Timeline

The timeline is sorted by month and year, with "cliff notes" about what went on during that time frame. Feel free to browse directly to the part you're interested in...
Click on the month to get a detailed description (with pictures!) of what happened during that month.

2011
- May
  - Found the car
  - Begged the missus mercily until permission to buy it got
  - Had a friend's father go take pics
- June
  - Paid for the truck
  - Truck delivered
  - Titled the truck
  - Paved shed
  - Drove kids around the block
  - Found and (temporarily) fixed generator problem
  - Found coolant leak & blown head gasket(?)
  - Removed Bed floor & tail gate
- July
  - Pulled Doghouse off
  - Removed Headlights
- Aug & Sep
  - Did nothing
  - Absolutely nothing
  - And I feel a bit bad about it, too...
- October
  - Waterproofed the shed
  - Removed the rear fenders
  - Removed the bed
- November
  - Installed a winch beam
  - Removed the windshield
  - Drained the coolant
- December
  - Removed the Body
  - Thought about next steps a bit...
  - Removed exhaust system
  - Removed pedals
  - Pulled emergrncy brake system
  - Pulled spare tire mount
  - Pulled battery (really, just now?)
2012
- January
  - Pulled the primary braking system
  - Pulled the steering column
  - Built an engine stand
  - Pulled the engine
  - pulled the motor mounts
  - Pulled the frame off the suspension(s)
- February
  - Pulled springs from suspension
  - Pulled rear drums
  - Hurt my hand doing other manly things... Nothing more for the month...
- March
  - Removed brakes, backing plates, and radius arms from rear end
  - Began disassembling rear brakes
  - Removed drag link and Pittman arm
  - Removed steering arms (with tie rod attached)
  - Removed tie rod from steering arms (or was it the other way around?)
  - Pulled front brakes, backing plates, spindles and king pins from the front axle
- April
  - Removed wishbone from front axle
  - Tore down differential
  - Bought an arbor press
  - Bought a drill press
  - Pulled the pins from front brake actuator rods
  - Pulled pins from rear Brake Actuators (they'll need replaced, I think)
  - Tore down the steering column (Got a surprise!)
  - Went on vacation. Done for the month.
- May
  - ... It's starting to const me money, now...
  - Finished disassembly of the steering column
  - Bought a 5 gal fuel container and 5 gal of kerosens
  - Cleaned the steering parts and an initial wash out of the rear end components
  - Bought a bunch of seals, shims, etc for the rear end and the steering column
  - Bought a bunch of POR and Chassis Black from Eastwood
  - Brought the rear end housings, steering column (external) components, ans all the steering arms to a local machine shop for cleaning.
- June
  - Got the cleaned housings back
  - Scraped rust off the housings
  - Painted several parts - Figured out I had the wron Chaasi Black (gloss vs satin)
- July
  - Took Baking plates to machine shop for bushing removal
  - Bought some paint chips
  - Installed Zerk fittings in the front brake shafts
  - Took Axle housings to Schwalms for repair
- August
  - Painted some smaller parts
  - Reassembled the upper steering column
  - Reassembled gear box and steering column
  - Picked up and painted new axle housings
  - Hit the front backing plates with Fast-Etch
- September
  - Knocked the bushings from the rear springs
  - Disassembled the rear springs (leaves)
  - Cleaned the rear leaves
  - "made" a differential measurement tool
  - Pulled the tires & tubes from the wheels
- October
  - Measured the axle housings
  - Inserted seals in the axle housings
  - Cleaned the rear leaves
  - Disassembled the front leaf spring
  - Pulled the actuators clevises from the brake crossbar
  - Pulled the bearings from the emergency brake cross-bar
  - Installed Passenger-side axle housing and bearing races
  - Installed driver's side Differential carrier race
  - Installed carrier bearings
  - Re-installed pinion gear nut
  - Installed Drive shaft, torque tube, and carrier bearings
- November
  - Sealed some rear-end gaskets
  - Brought frame, wheels, and a bunch of other parts out for blast & some paint
  - Survived Hurricane Sandy - turned a fallen tree into firewood...
  - Finished assembly of differential (and painted it)
- December
  - Got parts back from blaster's
  - Painted a couple parts
  - Got cold, sick, and tired, some... D'oh.
2013
- Jan-Feb
  - Didn't do a darned thing, sinc it was too cold to paint, and I need to do some painting before I can do anything else... d'oh.
- April
  - It finally started to warm up!
  - Painted a couple parts
- May
  - Primed the spring leaves
  - Lubed the leaves
  - Assembled the leaves
  - Painted Backing Plates
  - Did a "Fill Weld" on the rusted radius arm
- June
  - Trimmed the hedges... Permanently...
  - Assembled the Front Axle
  - Assembled all the brakes & brake components
- July
  - Assembled Front Suspension
  - Assembled Rear Suspension
- August thru October
  - Painted the frame
  - Put frame on front suspension
  - Installed rear spring in frame
  - Did not install rear axle (d'oh)
  - Realized I have some re-work to do (D'oh!)
- November
  - Cleaned out steering box
  - Installed rear axle (rolling chassis! Yay!)
  - Broke a U-bolt (d'oh!)
  - Did some arc welding (stick) with the kids...
- December
  - Fixed broken motor mount
  - Broke a U-bolt (d'oh!)
2014
- January
  - Installed Emergency Brake Cross-Shaft
  - Started rebuild of Service Brake Cross-Shaft
- February
  - Finished Assembling Service Brake Cross-Shaft (might send it off for rebuild)
  - Tore down steering column for adjustment - didn't get there (d'oh!)
  - Installed & tightened all the frame-spring U-Bolts
  - Pulled Transmission from Engine
- March
  - Started engine tear-down
- April
  - Continued engine tear-down
- May
  - "Tuned" the steering box
  - Installed Steering Column
  - Continued engine tear-down
- June
  - Completed Engine Tear-down (as far as I can go with the tools I've got)
- July
  - Brought engine to shop for rebuild
  - Tore down transmission
2015-2017
- Did next to nothing. A great dissappointment.
- Got the engine back
2018
- January
  - Updated the site
  - ... things to come (I hope)...
2019
- May
  - Pulled cam shaft and lifters
  - Pulled clutch housing, and crank shaft
  - Dammit, the mains' babbits are hosed.
- June
  - Pulled Steering Column
- August
  - Received a bent bearing cage
- September
  - Removed Race from steering box... Not
  - Removed Race from steering box... Not
  - Removed Race from steering box... Finally
- October
  - Reinstalled steering column... Still have interference.
- November
  - Installed shock links
  - Bought (and assembled) an engine stand
2020
- January
  - Brought the engine (in pieces) to the shop
- February
  - Brought the engine back home
- March
  - Painted Head and Timing cover
  - Painted the block
  - Installed Brake Cross Shaft
  - Finished installing shock links
- April
  - Cleaned/rearranged the garage - moved all the engine parts to the house side
  - Painted remaining engine parts
  - Mounted bllock on engine stand
  - Installed bearings & crank
  - Installed lighting in the garage
  - Pulled crank & did plastigauge check (it's good)
  - Installed cam & lifters
  - Installed Pistons & timing cover
- May
  - Bought some tools
  - Torqed rod bolts
  - Installed valve guides & valves
  - Installed Oil Pump
  - Installed Oil Pump drive gear
  - Installed mod for oil filter
  - Installed oil pan. twice *sigh*
  - Installed oil Retrun Pipe
  - Installed flywheel housing & flywheel

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