didenpx
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- Joined
- Feb 26, 2012
- Location
- Live Free or Die
Got the backing plates and cross member back from the shop; I'll be doing my own blasting from now on, regardless of how messy and annoying it is.....total cost was $310.00.
Blasting revealed three more small stress cracks that needed sorting:
After welding and grinding:
And after the first coat of finish paint:
Here's the cross member with the first coat of finish paint:
Also got the patch to the back of the front section of the passenger frame rail fixed. The welds were ugly (my first-ever welding attempt) so I intentionally didn't take any photos. Yes, there's metal underneath the filler. Sprayed it with Rustoleum semi gloss black after the filler cured.
Backing plates had a couple of small pin-holes but are good enough for my purposes. Primed them with SEM acid etch primer and then shot them with rattle can wheel paint:
Blasted and then painted a few small front (and one rear) suspension components:
Second coat of cross member paint will go on tomorrow. hope to start putting the front suspension back together evenings starting next week, then it will be time to roll the car into the basement/garage so things can begin in earnest.
Blasting revealed three more small stress cracks that needed sorting:
After welding and grinding:
And after the first coat of finish paint:
Here's the cross member with the first coat of finish paint:
Also got the patch to the back of the front section of the passenger frame rail fixed. The welds were ugly (my first-ever welding attempt) so I intentionally didn't take any photos. Yes, there's metal underneath the filler. Sprayed it with Rustoleum semi gloss black after the filler cured.
Backing plates had a couple of small pin-holes but are good enough for my purposes. Primed them with SEM acid etch primer and then shot them with rattle can wheel paint:
Blasted and then painted a few small front (and one rear) suspension components:
Second coat of cross member paint will go on tomorrow. hope to start putting the front suspension back together evenings starting next week, then it will be time to roll the car into the basement/garage so things can begin in earnest.