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The body is off the frame and
it's time to remove the small parts and get it ready to blast.The rear torsion bars will be removed and the frame will
be cleaned up to determine wether to PC or paint.
The parts are stripped,some scraping
was done and the frame was presure washed and ready for blasting.
The frame has been sand blasted
and ready for primer.It was decided to paint the frame with Imron instead of powder coating.
The serial numbers are stamped into
the frame at two locations,in the engine compartment on the right side about 2/3 back and on the right frame rail at the half
way point under the body.
Some rework will have to be done
on the front motor mount.Notice the two clobs of weld on each side of the mount and the cut out on the engine bracket.I have
the tools to fill in the damaged section if I can't find a replacement.I believe the engine to be the orginal and someone
was trying to brace the tork it recieved because of it's use.
Notice the spring on the front
shock.They were on rear shocks only.Woops there not springs but groves.
Notice the springs on
the rear shock.This must be 60's speed equipment.They also have groves like the front shocks.A clamp goes around the groves
to set the tension on the shock springs.
More speed equipment to
stabalize the rear axle as illistrated in the last Early Bird mag.
One of the
many pictures taken to view re-assembly.
Before the springs can come off the mass of weld will
have to be removed on the traction bar bracket.
A picture of the spring.Notice the # and location of the spring clamps.
The springs will be replaced. The axle
is out and ready for re-build.
To
remove the springs I put a chain around the car frame and the hoist since the weight of the motor is not there to hold the
frame down.Next I removed the steering arm to position the power pack and pop the ball joints.I put an extended jack
(not pictured) under the A arm to slowly lower it and relieve the pressure of the spring.I loosen the shock,poped the ball
joint,removed the nut on the shock and slowly lowered the jack.Anytime you deal with springs it can be VERY dangerous
and extreme caution must be used.This is the method I used but not responsible if you use this imformation for your application.BE
CAREFUL.
The frame is stripped
and ready to start the restoring process.The peg is removed from the rear axle and sent to a rebuilder to be checked out.
The mechanic
is a good friend who is still racing cars and tells me the peg needs a complete overhaul,so I brought the shell back,sandblasted,2
part primed and painted it with Dupli Color DH-1610 primer.I PC the shield and sent it back to assemble.
I ordered
a new front motor mount from Casco,removed the damaged mount and excess weld and by measuring for the right location welded
the new mount to the frame.
Most of the
parts were sand blasted with an outside blaster.The cabinet blaster is too slow to do larger parts but works well for small
parts or to touch up larger parts that fit into the cabinet.
Wheels were
PC black and will be painted car color on the outside.All the front end parts were PC and are ready for installation.
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