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Johnr... not a problem its easy to do unless youve been following it since the beginning.

I am getting closer to having this thing done. its in primer now. I have a couple small areas I need to address before I top coat it with the actual paint. my son keeps trying to get me to paint it some custom color. I am still leaning toward the std yellow but have considered making it a metallic yellow instead. still undecided. The mast is painted and done. I had custom HYSTER logos made for it instead of going with the factory ones from hyster. funny thing was they cost me less than the OEM stickers. but I maximized them in size to take advantage of the available area they were to be applied to. the yellow "hyster" letters on the side of the mast are 5" high compared to approx 3" factory letters. gotta say it looks very nice. finding the correct font was a bit of a challenge but I found it.

heres the items I have replaced on this unit. dash panel, steering wheel, seat, front/rear tires, 2 hyd lines, the side shift assy, lever boots, main chain guides, mast mounting pin bushings, all bearings and seals in the steering gear. I have completely blasted and painted the entire mast assy. the counterweight has been refinished, the cage and all other exterior parts have been refinished and are now in primer. all the lights have been replaced or repaired. its starting to take shape. is there a way I can post a picture when Im done?
  • Posted 4 Oct 2010 10:40
  • By craig_f
  • joined 26 Jul'10 - 26 messages
  • Iowa, United States

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