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MScruiser
obsessive-compulsive oppositional-defiant wise-ass
bitch be heavy for sure.
MScruiser
obsessive-compulsive oppositional-defiant wise-ass
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- #784
For real.
Good news is, is that both diffs were spotless. No chattering in the gears at all; as a matter of fact, they look almost new.
Now that the pumpkins are switched, I'll blast again and get ready for paint. Once paint is down, I'll get to replacing the outside hardware with stainless steel. Then I can focus on rebuilding the front axle again.
Good news is, is that both diffs were spotless. No chattering in the gears at all; as a matter of fact, they look almost new.
Now that the pumpkins are switched, I'll blast again and get ready for paint. Once paint is down, I'll get to replacing the outside hardware with stainless steel. Then I can focus on rebuilding the front axle again.
MScruiser
obsessive-compulsive oppositional-defiant wise-ass
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- #785
Finished blasting the front axle, then invested in a $12 HVLV paint gun from Harbor Frieght. Best $12 I ever spent.
After reading a lot of good things about it on MUD, I bought a gallon of Rustoleum's Professional (industrial) line of gloss black enamel. Thinned it out with acetone. Went down beautifully.
First coat done:
After reading a lot of good things about it on MUD, I bought a gallon of Rustoleum's Professional (industrial) line of gloss black enamel. Thinned it out with acetone. Went down beautifully.
First coat done:
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Awesome
Awesome indeed. The Rustoleum Professional is badass in a spray can. Should be even better in a gun. IMO the semi-gloss looks the most factory. When fully cured it looks like powder coat.
Aluminum foil is great for masking off wires & knuckle balls, btw.
MScruiser
obsessive-compulsive oppositional-defiant wise-ass
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- #789
No place I could find semi gloss in town @FJ60Cam .
EDIT: of course, as soon as I type that, I find some at lowes. Oh well, I guess I'll buy it, and just use the gloss black as a base coat.
New stainless hardware. Expensive.
Also blasted, polished, and zinc coated drain and fill bolts.
EDIT: of course, as soon as I type that, I find some at lowes. Oh well, I guess I'll buy it, and just use the gloss black as a base coat.
New stainless hardware. Expensive.
Also blasted, polished, and zinc coated drain and fill bolts.
Tell me those aren't 13mm / 1/2" nuts 
I too like big bolt-ons.
under_psi
SILVER Star
looks great
Ever since you put extra large shiny bolts on your axle
MScruiser
obsessive-compulsive oppositional-defiant wise-ass
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- #796
Blasted and prepped knuckles for paint.
Bought a can of SEMI-GLOSS this time, and repainted the front axle. Thanks, @FJ60Cam , it does look much better. And before anyone says something about me painting the flanges: yes, that was intentional. I'll be disassembling them in the future and replacing the seals, along with shiny new OE deflectors (already purchased).
Finished painting the knuckles and associated parts. (Still need to blast and paint disk brake shields, though I may get them powdercoated.
Bought a can of SEMI-GLOSS this time, and repainted the front axle. Thanks, @FJ60Cam , it does look much better. And before anyone says something about me painting the flanges: yes, that was intentional. I'll be disassembling them in the future and replacing the seals, along with shiny new OE deflectors (already purchased).
Finished painting the knuckles and associated parts. (Still need to blast and paint disk brake shields, though I may get them powdercoated.
Tight
Bodean
Hot Damn
He can have it. It would take me years to swap out all of the ace hardware nuts and bolt that I used to put mine back together years ago. lol
You scratched it
