Spring to summer.

[Retired Wrencher 5,464]

After about 100hr on this one. I am done. This is my third 1257 I have had and have. I hate to paint these, but the P/O did the outside only It had three shades of red, so that is why I redid the paint. I hope you enjoy the picks.

[Achto 27,597]

Most excellent job !! 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,596]

[Pullstart 62,905]

Looks better than new!

[ri702bill 8,327]

Cecil & Elmer would be right proud ......

[Retired Wrencher 5,464]

1 hour ago, Achto said:

Most excellent job !! 

Thank you for the reply. Glade it is done.

 

[Retired Wrencher 5,464]

8 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

Cecil & Elmer would be right proud ......

Thanks Bill. It is great when you have the time and take your time to do it right.

[Retired Wrencher 5,464]

Achto: Thank you for the reply. Time for the next project.

[ebinmaine 67,570]

3 hours ago, Retired Wrencher said:

. It is great when you have the time and take your time to do it right.

 

Take your time and do it right, is the only way to do something. Whether you have the time to do it or not.

You can either do it right the first time or you can go back and fix it later so you might as well do it right the first time.

 

 

3 hours ago, Retired Wrencher said:

 Time for the next project.

 

If you're looking for something to do, stop up and see me n Trina.

In case you hadn't figured it out already we've always got about 742 projects going on and that's just fine by us.

 

 

 

Absolutely excellent work on this one Sir. Just looks fantastic.

 

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

6 hours ago, Retired Wrencher said:

 

 

Excellent rebuild and restoration. 100 hours to do this sounds like a lot of hours but it's really not. So much work goes into all the little details that set apart a proper restoration from a rattlecan spraybomb job.

 

About the little details; are those plastic (teflon) bushes on that pivot point for the hood? And are those standard?

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[kpinnc 12,082]

6 hours ago, Retired Wrencher said:

I hate to paint these,

 

Well, for someone who hates it- it seems you are pretty good at it!

 

Looks awesome! 

[ri702bill 8,327]

18 minutes ago, sjoemie himself said:

are those plastic (teflon) bushes on that pivot point for the hood? And are those standard?

Look like split Nyliners - they will work, but are meant to be pressed/twisted into a hole - very flexable and they can "wiggle" - they are thin and usually need support from both sides....

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,330]

Gary-

i sure hope you buy another lottery ticket…..

[WHGuy413 2,695]

Beautiful job! That thing looks brand new or nicer than brand new. What did you use for paint?

[Retired Wrencher 5,464]

13 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Take your time and do it right, is the only way to do something. Whether you have the time to do it or not.

You can either do it right the first time or you can go back and fix it later so you might as well do it right the first time.

 

 

 

If you're looking for something to do, stop up and see me n Trina.

In case you hadn't figured it out already we've always got about 742 projects going on and that's just fine by us.

 

 

 

Absolutely excellent work on this one Sir. Just looks fantastic.

 

Thanks, Eric, for the for the kind words and invite.

[Retired Wrencher 5,464]

8 hours ago, WHGuy413 said:

Beautiful job! That thing looks brand new or nicer than brand new. What did you use for paint?

Rattle can regal red. The P/O did a great job on the paint, but it was an off shade of red. It had assembly scratches, as you can see in the picks. so, I just blended in the regal red paint. Thanks for the post.

[Retired Wrencher 5,464]

11 hours ago, stevebo said:

Gary-

i sure hope you buy another lottery ticket…..

Steve that was good. I am still laughing on that. Good one. Thanks for the post.

[Retired Wrencher 5,464]

12 hours ago, ri702bill said:

Look like split Nyliners - they will work, but are meant to be pressed/twisted into a hole - very flexable and they can "wiggle" - they are thin and usually need support from both sides....

Last time I bought these from a dealer they were hard to get. Maybe not now?

[Retired Wrencher 5,464]

12 hours ago, kpinnc said:

 

Well, for someone who hates it- it seems you are pretty good at it!

 

Looks awesome! 

Thanks, KPINNC. Luckily the P/O did a good job. That help a lot on my end.

[Retired Wrencher 5,464]

12 hours ago, sjoemie himself said:

Excellent rebuild and restoration. 100 hours to do this sounds like a lot of hours but it's really not. So much work goes into all the little details that set apart a proper restoration from a rattlecan spraybomb job.

 

About the little details; are those plastic (teflon) bushes on that pivot point for the hood? And are those standard?

Thanks for the post. Yes, they were at the time I bought them from a dealer years ago they were hard to find. Thanks for the post.

[ri702bill 8,327]

1 hour ago, Retired Wrencher said:

Last time I bought these from a dealer they were hard to get. Maybe not now?

McMaster Carr carries them...

[23 Reo 229]

I've never seen a nicer Wheel Horse.

 

[Retired Wrencher 5,464]

Wow! Thanks for the post 23 Reo, but I have seen better because it had some flaws, or a few things where not right with it. I did the best I could.

[ebinmaine 67,570]

15 minutes ago, Retired Wrencher said:

 I did the best I could

 

This. Is the part that counts.  

[c-series don 8,719]

@Retired Wrencher I really appreciate your attention to detail, that’s what separates “It’s okay” to “Wow, that’s really nice!” My kinda guy! Great job!