Taking out the winch

I decided that even though I wouldn't be able to fix it for a while, I would tear out the Winch to get it out of the way and make things easier to work on.

I have a ceiling hoist. It helped me greatly to manuver it off the bumper.

I had wade come over and help me lift it onto the bench so I could work on it at some later date.

Putting on the canvas top

I decided to put the canvas top on for the cab and the skeleton for the canopy. the top for the cab is actually in pretty good shape.

the only thing wrong is the plastic for the rear window. it is cracked and faded. I plan on having that replaced by an upholstry shop.

she's starting to look good.

I've decided to name her Sam. for Uncle sam. It's also a girl's name.

Outside pictures

I had to move the Beast outside so we could work on a different car. I took the opportunity to take a couple of pictures.

they had a tow bar added to the front bumper so they could take it any where they wanted. when I'm all through, I will probably leave the tow bar off.

Fuel System

The original gas tank was in bad shape. it had holes in the top from rubbing against the bed, and it was filled with old, sticky gas. I took the original tank to a radiator shop to see if they could get the old gas out and patch up the holes, but they said it was beyond repair. so I decided to retrofit a gas tank from a Ram Charger I found in the junk yard. There are several advantages to this gas tank. it is plastic, so it won't rust through. It holds about 13 more gallons, so I won't run out of gas as often. and the parts for it are available at most Chrysler dealerships.

I had to make a few modifications for it to work. I had to drill two new holes so the straps would hold it up

I also had to create a new pipe for the filler neck. I cut up the filler neck from the Ram Charger and welded it so it would lead to the gas tank.

the old fuel line was clogged with old gas, so I replaced the whole thing. there was a section that was pretty tight, so I had to snake it through along the fram rail (not shown).
I had to run the fuel line under the engine to get it to the fuel pump. I attached it to the engine support. the shaft on the left runs the PTO winch.

Moving the Beast

After eight years of sitting behind the shop, I get to move the Power Wagon into the shop. luckily, I got some help from a very willing friend, Wade. He's almost as excited as I am as you can tell.

the tires were still flat, so we had a hard time getting her to turn where we wanted her to. I still enjoyed every minute of it.
and there she is, finally in the shop where I can spend countless hours making my wife mad at me.
as you can see, the seats need some help. most of the sheet metal is in really good shape. no complaints here.

The 230 ci chysler industrial 6 cyl. flat head engine just needed basic maintainence to get her started. I changed the oil, spark plugs, tightened the head bolts, rebuilt the carburator, hooked up two batteries and voila! she started right up. I still need to replace the water pump and thermostat. it seems they have both gone bad.