Re: Stewart's 1955 Packard 400
Posted by Stewart Ballard On 2014/12/1 20:22:58
Blasting, blasting and more blasting. That's pretty much all I've done in the last couple weeks, sand blast parts.
I did get the rear axle off and painted what was left of the frame before the cold set in. Unfortunately I realized to late that I can't paint all these parts I'm blasting due to the cold.
I'm excited about actually putting parts back onto the frame but I can't paint them. I'm starting to wonder if its worth painting them. I know they will look better but there is no rust on them at all. They will still out live me even if not painted.
The first image below is a couple things I blasted yesterday. The second is one of the lower support arms for the front suspension. The manual says that the bushings are not replaceable. I was planning to beat the crap out of them with the air hammer. That's what I did to the bushings in the upper arms. Before I do beat the crap out them they are replaceable right? I'm almost positive Max has replacement on their website.
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I did get the rear axle off and painted what was left of the frame before the cold set in. Unfortunately I realized to late that I can't paint all these parts I'm blasting due to the cold.
I'm excited about actually putting parts back onto the frame but I can't paint them. I'm starting to wonder if its worth painting them. I know they will look better but there is no rust on them at all. They will still out live me even if not painted.
The first image below is a couple things I blasted yesterday. The second is one of the lower support arms for the front suspension. The manual says that the bushings are not replaceable. I was planning to beat the crap out of them with the air hammer. That's what I did to the bushings in the upper arms. Before I do beat the crap out them they are replaceable right? I'm almost positive Max has replacement on their website.
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