Icemans 61 swb uni.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » October 8, 2009, 8:33 pm

so that's what an "A" pillar looks like with out the hole cut for the passenger side sun visor.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » October 30, 2009, 11:02 pm

whole month gone by had not got diddly squat done

finally went out the other day took off the hood and drained and removed the radiator.
then we had a cold, high wind the last few days.
need to get another tarp for the door so i can heat up in the barn a bit.

all my door/window parts are on the way.

hope i get more done next month.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » October 30, 2009, 11:06 pm

brian, thanks for sharing. it has been "blustery" here most of the week.
i smelled woodsmoke the other day. man, i need to get back to the country.
if it is gonna be cold an miserable, i at least want to be able to heat with wood!.

Obsa · Post by **Obsa** » October 31, 2009, 9:47 am

We have been heating with wood since 1979. The best way to heat and we also use the top of the stove to cook with when ever possible. Back in 1993 we lost power for 7 days a rare event for Georgia, without the woodstove it would have unbearable.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » October 31, 2009, 11:55 am

finally got our wood cook stove installed. sure does work nice.
heres the original ad

http://fordtruk.com/forums/album_pic.ph ... user_id=26

oldtrucks · Post by **oldtrucks** » October 31, 2009, 2:00 pm

Ice

We heat with wood here too. That sure is a nice cook stove. I grew up with a wood cook stove and mom sure loved it. I keep my eyes peeled for one they are getting hard to find these days and when you find one they want a fortune for them. We stocked up about 15 cords this year so I can spend more time in the shop finishing up the projects and getting ready for SS10.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » October 31, 2009, 5:43 pm

Gee Brian thanks for posting the cooker add!, now Lyn wants one!!

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » October 31, 2009, 6:46 pm

Alan Mclennan wrote: Gee Brian thanks for posting the cooker add!, now Lyn wants one!!

nice one for sale here, good price too.
http://anchorage.craigslist.org/atq/1436159031.html

saves on buying that spendy LP gas.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » November 6, 2009, 12:01 am

back to the truck.

took off the front clip today, only had to cut one bolt, holding the parking brake cable to the inner fender.

everything on the engine is loose its ready to be pulled out. going to try and get it out this weekend.

all my door and window parts came from Flashback f 100s , theres a bunch of work waiting on me.

maxpower · Post by **maxpower** » November 6, 2009, 7:23 pm

i just realized that your location is alaska. i dont know how you function in that weather. your 4x4 is awesome. i love the interior. i need to start redoing mine.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » November 8, 2009, 1:11 pm

thanks. i need to be doing some work to the 4x4 too.

i function fine here. we have a couple acres at the end of a road, pretty quiet and no hassles about the trucks.

temp was 40 yesterday, got the engine and trans pulled out of the uni.
carried the new trans inside to clean and paint.
got a lot of cleaning degreasing to do firewall, frame,and axle.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » November 9, 2009, 1:05 pm

how it looks now

uni parts everywhere.

oily mess

painted trans

need to replace the inner and outer fender on the drivers side

2 good inners

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » November 12, 2009, 8:56 pm

10" of snow yesterday.
stayed inside.
been working on cleaning/ painting odd parts like the starter.

Obsa · Post by **Obsa** » November 12, 2009, 9:29 pm

" 10" of snow yesterday."

Brrrrrrrr

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » November 15, 2009, 7:31 pm

yes winter is here so mostly doing inside stuff now.

need to make a cover for this hole

decided to cut that section out of a parts uni and make a removable cover like the 4 speed. not a problem but the drivers side was pretty rusty , the passenger side had a big crack and the center had bolt indents from the cab resting on the trans because the cab mounts were gone.

decided i would just cut pieces of the 4 speed hump and use them to fix the 3 speed cover.

bunch of cutting and welding and grinding.

still have some more work to do on it , hopefully my camera batterys will recharge.

jammck66 · Post by **jammck66** » November 15, 2009, 8:59 pm

your weather patterns sound familiar!! we have 14" total of snow here at work. We share the Ft. Nelson/Yukon border weather patterns. then about 3 or 4 days later, we get a milder version of the same weather at home in hines creek!
tuck all those parts away in a warm safe corner!! LOL
I put the front clip outside yesterday and thers already snow drifted up against it!

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » November 16, 2009, 2:02 am

You do realize that some of us dont know of what you speak!, Snow?, what is that, is it like a slurpy?

Obsa · Post by **Obsa** » November 16, 2009, 8:28 am

Lucky lucky lucky Alan, we don't get much snow here in Ga. My idea of a perfect snow is when it it on the ground when you wake up and gone by lunchtime!

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » January 19, 2010, 10:23 pm

decided i probably should get back to doing something on this.

brought in the hood and started sanding it, had some rust bubbles on the front lip in the usual spot, beat on them with a welding hammer, then they were holes.

found filler in the drivers front corner.

cut out the rusty spot 2" x 12" last night now theres a big rectangular piece missing.

now i need to go cut that section out of another hood and weld back in.

pics to follow.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » January 23, 2010, 10:46 pm

cutout: