Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4..

[mongocanfly]

I know Jesse....I sure hope they're done...

[Old57]

Wow, it sure has come a long way since I last read through the forum. Looking great! Sorry about the paint issues, but it will sure be nice, and worth it in the end.

[mongocanfly]

Thanks old57....I'll get there one of these days..haha

[mongocanfly]

Had a hr or so today, so I got the doors buffed...uneventful and boring...
One thing I've been putting off is respraying the bedliner to fix the mess I made with it..so I guess that's next..
The bed is still on the rotisserie ,and in my paint cave covered with plastic...I've been working around it painting all the other parts, but to do the cab, I've got to swap the bed and cab/frame positions in the shop..
So if I get the bed complete, I can put it on the 2post, and when I get done painting the cab 12x, hopefully I can just roll the frame under the bed and set it down for the last time...

[SD69C10]

Took me awhile to go through all the posts but love following the timeline. Amazing truck, well done Sir!

[mongocanfly]

Thank you sir!!...it has gotten quite big...

[Ol Blue K20]

I hope the cab is only 1 time for paint.

[flashed]

Let the cab paint begin , I agree Dale , hope one time does it , Im ready to see sheet metal hung . This is gonna be an Amazing Truck . I really love the trucks from other makers that you dont see anymore especially when they are built right in front of us like this one .

[Russell Ashley]

Saw this on ebay and thought of you.. Maybe you need another project, or maybe not, LOL. https://www.ebay.com/itm/254758754036

[mongocanfly]

Thanks Dale, John, and Russell...
I would love for the cab paint to be one and done....but I'm not gonna hold my breath...Haha
Russell, your Ebay link dont work....but I've got plenty of other projects to work on..
I've got a 1/2 built airplane hanging from the shop ceiling, my AD truck out back in the side shed was/is next on the build list, and a house that needs built if lumber prices ever become reasonable again...
on top of all that I'm gonna have to repaint my C30 due to some idiots hit and run

[flashed]

How about sharing some pics of those future projects sometime , Im in to see Em .

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by flashed

how about sharing some pics of those future projects sometime , im in to see em .

x2!

[Russell Ashley]

Sorry the link didn't work for you, it worked fine for me. Any way, maybe it's better that it didn't work for you, might be too much temptation. I'm not sure why I love this thing, It's tempting me too..

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

Sorry the link didn't work for you, it worked fine for me. Any way, maybe it's better that it didn't work for you, might be too much temptation. I'm not sure why I love this thing, It's tempting me too..

It's cool, I love it too.

[mongocanfly]

Oh yeah...that is nice Russell..it works now...before I got a message from Ebay saying "sorry we cant find it"
I would love to have a 57 A120 travelall to go with Columbus...

[Ol Blue K20]

What year is that travelall?

[mongocanfly]

61 Dale..
Here is a 57 travelall

[mongocanfly]

As far as the other projects go, the airplane is wrapped in plastic and hanging from the shop ceiling , over my temp paint booth, the AD is buried in the leanto shed, with alot of its parts in boxes..the house project has gone only as far as getting the foundation done..

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

61 Dale..
Here is a 57 travelall

61, same age as me....the 57 is really cool too..... I'm expecting a Chevy bowtie to beat the tar out of me when I go to sleep.

[mongocanfly]

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[Pick]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

As far as the other projects go, the airplane is wrapped in plastic and hanging from the shop ceiling , over my temp paint booth, the AD is buried in the leanto shed, with alot of its parts in boxes..the house project has gone only as far as getting the foundation done..

I have to admit I'm an airplane geek so I'm really curious as to what flavor of airplane you have wrapped in plastic and hanging from the shop ceiling.

[mongocanfly]

Pick...its a skyraider....a copy of a supercub bushplane... it was a kit designed by the same guy that started kitfox..about 2 yrs after I bought it the company went out of business,,, this is a pic of what one looks like..
mine is completed up to the really expensive part...engine and instruments

[Pick]

I remember those! IIRC they typically had Rotax power and folding wing option? Are you planning to go steam gauges or glass panel?

I've been out of the sport aviation loop for many years but a friend at work is slowly inching me back in again. He just bought a Pitts Model 12 that I've been able to play a small part in a few updates and upgrades. (machined parts to convert it to auto plugs and wires and keep things neat and tidy.)

Sorry for the hijack.

[mongocanfly]

they had several engine options (rotax. hirth ) you could go with...but I'm probably gonna go with a engine from Viking out of fla...I had originally bought a Yamaha for it...they told me it would work...it didn't...
yes it is a folding wing and probably gonna use glass panel instruments...
what really sold me on them was the STOL...about 150ft

[richard2717]

Greg,
Not sure where you ended up on your floor mat but while surfing today I came across this one. Not even sure if it is correct but thought I would forward the link "just in case" cause I know I would never find it again.

https://class-tech-cars.com/ebay-mot...eatured&page=2