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Hydra Mac 8A (Gehl 2500) restoration... or "Oh No... What have I done?"
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<blockquote data-quote="vinito" data-source="post: 96932" data-attributes="member: 12954"><p>Yea, and that photo was outdoors which warmed up the color some. Sitting in the machine, it looked even whiter.</p><p>That HF spray gun was slathered up good inside with the white gunk. The only thing I can think of for a reason is to survive the salt water on the way over, but there are several things much better suited for that. The trigger felt gummy out of the box and once cleaned it was nice & smooth. Import goofiness.</p><p>I started in on the bolts & other hardware to install the axles today - parts cleaner & wire brush. 120 some pieces, so I quickly became curious how much just buying new hardware would be. Less than an hour's pay, so off I went and just bought new stuff. Added benefit is now I won't have to chase threads on top of no more hand cramps from cleaning all that trivial stuff up.</p><p>Also been laying fiberglass patches on the chain cover panels. They were beat up and cracked pretty bad, but it's simple body work and doesn't have to be "car quality". I always dread body work because I've done very little and I'm extremely slow at it. I've been putting it off and putting it off as being a pain-in-the-ass job, but flipped and decided to get it over with instead because it's a pain-in-the-ass job. It's all about perspective sometimes I guess.</p><p>Well I keep getting closer. Even though it's taking forever, if I keep working on it that means I'll eventually have it running again, right? Kind of a rabbit hole.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vinito, post: 96932, member: 12954"] Yea, and that photo was outdoors which warmed up the color some. Sitting in the machine, it looked even whiter. That HF spray gun was slathered up good inside with the white gunk. The only thing I can think of for a reason is to survive the salt water on the way over, but there are several things much better suited for that. The trigger felt gummy out of the box and once cleaned it was nice & smooth. Import goofiness. I started in on the bolts & other hardware to install the axles today - parts cleaner & wire brush. 120 some pieces, so I quickly became curious how much just buying new hardware would be. Less than an hour's pay, so off I went and just bought new stuff. Added benefit is now I won't have to chase threads on top of no more hand cramps from cleaning all that trivial stuff up. Also been laying fiberglass patches on the chain cover panels. They were beat up and cracked pretty bad, but it's simple body work and doesn't have to be “car quality”. I always dread body work because I've done very little and I'm extremely slow at it. I've been putting it off and putting it off as being a pain-in-the-ass job, but flipped and decided to get it over with instead because it's a pain-in-the-ass job. It's all about perspective sometimes I guess. Well I keep getting closer. Even though it's taking forever, if I keep working on it that means I'll eventually have it running again, right? Kind of a rabbit hole. [/QUOTE]
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