So now is a chassis's turn to be fixd'. Chassis was rusty and dirty, but otherwise in pretty good condition. We just tore it apart, and removed rust and shit with wire brush attached to angle grinder, and sand blasting corners etc. where an angle grinder couldn't reach.
That spot, where steering gear is going, was welded very shitty. :D We fixed that and it's now lot better that before.
After that we painted all parts. First epoxy primer, then some paint, that is commonly used in large machines like excavators etc. Then we sprayed some hollow section wax to here and there, where needed. I hope it will stay in good shape now. 🙌
We already started to reassemble parts to chassis. We ordered a new bushings, dirt seals and stuff. You know, nothing is better than installing new and clean parts together! :D
We also saved about 75 euros, when we made an engine mounts by self. Old ones was in bad condition, so we bought a couple rubber discs from a local rubber store for about 5 euros, and its now like a new one. 👍
We will change the front brakes to discs, so we ordered a kit from Scarebird, and rest of the parts from Rockauto and oldbuickparts.com. Scarebird kit uses 1971 to '74 Riviera rotors, and early 90's Chevy Astro calipers.
Now we just wait rest of the parts to arrive and peeking inside reax axle assembly. 😀
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| This is where it began. |
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| That's what I was talking about 🙈😂 |
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| This is what it took to grind a whole frame. Angle grinder was a brand new 20€ macine, when we started. :D |
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| Paintidy paint 😄 |
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| Something already installed. Notice our new engine mounts. 😊 |
