1202B repairs

anthonydoldd · Jan 30, 2015

Well when I went to prep floor for raptor liner I discovered some rot. Also previous owner apparently enjoyed drilling unnecessary hole in floor.

Solution will be 1/8" aluminum floors. I know it will be heavier but the original 16 Ga floors were so bent and rotten that I want a permanent fix.

redsqwrl · Jan 30, 2015

that should do it. Now get it back on that trailer and head east to MI. Just a short 7-8hrs maybe 10?

on a serious note keep up the good work.

Mike

Snowtrac Nome · Jan 30, 2015

Alaska Snow Cat said:
For front wheel assemblies I would seriously consider these. I am surprised they have not already sold as the price is right.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LMC-3700-Sn...s_Car_Truck_Tires&hash=item27e3f1c549&vxp=mtr

one reason they didn't sell is I found 2 new ones for 20 bucks each in Wyoming but it cost me 160 bucks to get them here .

anthonydoldd · Jan 30, 2015

Don

Is there a source you know of? I would like to upgrade but at 610 dollars there may be some other option..

Mike

Its about 7. Believe me I looked into it!! Next year we will do some events. By then the Spryte will be in top shape (I hope)..

Nikson · Jan 30, 2015

Yep, thats it... Just rip it apart slowly and replace with new parts... LOL...

I love/hate it at the same time, thus my concept is just "rip it out - start from scratch"

... not necessarily approved by a lot of others, but makes me happy... what else to say.

Good going as always...

Snowtrac Nome · Jan 30, 2015

Nixon you need a kristi I would love to see how you could make a bath tub look good.

Nikson · Feb 1, 2015

Snowtrac Nome said:
Nixon you need a kristi I would love to see how you could make a bath tub look good.

Just need a little more time now and a bigger shop... LOL

Dr. Zaugg · Feb 1, 2015

Look up "DB" manufacturing. They do insulation and floor mats. Maybe they have something you like.

zspryte · Feb 1, 2015

DB Engineering has really nice floormat stuff and will send free samples out to you. They also sell perforated vinyl foam for wall and headliner cabin insulation. This foam is usually made from polyester. Since it absorbs water the stuff can go bad if your cab sees high humidity inside. If you check with them, they sometimes have some stuff made from polyether foam which does not absorbs water.

redsqwrl · Feb 2, 2015

Mike

Its about 7. Believe me I looked into it!! Next year we will do some events. By then the Spryte will be in top shape (I hope)..[/QUOTE]

Great news. Seven is a good run for lunch out by you isn't it?

anthonydoldd · Feb 6, 2015

Put the drivers side floor in. 1/8" aluminum did the trick, rock solid and fit perfect. Tomorrow I will prime and spray with raptor liner. I had raptor liner tinted in white to keep the cab nice and bright inside.

Predrilled and ready to go

Had to trim 1 1/4 inch off front of panel. made them long to be extra safe.

Had brushed POR-15 on framework to prevent corrosion between aluminum and frame.

Held in by Clecos and ready for riveting

All riveted in.

Shot from underside of floor. The underside will get raptor lined when I pull tracks to put bushing kits on torsion axles. That way I can get all of the old under coating off. Ordered bushings from Spryte Improvement today. ABSOLUTELY GREAT TO WORK WITH. Nancy is always very helpful.

anthonydoldd · Feb 8, 2015

Removed the Driverside floor panel today. Worse that I thought it was. Definitely glad I elected to replace them! Back of the panel was completely shot, didn't even have to drill rivets. Weird thing is that until I scraped beliner off you would have thought it was solid.

Grinding all the loose paint off so I can por 15 to protect from corrosion like other side. Tomorrow I will put new panel in and prime. FInish prepping rest of the cab. Friday I hope to spray the white raptor liner. Entire cab interior will be raptor lined white.

Still need to remove steering controls and throttle to prep for raptor liner. I will go through masters again to make sure there are no leaks. Don't want a mess on new floors!!

As you can see control area is a mess, wish I would have taken some before pictures. The Drivers floor pans were completely rotted and bent up.

rotten footwell panel and cobbled repair plate. This one plate weighs as much as both new floor panels. Its THICK!! and of course I dropped it on my knee.

You can see what I mean about how rotten the back was in this picture. Cant wait to spray the interior on Friday and have it all clean and white!

zspryte · Feb 8, 2015

Nice job on those fool panels. The rivet heads seem to have holes in them as if they are pop rivets. What type of rivets did you use?

anthonydoldd · Feb 8, 2015

I use stainless steel pop rivets. That is what I used on the Imp also. They seem to stay nice and tight. The raptor liner will seal the holes. Also when I did the Imp I did a lot of studying on these and the characteristics are about the same as the solid rivets that I believed were used. I primarily do the work by myself so bucking all of the rivets would be extremely difficult.

Nikson · Feb 9, 2015

its amazing what one finds "under the skin" LOL

Good going as always!

zspryte · Feb 9, 2015

It was suppose to be floor -

Your pictures really show how water, steel, and aluminum don't play nicely together.

Did the locations of where the aluminum was corroded away coincide with where the steel was most rusted?

anthonydoldd · Feb 10, 2015

Very true zspryte! Yes the most rotten parts of the panels were with the highest concentration if rust. Luckily the rust was all on surface and didnt cause any structural damage. The worst rust and corrosion was in the back on both sides. This is were I would expect that most water to be present as the tracks no doubt sling alot of snow up there. It does go to show you that it is important to have a coating or seal the tubs of these machines up.

anthonydoldd · Feb 23, 2015

anthonydoldd · Feb 23, 2015

I have began the white raptor lining of interior panels. Came out very well actually. I also Built my new fuse and relay panel for the machine.
THe original gas tank actually cleaned up well. I took the fuel sender apart and cleaned it and now it works too.
I am waiting for the other fuse holder to show up and then there will be another fuse holder for the second relay. The third is a spare for future additions. Relay 1 will serve the light bars strobes and 2 12v cig accessory plugs.

Relay 2 will serve blower, headlights, wipers, dome light and 1 or 2 12 volt acc. plugs.

anthonydoldd · Feb 23, 2015

anthonydoldd · Jun 21, 2015

Back to work on Spryte. Ground valves and overhauled the 250. Ordered a 20 gallon fuel cell.

anthonydoldd · Jun 21, 2015

Leadejon · Jun 21, 2015

Looking great. How did the motor look inside, much wear, any surprises.

anthonydoldd · Jun 21, 2015

Was pretty solid, definitely didn't hurt to go through it though. Didn't have to bore, just honed the cylinders. something made a nest in the head and two cylinders.

Leadejon · Jun 21, 2015

Well that's good. I'm still keeping an eye out for replacement snow cat..

anthonydoldd · Oct 14, 2015

We had to sneak the original engine out the door. Some where along the line the cab was welded together and the sheeting was brought from the bottom through the doors.

250 ready to go in.

pre engine install bath

Currently on the hoist for torsion axle bushings and making sure the grease adjusters are free and working. We already moved motor mounts to the drivers side 1.5 inches to center them and also back to make room for original fan. Also cut a relief pocket in cross beam to allow for the C4 trans.

Also got new seats so had a test fitting

anthonydoldd · Oct 14, 2015

anthonydoldd · Dec 11, 2015

Well trying to get the old girl rapped up. Interior is raptor lined, new 250 ci engine installed, Ford C4 trans in place, and replaced some additional aluminum panels.

The original engine panels had tons of holes drilled in them. Some corrosion along the bottom and were just really flimsy. Replace both sides with 1/8".

Final test fitting

Shifter box prepped

Test fit

anthonydoldd · Dec 11, 2015

You can see in these photos that the raptor liner is thin. I put three coats when all was said and done. This is the first light coat.

Second coat of raptor liner

Engine wired. Not finished as far as putting everything in loom. Want to test fire engine first.

List is getting pretty short now. Hope to be completely wrapped up by end of December.

Northcoast · Dec 11, 2015

I think the lighter interior is definite improvement,along with auto trans and sound deadening. Thanks for all the pics.

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