ebinmaine 67,474 #276 Posted December 29, 2019 Trina got after the seat and rear fenders this evening. We had some fun removing the bolts to disassemble the seat and fenders. PO solutions.... She removed the paint from the seat and one fender. I straightened out the seat pan just a little with a hammer on the vise anvil. 2 coats primer, 2 coats paint. It'll need at least 1 more coat of paint but I like this textured metallic brown ALOT. One VERY nice advantage to this textured paint is that the seat surface will be slightly more resistant to "butt slide" movement. She also put a good coat of primer on the frame. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #277 Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) Means that you can hardly slides in curves without sliding out of Seat😂.. btw. Thanks for update with Picts. But i‘m with you i like those nonglossy texture in surfaces. I has a bit of differece in the Surface to „normally“ painted.👍 as mentioned before, i still vote for a 2 Color Finish, think about Clear Paint on Seat🤔. 😇 Edited December 29, 2019 by Tractorhead 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,474 #278 Posted December 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tractorhead said: Clear Paint I'm thinking that with this project most of the tractor will be a satin or rough surface and the hood will be the first thing we try to paint to a gloss smooth finish. Likely a clear coat on the hood as well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,851 #279 Posted December 29, 2019 I forgot about those funky cool custom rear fenders... that’ll help simplify the body stretch! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #280 Posted December 29, 2019 That sounded real great Eric 👍 My virtual eye see a real great looking 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #281 Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) Waiting! Edited January 11, 2020 by Stormin 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,474 #282 Posted January 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Stormin said: Waiting! WOW you folks are anxious for this project! Between you and @Lee1977 I better get back to going!!! We got @19richie66 working on his. @pullstart making a monster. And @Cvans working on getting an incredible engine in a C160. You'd think you should have enough to watch but noooooooo...... Ok well I'll see if I can The Paint Department to throw a little sparkling brown around today. I'll be having some shop time dismantling a parts tractor to get at the transmission I want to look at. 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #283 Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) Take your time Eric. No pressure here. My project is liable to stop at any moment. Edited January 11, 2020 by 19richie66 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #284 Posted January 11, 2020 ... as time goes by, i‘ll think eric is on turn..😂👍 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jebbear 377 #285 Posted January 11, 2020 5 hours ago, 19richie66 said: Take your time Eric. No pressure here. My project is liable to stop at any moment. Guaranteed no pressure here either. You guys will all have several rebuilds done til I wrap up my first!😀 Hang in there all, still hoping to get back in the mix soon. I’m still going for the record of longest drawn out project ever! 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,851 #286 Posted January 11, 2020 2 hours ago, jebbear said: Guaranteed no pressure here either. You guys will all have several rebuilds done til I wrap up my first!😀 Hang in there all, still hoping to get back in the mix soon. I’m still going for the record of longest drawn out project ever! Other than the time it takes for me to build a bathroom! Last one was 686 days. I’m going on a year and a half for this one... looking forward to some of your progress updates! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,474 #287 Posted January 11, 2020 I got the old 1267/"1287" mongrel taken apart today. That has/had the 8 speed transmission I wanted to use for Colossus because I know it's fairly tight and shifts well. I left it draining... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,361 #288 Posted January 11, 2020 It probably will take a colossal amount of time for a project like Colossus, just thinking out loud 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #289 Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) It certainly is a Colossubility Edited January 11, 2020 by 19richie66 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #290 Posted January 11, 2020 But a good thing will take it‘s Time 😂😂😂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,474 #291 Posted January 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, rjg854 said: It probably will take a colossal amount of time for a project like Colossus, just thinking out loud I believe that to be a fair statement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cvans 1,009 #293 Posted January 12, 2020 Good to see you making progress. When it gets below zero here it's hard for me to think about warming up the shop to play with the horses. Are you working in your basement? Kind of looks like it in the photos. If so your shop will be warm. Nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,474 #294 Posted January 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Cvans said: . Are you working in your basement? Kind of looks like it in the photos. If so your shop will be warm. Nice A little of both. We have a workshop in the basement and also a 16 x 20 outdoor workshop. During the cold season we do most of our stuff downstairs but chemicals like gas and paint stay out. Also the wood and metal cutting tools are outside so the mess stays there. All of the assembly will be done in the nice toasty warm basement. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herder 2,354 #295 Posted January 12, 2020 12 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: A little of both. We have a workshop in the basement and also a 16 x 20 outdoor workshop. During the cold season we do most of our stuff downstairs but chemicals like gas and paint stay out. Also the wood and metal cutting tools are outside so the mess stays there. All of the assembly will be done in the nice toasty warm basement. If your getting a similar weather pattern to me, all work will be indoors today. Monsoon. Holy Cow Batman. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,474 #296 Posted January 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, Herder said: If your getting a similar weather pattern to me, all work will be indoors today. Monsoon. Holy Cow Batman. Looks like the majority of the rain will go just north of our mountains. Northern Maine is in store for a rather nasty ice storm. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #297 Posted January 12, 2020 We got all that slop yesterday here in Michigan...lots of water everywhere!!! Better put a life jacket on the ‘s... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herder 2,354 #298 Posted January 12, 2020 18 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: We got all that slop yesterday here in Michigan...lots of water everywhere!!! Better put a life jacket on the ‘s... Muck boots, the ground has thawed and turned to grease. It's almost as bad as ice. My shepherd is the only one enjoying this mess, she's 4/4ing. Mud everywhere. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,659 #299 Posted January 12, 2020 Everything got pressured washed here last night around 10:30 for about 10 minutes and then was gone. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #300 Posted January 12, 2020 If the Temps not too cold, that could still be a funny day. Get Skiing Wear, hang a old Truck Tyre tube with a 10 m rope on the End on the horse and..... Wheeeeee... 😂😎 here the Weather is also very, hmm, very ... Unfair. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
