1951 F16

[jaybee]

And here I thought those hinges were designed to have a ton of slop in them...

[kb426]

How's this for a slow news day: I now have a spare tire. And a matching wheel. LOL.

[kb426]

After doing yard work, I decided to do some small items. The 1st was removing a vibration in the left hand kick panel from the speaker. After removing the panel, I installed some sound deadener where the panel fit on the body frame work. With that panel off, access to the hood hinge is easy. I installed the left rebuilt hinge. I assembled all of the parts and the vibration is gone.

[kb426]

Today's task was to install the right side rebuilt hinge. The hinge nuts are blocked by the evaporator which means end wrenches and short twists. I spent quite a bit of time adjusting the hood and reached a stopping point Where the sides are equal but the front of the sheet metal needs to be raised to make the gap even all around the cowl. I don't know how much I will work on that when the truck is taken apart to paint. I think with age, these hoods get bent and don't fit as originally produced. I have time to think about this and see if I come up with a good solution. I went for a short drive and noticed that the hood doesn't move much while going down the road. I wonder how long the hinges will stay tight?

[WZ JUNK]

Rember the fit and finish of these years, of all models of trucks,  was not good.  They were work vehicles.

[kb426]

Houston, we have a problem! I opened one of the cans of the blue paint when it arrived and thought it looked way too light on toner. When I shook the can, it sounded like water instead of paint. This afternoon, I mixed up a tiny bit and shot a test panel over the black epoxy primer. I had 6 coats and you could still see black. I'm going to arrange for the paint to be returned. Here is where it get's interesting. I don't know if there was a mistake in formulation of the paint or the supplier has changed formulations and this is how it's supposed to be. I will make a call tomorrow and see if I can find some info. I'm back to square one of paint choice. I sure am glad that I found this out before being ready to paint finished parts.

[chimp koose]

Jeez that does not cover well ! Must be a paint issue . 6 coats of anything should cover well

[kb426]

Trivia for painters: I contacted the head of Kirker and asked questions. I have talked to him several times since 2003. I asked if decreased VOC content made for thinner viscosity. He said no. I asked if any of the solid colors should have less toner so as to be more translucent. He answered, no. This confirmed my thought that the paint wasn't mixed properly. Notice the difference in the color of the lids. The white is new paint from the same supplier.

[chimp koose]

Candy white ?  never knew they made a translucent white . What base color do you use with that?Maybe they thought you were painting ghost flames .

[kb426]

O&S made the decision to disable the truck. It's in confinement now. Paint jail doesn't seem like the correct term. By having it inoperable, I have more reason to work on it. I don't expect this to proceed rapidly but we'll see if the paint god smiles on me.

[jaybee]

I hope you're right and the paint was just a bad batch. I like the color you picked. It looks like it belongs on a truck from that era.

[chimp koose]

I have never seen a truck of yours I didnt like I still miss pictures of the 32 you had.

[kb426]

I'm starting over on color choice. The blue would be a crap shoot unless I change brands. I'll have plenty of time to think about that while I'm sanding bondo. LOL.

[chimp koose]

Never too late to try metalflake!!

[kb426]

C.K., no better than my eye sight is, I think I better stick to something simple.  I appreciate the fact that you don't give up. LOL.
More nekkidness from O&S today. The rest of the front is off. It comes off way easier than it will go back on after painting. I block sanded the epoxy with 220 and water and found more low spots to attempt to straighten. It's about to get real boring so the updates won't be often until there is something memorable to report.