I kind of feel bad posting this, given all the crap going on for you east coasters, but needed to get it posted while it's still fresh.
The car had a little work on the rear end over the last few days. So much so that I can't possibly describe it all. Needless to say Jeremi once again performed a near miracle. I was there for the whole thing, but I'm pretty sure I slowed him down more than I helped. OK, I'm positive.
I know Jeremi's got a few pics of his own, so hopefully he'll post a few. You guys have to see the pile of rusted evap tray parts that were put out at the curb (and promptly picked up by the scavengers).
Tragically my camera's batteries were dead when we stripped the car so I have no "before" pics. Just imagine your typical northern daily driver and add about two more pounds of rust.
By the way, this is actually Part II of the restoration. Part I was last year when Jeremi rebuilt the front half of the car. Part III will be a complete engine bay cleanup but may not happen till next year.
On to the pics...
Literally stripped to the bare shell:
Jeremi at work with the angle grinder and wire brush. Note the hole cut into the frame for access to the subframe nuts. Luckily they came out without too much trouble at all. No broken bolts!
The results of the cleanup. I followed up Jeremi by sanding all the metal for an application of POR-15.
Jeremi's friend Jerry came over and welded the hole shut. New Ford bolts were used on reassembly, and all were all given a good coat of anti-seize so it's unlikely it will ever have to be opened up for the foreseeable future. Each wheel well received a can of undercoating to freshen them up and cover the patch.
After the POR-15 and plumbing starting to be reinstalled:
While all this was going on, the subframe was out for blasting and powdercoating. All the suspension bolts were sent for cadmium plating. It was all ready on Friday.
There wasn't enough time to get the LCAs cleaned up, but I think they may have some delrin bushings in their future anyway.
The subframe installed:
Again, many thanks to Jeremi for the awesome work he did. I did what I could but mostly tried to stay the hell out of his way.
The car had a little work on the rear end over the last few days. So much so that I can't possibly describe it all. Needless to say Jeremi once again performed a near miracle. I was there for the whole thing, but I'm pretty sure I slowed him down more than I helped. OK, I'm positive.
I know Jeremi's got a few pics of his own, so hopefully he'll post a few. You guys have to see the pile of rusted evap tray parts that were put out at the curb (and promptly picked up by the scavengers).Tragically my camera's batteries were dead when we stripped the car so I have no "before" pics. Just imagine your typical northern daily driver and add about two more pounds of rust.
By the way, this is actually Part II of the restoration. Part I was last year when Jeremi rebuilt the front half of the car. Part III will be a complete engine bay cleanup but may not happen till next year.
On to the pics...
Literally stripped to the bare shell:
Jeremi at work with the angle grinder and wire brush. Note the hole cut into the frame for access to the subframe nuts. Luckily they came out without too much trouble at all. No broken bolts!
The results of the cleanup. I followed up Jeremi by sanding all the metal for an application of POR-15.
Jeremi's friend Jerry came over and welded the hole shut. New Ford bolts were used on reassembly, and all were all given a good coat of anti-seize so it's unlikely it will ever have to be opened up for the foreseeable future. Each wheel well received a can of undercoating to freshen them up and cover the patch.
After the POR-15 and plumbing starting to be reinstalled:
While all this was going on, the subframe was out for blasting and powdercoating. All the suspension bolts were sent for cadmium plating. It was all ready on Friday.
There wasn't enough time to get the LCAs cleaned up, but I think they may have some delrin bushings in their future anyway.
The subframe installed:
Again, many thanks to Jeremi for the awesome work he did. I did what I could but mostly tried to stay the hell out of his way.
