68 GT convertible project
Well I figured I could at least scrape out most of the seam sealer and clean out all the dirt down in the lower quarters. I'd be paying the bodyshop to do that otherwise. I doubt blasting would remove all of it.
I'm also working on some suspension pieces. The replacement LCA's were pretty clean but had a layer of rust on them. They were also dipped in acid. They came out looking great. There is really not much pitting to speak of. They are in much better shape then my Challenger LCA's that's for sure.
I'm not sure what I was doing wrong, but I couldn't get the 1 3/8" tap to thread into the outer LCA bushing. It was just too big to thread into it. I ended up having to use my air chisel to split the bushing shell.
These are from a 72 340 Demon. It looks to me like they were originally dipped in black paint and not in cosmoline. I saw some traces of black paint after pulling them out of the acid. Here is a blue inspection mark that became visible.
I bought reinforcement plates from Mancini Racing and had a friend install them for me yesterday afternoon. I also had him add welds to the sway bar bracket. We also clamped the torsion bar end together and welded on a small strap to keep the two halves together. Now they will be going to the poweder coater.
Well I figured I could at least scrape out most of the seam sealer and clean out all the dirt down in the lower quarters. I'd be paying the bodyshop to do that otherwise. I doubt blasting would remove all of it.
I'm also working on some suspension pieces. The replacement LCA's were pretty clean but had a layer of rust on them. They were also dipped in acid. They came out looking great. There is really not much pitting to speak of. They are in much better shape then my Challenger LCA's that's for sure.
I'm not sure what I was doing wrong, but I couldn't get the 1 3/8" tap to thread into the outer LCA bushing. It was just too big to thread into it. I ended up having to use my air chisel to split the bushing shell.
These are from a 72 340 Demon. It looks to me like they were originally dipped in black paint and not in cosmoline. I saw some traces of black paint after pulling them out of the acid. Here is a blue inspection mark that became visible.
I bought reinforcement plates from Mancini Racing and had a friend install them for me yesterday afternoon. I also had him add welds to the sway bar bracket. We also clamped the torsion bar end together and welded on a small strap to keep the two halves together. Now they will be going to the poweder coater.