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1961H67

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  1. Looking Great! I’m in the same situation, I tore the LJ apart in 1996 . Hopefully you will have good weather for running your air & hyd lines, It’s coming together!
  2. Thank You! It looks pretty dang close to what I have already painted my fuel tank, we waxed some of the Yellow under the emblems , then used the code picture to come up with the color, The next time I go to the paint store I’ll give them the number on your chart , just to see if it will crossover. Thanks Again!
  3. I have not, good idea. I will reach out to them and ask . I have sanded and chipped away at the old paint until I think I can tape it up and get pretty close to what was sprayed over the solid red in 1951 . But it would be nice to find some old pictures of Coke trucks in the early 50s . Thanks , making progress.
  4. Thank You! Yes that’s my hope also! We have been Messing with trucks for Over 100 years , ( My Great Great Grandfather,Far left. 1922) I’ll try to keep him interested!
  5. Yes the construction around here is terrible on the Interstates ! As for the Hennis C , it needs pulled out of the shed and wash about a 1/4 of dust off it .
  6. Oh Yes,, He’s been right in the middle of wanting to help me since I pulled this thing out of the shed 2 years ago and started working on it again.
  7. Yes it seems like this time of the year everybody is having something on a Saturday, it’s hard to make all of them, I’m with you, I’ll probably go to the NC Museum Show , I have a bunch of old Hennis Pictures from my Dad I’m going to try to copy and take to the show.
  8. The North Carolina Transportation Museum will have a new addition in a few weeks, they already have a few Trucks & Trailers from NC trucking companies. Just thought I would post this if anyone is interested it will be at their Truck show next month.
  9. Finally got a few hours on a nice day to prime the cab and some parts, ( With Help of Course) !
  10. Moving Forward again! Looking Great!
  11. Worked on running boards yesterday evening, mine were trashed, got the right one from my parts truck, I have been collecting parts for years for LJs ( most are pretty bad) but someone had started making a left side, I just had to finish by cutting the mounting bracket’s off my old one and weld to it . One more hurdle out of the way.
  12. Still looking great, minor bump in the road,, The bright side is the cab is not on yet ! Good thinking to check everything as you go !
  13. My goodness that looks great! I Love the shifter boot !
  14. Thanks for the encouragement! I have started it and popped the jakes on after reving it , definitely a different sound with the backdrop. I’ll try to stay focused on finishing the cab this summer.
  15. Jakes are all on and working,,, back to work on body parts !
  16. Yes that Cab back was a lifesaver! It’s ready to prime, it’s been cold around for a few days that is why I moved on to the fenders, I took the bottoms to the blaster today that should make welding go smooth. Maybe by Friday I can shoot a coat of primer on the cab.
  17. The inside of your H is going to be beautiful, I love the green paint, Here is a picture of my H dash it’s a 61 . My C is a 65 and Hennis Freight painted it a light green ( not sure what was factory for a C) I hope I can see your H up close when you get it done,,, Nice Work !
  18. Cab is ready to prime, starting on the fenders, got them both cut , now just measuring before finial cut ,,
  19. Your Paint will probably hold up much better then the rattle can factory Cummins Old Gold I used ,, I can’t tell any difference in color . My LJ /220 had a 24volt starter, I put a 12v 42 MT , just check the drive size and some use a spacer , I flipped mine over to keep the wiring under out of the way. That B73 is showing progress every day!
  20. The “ Old Cummins Gold “ is close to Cat Yellow, My 220 has a tag where it was a recon engine by Cummins Atlantic 12/1963 , and it was painted Cummins Gold ( Basically Yellow) . My guess is the Beige came in the mid 60s with the 855 blocks.
  21. Looking Great, I like your stack mount! What sort of strapping are you using to set the cab,, I ran straps through the windows when I set mine to check the backdrop clearance,, Now we will have to go under with a spreader bar of some sort,, and a lot more TLC !
  22. Your rolling along now ,, and just in time for some good spring weather to set your cab on and install all the painted parts!
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