redrooster 83 #51 Posted March 22, 2014 Steering tower painted along with other parts. Man this is a labor intensive project. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. 856 170 #53 Posted March 23, 2014 looks great and yes you are right. for being such small machines they do take some time. Im on the tail end of redoing an 856, engine and all and its been a lot of hours. I need to use this tractor this spring/summer so I am certainly speeding up the process. keep up the good work on yours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris hall 5 #54 Posted March 24, 2014 Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk i really like you work stand . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 649 #55 Posted March 24, 2014 You do nice work, and thats going to be great looking when your finished! Matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
608KEB 794 #56 Posted March 24, 2014 I've been following your thread.You do really nice work. I can't wait to see it finished! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redrooster 83 #57 Posted March 24, 2014 Thanks for the compliments. I feel like I'm getting over the hump! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #58 Posted March 24, 2014 Red. I want to throw another compliment your way to. Hard work but it's looking sweet. Your doing a class job. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redrooster 83 #59 Posted March 27, 2014 Starting to get a lot of these small parts back on. Next up I'll be painting the brake parts and lift mechanism in order to complete the steering tower. I can't stress how important it is to take plenty of pictures and label each bag as to what and were the parts go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 649 #60 Posted March 28, 2014 Starting to get a lot of these small parts back on. Next up I'll be painting the brake parts and lift mechanism in order to complete the steering tower. I can't stress how important it is to take plenty of pictures and label each bag as to what and were the parts go.uploadfromtaptalk1395956408352.jpg Smart Man!! Matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redrooster 83 #61 Posted March 30, 2014 Electrical wiring installed and new front and rear rubber mounted! [emoji3] 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HorseFixer 2,012 #62 Posted March 30, 2014 Lookin Good Rooster! ~Duke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 649 #63 Posted March 30, 2014 You definitely know the meaning of quality work! Looks fantastic, and sets a restoration off, like a fresh set of AG's! Matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rexman72 210 #64 Posted March 30, 2014 looking really good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,547 #65 Posted March 30, 2014 Looking great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #66 Posted March 31, 2014 What can I say? Its been said. But I have to say it,,,,LOOKS GREAT! Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ol550 825 #67 Posted March 31, 2014 Not a real common rear wheel. Would be easier to paint though. Good resto job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HorseFixer 2,012 #68 Posted April 2, 2014 Rooster, Mighty fine looking machine! ~Duke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redrooster 83 #69 Posted April 3, 2014 (edited) Finished hooking up the brake today and decided to repaint the lift arm and drive belt cover. I made the same old mistake of not having good lightning so I didn't realize the paint coverage was not heavy enough. The morale of the story is take your time, do a little and do it right. Edited April 3, 2014 by redrooster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fun Engineer 859 #70 Posted April 3, 2014 Nice job red rooster. You'll be glad you went through the trouble to take it completely apart. You will have a better paint job than when it came from the factory. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redrooster 83 #71 Posted April 5, 2014 Stripping the fender and hood today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #72 Posted April 5, 2014 Red. Are you using that little sand blaster gun for that? Ty. Work is coming along really nice. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redrooster 83 #73 Posted April 5, 2014 I used paint stripper initially but it only got about half of the paint. I used the sand blaster gun to take off the rest of the paint and rust. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redrooster 83 #74 Posted April 10, 2014 Steering tower nearly complete. Fender and hood are next up. You have to be very careful when tightening bolts on fresh paint. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56flatbed 29 #75 Posted April 14, 2014 Hey RR, looks really good! Did you remember to clean off the paint and use star washers on your ground connections? By the way, I started tearing down my C141A a couple months back. Kind of stalled right now though. Way too many things going on right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
