Jim40
New Member
Hi everyone,
I've been encouraged to start a thread on my 40, so here goes...
I was tipped off about this 40 last year by a friend who knew that I was desperate for one. This truck was in a container, complete, but very rusty. However, it's an original Irish truck and local to me so I had to save it...
The plan is a complete nut and bolt rebuild, but I have a baby girl (Hi to all the Dads out there) so this could be a very long running thread.
I've finally got it down to a rolling chassis. I'm hoping to get the chassis blasted, repaired and painted before Christmas so that I can make a start at the rebuild in 2017.
I'm not a mechanic or a fabricator, and I'm much better at taking things apart than I am at putting them back together, so keep the expectations low.
Just a few pics to give you a flavour. Comments and abuse welcome.
I've been encouraged to start a thread on my 40, so here goes...
I was tipped off about this 40 last year by a friend who knew that I was desperate for one. This truck was in a container, complete, but very rusty. However, it's an original Irish truck and local to me so I had to save it...
The plan is a complete nut and bolt rebuild, but I have a baby girl (Hi to all the Dads out there) so this could be a very long running thread.
I've finally got it down to a rolling chassis. I'm hoping to get the chassis blasted, repaired and painted before Christmas so that I can make a start at the rebuild in 2017.
I'm not a mechanic or a fabricator, and I'm much better at taking things apart than I am at putting them back together, so keep the expectations low.
Just a few pics to give you a flavour. Comments and abuse welcome.