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Project Rustbucket - Rear fenders

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Dan

03-30-2005 19:47:12

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It has been a very challanging last few days on the project. The previous owner must have broken the long bolts that holds the fenders and stabilizer brackets on through the axle. So - he welded nuts on the insides of the axle openings and ran square head bolts from above for the fenders, and below for the stabilizer brackets - if you can see on the from behind pic. I was just going to leave it this way, but I simply could not. So, I soaked with Kroil, heated with a plumbers torch (all I have), and repeated several hundred times it seems. As you can see from the close up pic, the square head bolts were rusted pretty bad, one was more than halfway corroded off. I could just barely get my wrench in there on the good one, but with a few wacks from my trusty hammer it finally moved after two days. I was really regreting the corroded bolt, as the wrench would not fit on it. Out came the trusty vice grips and in a stroke of good luck this bolt was not as rusted in the threads and turned out with the vice grips. The stabilizer bolts had more clearance, so I could put some grunt on those. I took my Dremel with a cutting disk (I could not get my angle grinder on the insides of the fender openings) and cut the weld around the bottoms of the nuts welded on the insides of my axle openings, then took a cold chisel and popped them out. Cleaned up the bad failed weld bead that they "tried" to weld the bottom of the fender bracket to the top of the axle with my angle grinder, and brought it down to smooth with the rest of the axle. At the same time as I am doing this, I am also heating and soaking the left brake actuator arm where it connects to the brake rod. That pin was stuck in there pretty good as well - but I finally got that out as well. Just for grins, I chiseled out the old brass brake actuator bushing in the left trumpet getting ready for the new parts that should arrive tomorrow. Little victories - but now I get to do it all over again on the right side...

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Dan

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Rick H. Ga.

03-31-2005 11:20:09

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Re: Project Rustbucket - Rear fenders in reply to Dan, 03-30-2005 19:47:12

Hi Dan,

I guess my Jubilee project was not as bad as I thought. You have faced some real challenges restoring your rust bucket. However, I do admire you for the relentless effort and enthusiastic determination you have shown regarding your restoration project.

I had my rear fenders professionally sand blasted and I filled in the pitting and small holes with bondo. My rear fenders turned out great with no return rust bumps under the new paint. However, I was not as fortunate on my hood panels. I did some electrolysis and a lot of sanding and wire brushing to remove some extensive surface rust on the hood but I did not have it sandblasted. Now, (after several months) I have noticed some small, pimple type bumps under the paint on the hood where some of the dreaded rust has apparently reared its ugly head again. Initially, my paint job turned out great.

As you said, this is a hobby and we learn from our mistakes. I may re-do the hood at some point in time but the Jubilee runs too good right now to fool with it for a while.

Best regards,

Rick H. Ga.

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Dan

03-31-2005 13:03:06

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Re: Project Rustbucket - Rear fenders in reply to Rick H. Ga., 03-31-2005 11:20:09

Rick - I sure hate to hear about your hood. I always spray the metal down with Rustoleum primer after I clean it up just to help cut down on it possibly rusting under the paint. Your NAA looks so good now, it would take YEARS of rust buildup to even be noticable.

My fenders are rusted pretty bad, all the way through in a few areas, and dented up in spots. will pound out the dents, sandblast it, then beg my skillfull Father-in-Law to weld up the rust through areas and grind it down flush. He did an excellent job on the three rust through spots on my dash panel - you can't even tell it was repaired now that it is painted. Here is a pic of the dash after the bead blasting and weld repair. There was a 6' line of rust through on the right side of this pic on the side that is facing the camera (would be facing towards the front of the tractor when installed) under the proofmeter. It is just a shiny area on the pic, an excellent repair job.

Thanks for the reply,
Dan

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Russ in SoCal

03-31-2005 07:38:13

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Re: Project Rustbucket - Rear fenders in reply to Dan, 03-30-2005 19:47:12

Some people would have taken the fender off the support so it wasn"t slappin them in the face. Course that"s eleventy-seven more bolts.
R 8 ^ )

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Dan

03-31-2005 07:48:30

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Re: Project Rustbucket - Rear fenders in reply to Russ in SoCal, 03-31-2005 07:38:13

I am notorious for doing things the hard way. Every time I think I am taking a faster route - it ends up taking me twice as long :)

Luckily this is a hobby I really enjoy, and not a business that is costing me money for delays, I would go broke for sure.

Dan

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Russ in SoCal

03-31-2005 09:58:38

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AMEN!!! nt in reply to Dan, 03-31-2005 07:48:30

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