"one piece at a time"

We had some delays with the blast work. The first place couldn't get the work done on the tub. While they did a great job on the small parts, the tub was too big a job. I brought it over to the guy that did the body tub for me. He gave me a decent deal to prime and epoxy prime the tub, fenders and tailgate. 

All the small parts and axle have at least two coats of POR-15. Now a sand and top coat of black are next. 

I'm pretty sure I have all the parts I need to assemble.I had to fix the spring plates as the shock mounts broke upon disassembly. 

The tub and fenders are, shall we say, well used. I am doing my best not to overdue the body prep. This will be a working trailer. So the sooner I shoot the paint the better off I'll be! I will do some fill work on the gate. But that's it. I'm even leaving the fenders alone - dings and all. 

Some pics....

 I know! I don't even know why I proclaim such foolish things!! 

Anyway, while the tub was upside down, I start contemplating the tail lights and their mounts. I started to bend up some sheet metal. My thought we to use a bracket to hold the light to the tub, similar to what the Swiss had done. Then it sort of came to me - use the struts. I searched around my scrap pile because I just knew I had some 2 1/2 inch round discs I had cut out f 1/8 plate kicking around. I found them and they became the mount for the light. Then I got a little fancy and drilled the struts so I could completely conceal the wiring. Sounds a little silly. But I ended up mounting the lights via a very simple method, and getting a custom touch as a side benefit! The lights are Naco repops that will match the 2A. 

At this point, I'm going to finish sand the tub and get ready for paint With a little luck, maybe as soom as next weekend. 

Tomorrow we flip her over and paint the interior, then final coat the sides. I was having a hell of a time with my gun. I ended up with two big runs I need to repair in the AM. Turns out the lid on HVLP was clogged. That tiny little hole that allows the paint to flow - yeah....you need that to be clear. 

Dumb mistake that I won't be making again. 

With a little luck all the paint will be complete by EOD Sunday. Then I can start assembly shortly after. 

There's more where that came from! 

We are fully wired up. All major components are hung. We are about ready to flip her over and mount the tailgate and fenders. 

I also made a bumper for the rear. It was missing something there. I think this makes it look more finished. 

Although i dread it, I'll likely service the bearings while it's upside down. It'll be easier. 

Hope to to be all done in a week or two.