Bare Bones

With all the pipes out, some good weather and a decent Christmas break it was time to do the final strip-down.

I built a wooden frame that supports the chassis rails

Then off with the front axle

And finally the bare bones ready for steam cleaning, blasting and painting

The axles I will probably just clean and put them back on after the chassis has been painted. I don't really want to get involved with dismantling them all; I'm not building a 'show' truck

I'm hoping that the new-looking caps and grease nipples means that the king pins have been replaced not too long ago ?