Photo Writeup: Working on the Deuce Spring Break
There were several things that I wanted to work on during spring break: Moving out the desks, painting, replacing the bad floorboards, changing the consumables, getting the 24v lights working, etc. Although we didn’t finish everything (I didn’t expect us to) we made huge amounts of progress. I don’t have many pictures of pulling the desks out, so you’ll have to watch the video if you want to see that. Getting all of the rusted bolts out for that was almost impossible, so Trey just took a saws all to it and we bought new bolts.
Desks removed / Timmy getting tools
We found more mold and rust than we originally expected behind the desks, but it was easy enough to remove. This whole process was slow going, but we had enough people to work on multiple things at once.
Rust before cleaning
Mold before cleaning
Outside Rust on the Seem
The truck had some major leaking problems on the box, so whenever it rained you would get a pool of water in the front right corner. John ground down the seem on the outside (that you could actually see sunlight through) and I cleaned and caulked it. The caulk dries clear and it looks fairly clean. After this and taring the roof we don’t seem to have any more water problems.
Trey working on the bolts that hold the desks in place
Timmy and Christina working on the other side
Removing the last desk
The disconnected floor bolts on the driver
John sizing the replacement floor boards
The old, rotten, boards that will be replaced
(Seth) grinding down the rust in the box
John and Timmy removing the old floorboards
The air compressor
The belt for the air compressor was giving us a lot of resistance. The pulley does not move like the alternator does. Instead, you have to hold one half of the wheel in place and rotate the other one so that it unscrews. We figure that the belts haven’t been changed in a long time and so the pulley rusted into the current position. We’ve been spraying it with WD-40 in hopes that it will loosen up.
Josh and (Seth) cleaning the walls
Roof after cleaning and sealing in tar
Driver
Part way through painting
First coat of paint on the driver
Rust on the outside seem caulked and sealed