Build Thread... 1976 W200

[712edf]

That's what we like,lots and lotsa big pictures....Even if it's hard on the ol computer....Looks like you're doing a fine job.

[76w200]

Here's more pics...


Here's the special rust through above the passenger window frame... That's gonna be expensive to fix...

Rust problems on the inside driver floor pan where it meets the rocker.

Driver side floor pan... only a couple little pinholes, but would like the entire floor replaced, for longevity reasons!

[712edf]

That rig has some serious rear springs, never seen that many leafs on a 3/4 ton. I think my 78 is the same dark green that appears on parts of your truck.

[Ron in Indiana]

oh and what do you mean by "journal"

"Hint use the journal."

Just use a spiral note book to write down what you did each time you work on the truck. I just jot down notes not going into details just to job the memory later. Unless of course you want to remember a particular detail. Pictures are the best and with a digital it's even easier. When I did my first trucks I didn't have a digital so all my pictures are on film. Stacks of pictures now in an album. This also gives you a reference to look back to see how things go back together if you take good "before " pictures. I look back on mine and it takes me back to when I was working on the 59 or the Townie. As for the roof, that seems to be a common problem with that seam. The seam sealer dries and cracks which allows water in the joint= RUST. A guy on the Ramcharger Central forum here in Indiana just did such a repair on his RC. I can ask if he took pictures of the repair during the fix. He did a nice job and it looks great. The obvious thing would be to get a patch panel from another truck but it may be in the same shape. Barring that a mig welder and some sheet metal may be in the future. There are some panels out there but I don't remeber anyone make tops.
I believe my 78 3/4 ton had that many springs in the rear, I know I could haul 14 sq of shingles with not problem.

[76w200]

The rear springs..

There are two sets of springs in the rear.

The uppers are overloads designed for carrying a camper when we 4 wheeled with it and for carrying extra weight. (hauling rock and landscape materials). These springs are from a Jeep.

The lowers are stock with one overload leaf added in. As well as the front they have one overload each.

[76w200]

Here's a couple...

of pieces I have back from powder coat...

The tailgate latch is powdercoated Chrome...
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The 4x4 shifter bracket... (powdercoated satin black, after a thorough degreasing then acid dipping, and finally sandblasting)

Another angle of the tailgate latch. The powder chrome came out really nice, saved me some money because there's no good shops left in CO to chrome stuff.

[76w200]

[quote=Ron in Indiana;65755] As for the roof, that seems to be a common problem with that seam. The seam sealer dries and cracks which allows water in the joint= RUST. A guy on the Ramcharger Central forum here in Indiana just did such a repair on his RC. I can ask if he took pictures of the repair during the fix. He did a nice job and it looks great. The obvious thing would be to get a patch panel from another truck but it may be in the same shape. Barring that a mig welder and some sheet metal may be in the future. There are some panels out there but I don't remeber anyone make tops.
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My thoughts were to get another roof section from the junkyard, and try to replicate the pieces that would be needed (basically use it for trial and error instead of my roof), and cut the affected sheet metal from my truck and replace it with new pieces formed from pattern made by the piece from the junkyard truck. Because there are three layers, the inside cab sheet metal(not a spot of rust YET) then the inner above the piece that is seen from the inside of the cab and then the outer, which has obviously seen better days, then of course the gutter, and I have chrome trim that fits on that gutter, and I need it to be a near perfect repair, in order to get that trim to fit as it should...

Before the reassembly somehow try to get por15 or a rust inhibitor back up between the panels to try and slow down the reclamation process!

[OLD DODGE]

Truck parts on the kitchen table? Must be a bachelor pad.

[76w200]

Truck parts on the kitchen table? Must be a bachelor pad.

Nope, I'm just lucky my girlfriend is very very very tolerate of my project! Because that kitchen sink in the background has been an excellent tool!

It's when I leave the ring around the sink/or the tub that she gets mad!!

[74w300uteline]

green color my cousin vinny

its the same metallic mint green color as the 1968 Buick Skylark convertible seen outside the Sak O Suds. also used on the 1968 Pontiac Tempest, however the Pontiac tempest had positraction bla bla bla Great movie

[76w200]

Extra pics!

Here's a little mishap I had, in 03... in my dumber days...





It had been rainy heavy for about 2 days, and in my infinite wisdom at 22 tried to parallel the ditch, with bald tires (as you can see the front end slid to the left which drug the rest of the truck with it)... it didn't go over very well... I was really stuck! There's something to be said for with age comes wisdom... I had to buy a couple hundred feet of tow chain so the guy that pulled me out could get up on the asphalt parking lot, because his full size toyota tundra couldn't hack it in the mud... That ditch wasn't too deep either, mainly mud, not to mention the fact that I was on lunch from work when I pulled this stunt!

[smalltowncowboy]

holy rear bumper batman lol

looks like a good truck

[76w200]

That's a heavy a$$ thing! Took three guys, and a 50lb sledge hammer, to remove it... It has to weigh at least 500lbs it's easily twice as heavy as the t-case... However it has prevented several vehicles from damaging the tailgate, and the spare tire!

We can make you one, but you pay for shipping!

[smalltowncowboy]

That's a heavy a$$ thing! Took three guys, and a 50lb sledge hammer, to remove it... It has to weigh at least 500lbs it's easily twice as heavy as the t-case... However it has prevented several vehicles from damaging the tailgate, and the spare tire!

We can make you one, but you pay for shipping!

ya i made one like that when i was younger. took a cherry picker to hold it up to bolt it on.

[76WAGON200]

Nice truck!

I did something similar with my truck when I was young and dumb. I never went anywhere without a jackall and come-along and 100ft of tow rope again.

How do you intend to do the engine? I was trying to decide whether to carb, inject or propane mine but the jury is still out. The pocket book will probably make the decision for me.

What colour are you planning on painting it? The green on my truck is a little lighter but stock color. It is a rare color I think but there are not many of these trucks left in my area so I could be wrong. Tan seems to be there most common from what I see.

Looking forward to your project.