Also had some time to tinker with the left over sheet metal from the box. I was looking at IH emblems for the front grill and those buggers are darn near 25 bucks used! Well, i still need to band the edges with a strip of silver, but heres what i came up with.




I should have the block back from the shop this weekend and i will start tearing into that. With any luck she will get fired up next weekend.

[finsruskw]

If yer rims are already painted, put the tires on from the back side with the rim on a nice soft piece of old carpet.