Restoration of 03N21368

m38inmaine · #1 May 7th, 2020, 09:33 AM

I have been very slack on taking pictures during this current restoration, hoping I can catch up and get back on track. Truck is a 1968 M715, had no engine or transmission when I got it, transfer and all else were there. I purchased a total of 4 trucks to end up with enough to build one, most all of the rest was sold. Here is the engine, I had the fuel pump rebuilt, water pump NOS, rebuilt the carb and replaced most of the gaskets, made new vent/fuel lines, new clutch/pressure plate/throw out bearing and a lot of cleaning and painting. She runs great and hopefully will be a strong long lasting engine. A lot more to post shortly.

bmac6026 · #2 May 7th, 2020, 09:50 AM

that is nice enough to display in your living room!

Beast · #3 May 7th, 2020, 11:24 AM

Looking great!

m38inmaine · #4 May 7th, 2020, 12:49 PM

Thank you for the positive comments. Transmission re-sealed, cleaned, painted and rebuilt the shift tower. Cab back sandblasted/primed, new shoes, lines, cylinders and waiting for drums to be turned. Windshield blasted/primed/painted, new glass, weatherstrip, bottom seal and wipers, just sitting on cowl for some bling.

m38inmaine · #5 May 7th, 2020, 02:57 PM

New tires, this was by far my greatest expense so far, also very labor intensive, had to use the thumb on a back hoe bucket to dismount the old tires. Bottom of bed blasted/primed/painted, waiting for decent weather to finish. Dash panel with a few items installed, managed to protect and save the warranty decal. Seats finished and re covered, grill guard and instrument panel. I did more of a preserve on the instrument panel, re-painted the bezels and used Flitz polish to clean up the lenses.