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 Posted: 22-March-2015 at 11:39AM |
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You have a great ride there!
Looking forward to seeing it going together. |
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TV 2M8O
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Posted: 30-March-2015 at 11:47AM |
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**CLICK ON PICS TO ENLARGE AND CLICK AGAIN TO SUPERSIZE**
Another fairly productive weekend.... Pics of undercoated rear wheel wells (from last week)... 
   final coated (let's hope!!) rear end...   attaching clips installed on new stainless steel rear brake lines...  rear suspension snubbers and rear brake hardware blasted and clear coated or painted chassis black in preparation for reassembly of rear end...   Assembly of rear end will commence next weekend (FINGERS CROSSED)! Edited by TV 2M8O - 30-March-2015 at 11:50AM |
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californiajohnny
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Posted: 30-March-2015 at 1:51PM |
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rear end looks good from here joe! (not to be confused with "i can't see it from my house") looks awesome!
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TV 2M8O
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Posted: 31-March-2015 at 12:12PM |
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THANKS FOR NOTICEING JOHNNY...
 I was hoping the pics didn't make my rear end look too big! LOL 
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californiajohnny
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Posted: 31-March-2015 at 12:48PM |
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ha ha ha at our age i thought they claim it just disappears
 
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JOHN
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TV 2M8O
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Posted: 04-April-2015 at 12:28PM |
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Well Saturday was a total bust... didn't get to work on the Tomato due
to my brother's retirement party, but thankfully Friday was a holiday
(Good Friday) and I did get to work on her for a bit... rear end is
ready for reassembly!   I ground the casting flash from the upper rear control arms...     sandblasted....   and painted, then laid everything out to begin mounting the components back onto the axle housing....    FINALLY, REASSEMBLY OF SOMETHING!!!?????
Edited by TV 2M8O - 04-April-2015 at 12:33PM |
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californiajohnny
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Posted: 04-April-2015 at 12:41PM |
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ground off the casting flash--- that's something that i would do!
 (actually that's not cast, it's forged: see how wide that is, if it was cast it would be a small sharp line FYI) |
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Posted: 11-April-2015 at 10:56AM |
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**CLICK ON PICS TO ENLARGE AND CLICK AGAIN TO SUPERSIZE**
Today I got the frame, firewall and undercarriage final coated Chassis Black...   
    
moved rear end up on the bench, laid out all the parts...  and started REASSEMBLY... 
      WOO HOO!  Edited by TV 2M8O - 11-April-2015 at 11:00AM |
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californiajohnny
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Posted: 11-April-2015 at 11:20AM |
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damn! joe look at you go!!! that all looks awful damn NICE! nicer than mine
 i see you have a BFH handy it should start to go a little faster now. so when you have it all together and rollable then you are taking back over the paint guys?
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Posted: 25-April-2015 at 12:52PM |
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**CLICK ON PICS TO ENLARGE AND CLICK AGAIN TO SUPERSIZE**
Well last weekend was non productive due to a family get together, but I
did get my rear lower control arms back from the F3 crew prior to
leaving....   
I was able to sneak over to the dealership and work on them a bit Wednesday afternoon and Saturday. I got one dressed down but ran out of 2" Roloc discs (another box on their way) before I could get the second one finished...         I was also able to get my front upper control arms broken down so I could get them and a few other pieces blasted this weekend....  
so I can HOPEFULLY get all them painted next weekend. Edited by TV 2M8O - 25-April-2015 at 12:54PM |
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Posted: 25-April-2015 at 1:12PM |
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i was wondering what happened to ya joe? must...have...updates...!
i use 3" roloc discs, but check these guys out: (i got 100 discs from them, a lot cheaper than 3m just as good of quality (blue zirconia? ones 40 or 50 grit???) http://www.ebay.com/sch/benchmark_abrasives/m.html?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEFSXS%3AMESOI&_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2654 |
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JOHN
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Posted: 25-April-2015 at 1:25PM |
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correction! i'm using 60 grit but they have all types.
here's the ones i got: http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-3-Roloc-Zirconia-Quick-Change-Sanding-Disc-60-Grit-/270714274894?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f07d4044e |
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JOHN
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Posted: 27-April-2015 at 12:20PM |
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Thanks Johnny! I'll have to try some of those the next go around......
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Posted: 27-April-2015 at 12:33PM |
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they seem to work and last the same or better than the 3m roloc discs and about half the price!!
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Posted: 27-April-2015 at 11:38PM |
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SAVING $$$$$ IS A GOOD THING!
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Posted: 03-May-2015 at 11:49PM |
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**CLICK ON PICS TO ENLARGE AND CLICK AGAIN TO SUPERSIZE**      Was going to hang the rear sway bar brackets but remembered that I was going to re-engineer the hanger bracket mount for easier assembly (factory method a real PITA), so that got put on hold as well.   Pulled apart the shifter floor seal and got the rubber and steel surround cleaned, prepped and ready for reassembly....       and also cleaned up some rubber frame plugs as well as shooting new rubber on the bump stops, engine & tranny mounts as well as the steering shaft boot.       I hope to get a replacement lens for the blast cabinet this week to get that back on line because there are still more bits and pieces to blast as well as my new back up plates for the sway bar hangers. Edited by TV 2M8O - 03-May-2015 at 11:56PM |
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Posted: 10-May-2015 at 6:05AM |
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**CLICK ON PICS TO ENLARGE AND CLICK AGAIN TO SUPERSIZE** Another busy Saturday.... rear control arms painted 
rear wheel cylinders mounted and hard brake lines attached 
rear sway bar bushing kit dry fit 
lower front control arm spacers fabricated and ready for welding 
and reassembled the detailed shifter floor seal 
Edited by TV 2M8O - 10-May-2015 at 6:22AM |
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californiajohnny
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Posted: 10-May-2015 at 6:42AM |
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JOHN
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Posted: 14-May-2015 at 6:08AM |
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OMG.... can't believe I did that! Anyone else spot my assembly mistake???
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Posted: 14-May-2015 at 7:06AM |
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LOL!!!. I did a double-take.
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Posted: 14-May-2015 at 12:18PM |
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you put the metal reinforcement on the wrong side!
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californiajohnny
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Posted: 14-May-2015 at 1:54PM |
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i thought something didn't look right, but who am i to say since i don't have that piece
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Posted: 15-May-2015 at 12:03AM |
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LOL, since no one has correctly identified my mistake (the shifter seal is put together right!) I guess I'll just correct it and keep it to myself! |
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Posted: 15-May-2015 at 12:12AM |
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front lower control arm bushing
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NOPE, that's how they left the factory...............
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Posted: 15-May-2015 at 5:39AM |
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Put the bushings in BEFORE you weld???
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Posted: 15-May-2015 at 12:35PM |
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hmm, my second guess... the brake lines are behind the upper control arm brackets???
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Posted: 15-May-2015 at 1:54PM |
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You got your backer plates all installed and brake lines on. The backers are gonna come off to put the axleshafts and retainers in, However, I'm thinking this is for mockup to get the lines set prior to assembly...
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Posted: 15-May-2015 at 2:03PM |
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really, my axles came out and installed without removing the backing plates
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Posted: 15-May-2015 at 2:06PM |
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Thought retainers were supposed to be behind brake backers.
Galloping senility I guess..
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