After disassembly, the frame is the first thing I needed to restore.
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The first order of business after Stan and I removed the engine and tranny was pulling the body off the frame. This wasn't too difficult. I used four sturdy saw horses and a 8 foot 4X4 to support the body while I rolled the frame out from under the body. Note: You need to make the saw horses tall enough to have the frame clear the body when you roll it out. As you can see, this is a mistake I made, and I had to roll the frame out on the brake drums. |
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Now that I've got the frame out, I need to remove the front suspension, brake and fuel lines, and rearend before I send it off to the sandblaster. |
Sadly, I missed pictures of the frame dissassembly, before it was sent to the sandblaster, and a good shot of the sandblasted frame. Here a two shots of Stan and I painting the frame. We put on two coats of POR-15 in semi-gloss black.
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The finished frame looks pretty good. Now it's time to put it back together. |
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I painted all of the frame parts with POR-15 in either semi-gloss black or clear based on guidance by CCI. I rebuilt the front suspension components with Performance Suspension Technology's Polygraphite rebuild kit. Here, Stan and I are working on assembling the front suspension. |
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Here, we have almost finished with the frame. I've got a trailer waiting to take the body and other pieces to the sandblaster. |