TT-(Moderator) 1,131 #26 Posted December 31, 2014 I'm not a betting man, but after seeing the underside of that hood I would put money on that tractor being the one I rescued a long time ago. It left here around 5 years ago and went to Ft. Wayne, IN. The only picture I could find: Here's a video: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #27 Posted December 31, 2014 Terry I believe you are correct about it being the same tractor, I bought this one from a gentleman in Swayzee, In. this past summer. Even the left foot rest was missing just like the one in your pic. As seen below. Thanks for posting that video!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KyBlue 655 #28 Posted January 2, 2015 My suggestion would be for the pitting to use bondo ... For Pinholes you'll need something like AllMetal. The underside seam ... well you're going to be about the only one who see's it so ... how bad is it going to bother you?? I mean you can grind the welds but ... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #29 Posted January 5, 2015 Blue I have about half of the pitting filled now with the 3M which is doing a pretty good job, the biggest down side is the long drying time. I've been putting a light skim coat on and coming back the next day to sand. Slow but steady, I'll post some pics later in the week. The seam underneath doesn't bother me at all and the only thing that will be done with it is a light sanding and paint. Ground out a lot of bondo on some of the deeper dents and got out the hammer and dollies to straighten them out. I've got all winter and then some to finish her up so time isn't a factor but I would sure hate to do this for a living! It also helps that having everything all original is not a priority. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KyBlue 655 #30 Posted January 5, 2015 Blue I have about half of the pitting filled now with the 3M which is doing a pretty good job, the biggest down side is the long drying time. I've been putting a light skim coat on and coming back the next day to sand. Slow but steady, I'll post some pics later in the week. The seam underneath doesn't bother me at all and the only thing that will be done with it is a light sanding and paint. Ground out a lot of bondo on some of the deeper dents and got out the hammer and dollies to straighten them out. I've got all winter and then some to finish her up so time isn't a factor but I would sure hate to do this for a living! It also helps that having everything all original is not a priority. If you ever need a hand ... you're not terribly far away ... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #31 Posted January 5, 2015 If you ever need a hand ... you're not terribly far away ... I really appreciate that partner, thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #32 Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) It has been almost a year now and I've been remiss with the updates. The transmission is back together... Along with the rest of the sheet metal... Just a few minor parts to go including Terry's decals.... A new set of Carlisle's ... A year or so later the old girl is back on her feet.... The heat shield and belt guard held things up a bit but it finally came together. Edited December 1, 2015 by Molon_Labe 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #33 Posted December 1, 2015 Good lookin' there. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,040 #34 Posted December 1, 2015 That was well worth the wait, you did a great job. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 6,032 #35 Posted December 1, 2015 I just read this thread. Awesome job that looks very nice. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dclarke 4,032 #36 Posted December 1, 2015 Nice job on your suburban! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #37 Posted December 1, 2015 Sharp looking for sure. Great job. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedRanger 1,468 #38 Posted December 1, 2015 Came together real nice. Cool to see an old video of the same tractor. Wish I knew the history of mine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,036 #39 Posted December 1, 2015 I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one who take a long tome to do a resto. Outstanding job 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,752 #40 Posted December 1, 2015 16 hours ago, Hank01 said: I just read this thread. Awesome job that looks very nice. Me also ....what did you use for honing the axle bushings? I used a brake cylinder hone with 220 grit stones but it seemed to take alot of honing. I had gotten a complete set of bearings, bushing & gaskets from Jake Kuhn for about the same price from motion less the grief of ordering them from motion. Best thing tho I knew I was getting the right ones. He had warned me about the bushings being undersized. Also what what your source on the muffler? Looks reallll nice to us 400 fans. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,700 #41 Posted December 1, 2015 It does look sharp...nice job. Any problem with that 3rd gear?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #42 Posted December 2, 2015 10 hours ago, WHX6 said: Me also ....what did you use for honing the axle bushings? I used a brake cylinder hone with 220 grit stones but it seemed to take alot of honing. I had gotten a complete set of bearings, bushing & gaskets from Jake Kuhn for about the same price from motion less the grief of ordering them from motion. Best thing tho I knew I was getting the right ones. He had warned me about the bushings being undersized. Also what what your source on the muffler? Looks reallll nice to us 400 fans. Those axle bushings took a bit of work to get right. Ended up using 150 grit emery cloth taped and wrapped around a deep well socket to hone them out. The muffler in the pics is just a 3/4 npt B&S type but has been replaced since with one of these 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #43 Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) On 12/1/2015, 12:24:45, stevasaurus said: It does look sharp...nice job. Any problem with that 3rd gear?? Thanks Steve! No issues at all with the transmission, 3rd gear is solid as a rock, did build up the shift forks and test the detents before putting it all back together to make sure the gears were engaging fully. I would much rather work on a 2 piece transmission any day! On 12/1/2015, 10:26:10, Racinbob said: I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one who take a long tome to do a resto. Outstanding job Thanks Bob, you were a great resource with this one. I'm too old to get in a hurry these days which is why I've been over a year getting this thing wrapped up. That and trying to round up all of the missing bits and pieces, kind of like a non-stop treasure hunt. Edited December 3, 2015 by Molon_Labe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,485 #44 Posted December 5, 2015 Wow! NICE JOB! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
