[Kster526]

Started on this project last weekend and felt inspired after attending the show today. This the other 80 cart I purchased for
yard duty . Bed was pretty pitted and wanted to paint the wheels. Tires are original with tubes in them.
Was able to dig out the broken clips from the stake pockets and get them tack welded in with a few words of encouragement!!
Will not be for shows only preservation and yard work.
Bed getting truck bed coating leftover from 210’s do over
Will be making latch assembly for tailgate also trying to duplicate
the original

 

[Kster526]

Now todays effort….

 

[Kster526]

The tailgate after primed got a light coat of green around the edge that I do
not want to cover with bed liner.

…

 

[Kster526]

First coat inside of bed

 

[Chaser]

I have no doubt it will turn out great for a worker!

 

[tsb3]

Looking good.
The outside of that cart has a really nice finish still.
Did you give those rims a good hand sanding before painting?

 

[Kster526]

Yes they were cleaned up with steel wool, degreaser and wiped down with alcohol
before I sprayed them . They were actually in pretty good shape just filthy

 

[Kster526]

Had to bring home the restored cart so I could duplicate the latch . Very happy
with the end result. When I mounted this one I kept it higher to hide the holes from
the original one. Still need to get a spring yet and add a little paint to just that. If I can
get the sticker I may just repaint the hole tailgate.
Hope you think it looks good also

 

[Kster526]

And with it mounted …

 

[Kster526]

The original and one I made today….

 

[Kster526]

2nd coat on bed and that’s it for today
Back to the grind tomorrow.

 

[tsb3]

Nice work on the latch! 👍🏻

 

[Chaser]

Looks pretty alright to me brotha! What did you use to make the square holes for the latch?

 

[Kster526]

Drilled small holes in the corners then used a 1/4,5/16,3/8 drill bit to open the center up then a little die grinder work and a lot of square file for the details

 

[HD-JD110Fan]

Drilled small holes in the corners then used a 1/4,5/16,3/8 drill bit to open the center up then a little die grinder work and a lot of square file for the details

Nice work on the 80 cart. Thanks for the photos as work is progressing. You definitely have a great deal of repair and fabrication skills that are producing great results. Duplicating a rear latch assembly like that and so well fitted together took some careful and patient work no doubt, certainly not an easy task. It's all looking really good. Great Job!

 

[Kster526]

Thank you for your kind remarks.
A little more today when I got home .
Pikeville Equip had the spring in stock and were able to find and
order the actual sticker for the tailgate also which was unbeleavable
Primed the tailgate after some serious sanding . Was thinking I really do
not want it shiny but definitely want it preserved and green
My thought is maybe spray it with a few extra coats and after it sat and dried
take a lighter scotch pad over it just to knock the sheen down.Thoughts?”

 

[Kster526]

Well it’s green……
Thinking if it were a restoration for show would require a do over .
The shiny really shows the waves in the metal
Since I plan on knocking off the sheen it really won’t matter

 

[tsb3]

It’s gonna look great for a worker. Better than my “Orange peel 80”. 😁

 

[Kster526]

I doubt it ,
Would like to see pictures of it though if you care to share .
My pop just bought an 80 cart and used a roller and actually leveled
out pretty well .He only did the inner bad and rails though and put a piece
of aluminum Diamond plate in the bed then. I’m sure your is just fine

 

[tsb3]

It’s here: Orange model 80??
You just forgot. 😉
And yes, yours looks WAY better.

Material should slide off that aluminum plate well, as long as the diamonds are going front to rear not side to side. 🤔