1972 Canadian H-Code 340 Dart Swinger Special Resto - Finally started!
Haven't seemed to accomplish much lately but did some work on sub assemblies parts,
Attempted to remove the bearings off my axles by first splitting the retainer rings. Started by drilling a small hole on the outside by the bearing the used my cutting disc to take it most of the way then cold chisel split the rest of the way. Unfortunately our press at work wasn't up to the job of pressing the bearings off so took them over to the mechanic shop to get that done. In the mean time I found out on Dr.Diff's blog site that the Mopar green bearings I purchased a number of years ago that have the flange ring pressed on to the bearing can cause problems that I don't want so I had to order some green bearing that have the loose flange and snap ring, should show up this week, so the axles are on hold.
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In the mean time I got to work on all the metal pieces that I want to retain the bare metal look and got most of them coated,
Cleaned up a number of pieces that are going black and got them sprayed,
and tackled replacing the bushing in the sway bar, used a bit different method then some by cutting the welds then blasting and painting the pieces,
Then slide the bushing on and clamp the parts together and with small welds and some air to cool them with weld them back together,
Then clean up the welds and touch up bare metal,
Slow going, need to pick up the pace.
Haven't seemed to accomplish much lately but did some work on sub assemblies parts,
Attempted to remove the bearings off my axles by first splitting the retainer rings. Started by drilling a small hole on the outside by the bearing the used my cutting disc to take it most of the way then cold chisel split the rest of the way. Unfortunately our press at work wasn't up to the job of pressing the bearings off so took them over to the mechanic shop to get that done. In the mean time I found out on Dr.Diff's blog site that the Mopar green bearings I purchased a number of years ago that have the flange ring pressed on to the bearing can cause problems that I don't want so I had to order some green bearing that have the loose flange and snap ring, should show up this week, so the axles are on hold.
,
In the mean time I got to work on all the metal pieces that I want to retain the bare metal look and got most of them coated,
Cleaned up a number of pieces that are going black and got them sprayed,
and tackled replacing the bushing in the sway bar, used a bit different method then some by cutting the welds then blasting and painting the pieces,
Then slide the bushing on and clamp the parts together and with small welds and some air to cool them with weld them back together,
Then clean up the welds and touch up bare metal,
Slow going, need to pick up the pace.