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Okie-Chopper
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December 11, 2008, 12:06:14 am »
Glad bead blasting is still cheap around here....lol........Bob
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December 12, 2008, 12:16:20 am »
Well today 12/11/2008 I got the tin's blasted
. And took them to the powder coater. And now while that is being preformed I can spend some time on the engine.
here are a few pic's of today's outing.
This pic is of a race car frame he just got done with.
And these are a few of what I got done to engine. Like rebuilding the starter and the carb.
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December 12, 2008, 02:36:55 pm »
Your doing a great job! Looks better than new!
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December 12, 2008, 05:01:48 pm »
Thank-you, that is my main objective is to make it one of a kind. I think it will turn a few head's at the auto show. Whats left to fix up in this world we live in? everything else has had it's turn, so now lawntractor's should be next.
Granted this one will never mow another blade of grass, ( it will be able to but it won't ). It's going to be shown and set in a few show rooms around town here.
I'm tryin to raise awareness to the lawn tractor world and how much fun it could be if givin a chance.
Bob......Okie-Chopper
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December 16, 2008, 10:00:09 pm »
I hope to have the tin's back from the powder coater tomorrow. If i do I'll post the pic's of them.
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December 18, 2008, 09:27:43 pm »
Ok I got all the stuff back, but the top engine cover. Still waiting on that. So I just got the bent up one on for now to do so more mock-up. the hood is not together yet. And I just set the rear tin's on to see how it's looks.
And I got to drill out the holes and chase all other holes with a tap and die set to cleans them out.
Also I did a little more work to the engine, like a rebuilt starter, and finished the exhaust system
And this is the can of worms I still got to do, tear down new springs and bushings. and paint.
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December 19, 2008, 08:33:56 am »
How expensive is powder coating versus paint? Do they use a primer under the powder coat?
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December 19, 2008, 04:17:26 pm »
I got all of this powder coating done for 60.00 and 40.00 for the sand blasting. once the powder coating is on and dried, I ment baked It is very hard to sand blast it off again and is very hard to chip.
no primer is needed they spray it on and then bake it. Also there are many colors to pick from. For racing I think it's the best way to go as far as long lasting.
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December 20, 2008, 12:10:22 pm »
I got the hood done and thought I would set it on and get a few pic's of it to share.
still waiting on the top engine tin to get done tho.
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December 21, 2008, 11:57:40 am »
You are doing one sweet job on this restoration
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December 29, 2008, 11:55:53 pm »
I got the final part back from the powder coater today, so i did a little more detail work
And also I found some really kool stuff that would clear up yellowed plastic head lamp len's.
I for got to take a before pic but I had one on the green tractor that was as bad as the one i cleaned on the red tractor.
It's called Blue Magic plastic head lamp restorer.
And I also found a good deal on oil filter's for a Briggs engine. I got a tractor the other day and it had WIX oil filter the number was 51056 and I had it crossed and they had a fram it was $14.00 and a STP oil filter that cost $3.58 at Auto zone. I compared all filter's and the only difference I seen was the color on the filter's.
More pic's to come Bob
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December 30, 2008, 12:00:51 am »
Power steering fluid works pretty good too, If you can't find anything else.
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December 30, 2008, 08:41:46 am »
WOW .. that looks great..
Will you run the mower are will it it just be pushed into displays?
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December 30, 2008, 09:47:55 am »
oil filters are oil filters, but there is a internal difference. Some of the less expensive filters are very cheap made on the inside.
But if you keep the oil changed often you should be ok.
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December 30, 2008, 03:47:40 pm »
The mower will be running a lot, the engine was rebuilt last summer. It will be a running trailer queen.
Bob
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