1450 build from a newbie

[Alvy]

Nice progress pics. I too was on the jeep forum kick for a while and built a Pretty decent YJ. But now the garage is jeep less and has been replaced with small nickel and dimers. Sandblasting is the way to go, I just got a cabinet from harbor freight and it works good. Obviously won't hold a frame but some guys have come up with pressure washer blasters, soda blasters, and the whole remove paint with electricity concept. I'm actually using some awesome stuf called aircraft paint stripper, works well, chemical and very toxic so I'm careful but they're all fun to try. Good job and continue to keep us posted

[sawdustdad]

The more tractors work on, the more I take to the sandblaster. It results in a better job overall. Nice progress! thanks for the pics.

[Gijazbo]

Well im back to this. After i looked at it some more it appears that the PO, for some reason, re welded the front pulley assembly. and not only that but he did it all caddywampus.







Also, it would look as though some field quick work was done on the pulleys themselves.

My question, does anyone have pictures similar to the ones i took. only correct. I just need to get an idea of where i need to go with them.

[ACecil]

Thanks for the pics and update!

[Maxwelhse]

Originally Posted by Alvy

Nice progress pics. I too was on the jeep forum kick for a while and built a Pretty decent YJ. But now the garage is jeep less and has been replaced with small nickel and dimers. Sandblasting is the way to go, I just got a cabinet from harbor freight and it works good. Obviously won't hold a frame but some guys have come up with pressure washer blasters, soda blasters, and the whole remove paint with electricity concept. I'm actually using some awesome stuf called aircraft paint stripper, works well, chemical and very toxic so I'm careful but they're all fun to try. Good job and continue to keep us posted

Dad has the "big" HF cabinet and I've been using it for years. I've OFTEN thought about building a plywood extension for it to be able to do longer stuff. A 258 pan fit, but it was TIGHT.

The HF cabinet is a solid deal when its on sale. You'll want a drywall filter for your shopvac and you'll need to clean it out with compressed air frequently though.

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That mule drive is ALLLLLL hosed up and looks like someone was using it to knock over stumps. You may be better off looking for a $10 replacement somewhere.

[Rdrnek]

Looking good so far! Have you started looking for your next Cub yet?

[Gijazbo]

I have been looking around, and i'm just wondering why these were stamped upside down. any input?

[Gijazbo]

Well i got a little more work done this weekend. Got the axel housing all cleaned up and "re-surfaced" the gasket contact areas.



After i just couldnt help myself, i had to paint something before i went crazy.



Im glad i did, it is motivating me to keep moving.

[snoel]

Yeah, progress!

[Maxwelhse]

Originally Posted by Gijazbo

I have been looking around, and i'm just wondering why these were stamped upside down. any input?

I'm just taking a guess from my experience in the manufacturing world, but it may not have been upside down during production for unknown reasons.
Case in point, I worked in a tire factory where every tire had a 4 character model code painted on the face of the tread (VERY common). Throughout the entire process it was "upside down" in all of the equipment for the sole reason that once it was made into a finished tire, it would presented to the consumer as "right side up" when looking at the tire from the outside as it would be vehicle mounted (we made lots of raised letter and white wall tires). That's sorta backward to this situation, but you get the idea of why it could happen.