I might just make this my build thread, not sure.
But tonight my brother and i got the blaster down. We got up there and he had a little platform we set on top of our dump trailer. It got us to the perfect height to move the blaster and get it down. When we went to get it down i noticed the bolt holding the swing arm on was out over half way, so smart me pulled it out and figured id take the swing arm off. But i failed to think of the brakes. So after 15 minutes, my brother hitting his head on a rafter, hitting his hand with a rubber mallet, and getting his finger jammed in something, i got it back on. It was at a weird angle and i couldnt move it, but i got it lined up and got the bolt in. My brother just grabbed the bumper and slowly pulled it off, while i pushed the rear around. Then i moved the platform back, and got the rear axle and got it down. It was pretty easy once we got it ready to come down.
But i spent about 10 minutes on it and got the seat and front hood thingy off. My brother made me go inside, and there was nothing i could do in there so i went out. I was working and looked at the hood lying on the table, and it looked gray. Walked over and grabbed the windex, sprayed it, and it was black. So im curious, did they come stock with a black hood and gas tank, and blue fenders? But this thing is going to take a lot of work i think. It is dirty. I would say its been up there for a long time. The guy that lived there and sold it to the last owners was younger, and he moved out in 99 i think, so im guessing it mightve been his. But who knows. Looking at the rear spindles, hubs, whatever ya call em, they look fairly new, or in good shape. Im going to talk to dad about it sometime, and hopefully start working soon. But just looking at all the wires and bolts and all scares me. So im not sure if im going to blast it. The frame is in good shape, except where you can see the big rust spots. But the front and rear look good. When i looked at the front bumper i could tell its hit something on the one side. But on to pictures. If you see anything, or notice something odd please tell me. I want to know as much about this as possible.
And this is our new welding helmet. I think it was 100, and its a auto darkening Hobart. My brother was in FFA all 4 years in high school so he got it.