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Thanks for thinking of me.

Thank you.
Thank you.
Yep progress is slow but sure. I want to have this thing rolling pretty soon so I can start figuring out the motor/tranny install.

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The pieces are coming out great!
Looks like great progress. :D

Spike:smoke:

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looks great it is a great feeling to have a clean frame all sand blasted and ready for primer

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!
Thanks Spike

Yep, it was a good feeling but some serious hard work getting there.:chevy:

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More progress, Spent about 12 hours blasting, priming, and painting the frame, it was a long day. Finally, I can start re-assembling. Also got some new parts in Friday too. Very dissappointed in the packaging they used. I hope the spindle threads weren't damaged.

Pics:
back to blasting
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...sin/69-152.jpg
Ready for primer
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...sin/69-153.jpg
Primered
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...sin/69-154.jpg
Painted
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...sin/69-155.jpg
New spindles
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...sin/69-151.jpg

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The frame looks killer Mike!

Where did you pick up the spindles?

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Thanks Nate!
I bought them from a guy on Ebay, LINK he was a little cheaper than most places.
I originally ordered the 2.5" Westerns but they were back ordered. He had the Belltech 3" #3120 drop shipped direct to my house for the same price. They look like really good quality parts. I paid $248 shipped.

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That's a good deal.

Is the frame black or a gray color?

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They look good. How much total drop are you planning?

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It is suppose to be black but it's more of a dark gray. It also tends to be more of a satin finish when cured. I hope it's durable, we'll see.

Thanks, right now I'm planning 4" up front and 6" in back with out a notch.

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gonna be a real nice build, laughed at the jb weld, we actually did this to a 3.0 v6 in my old boat that frost cracked over winter to get on the lake while the replacement was being shipped, it was probably pretty risky, but it held until the new one came in, keep up the progress

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Great looking frame and suspension!!
Now, Anytime you make a frame modification,
You can touch it up with a rattle can :D

Spike:smoke:

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Killer Job Mike!!
parts look great!!
I'm guessing you sprayed the hammered paint, no?
where did you pick it up?
and can you brush or roll it on?
sorry for all the questions, I think we are getting the wife's frame for her '66 blasted here soon and I'm still on the fence about paint. I know a place in OKC where I can get big rig chassis paint, that is the way we are leaning at the moment

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:jdp: wow mike there are no words , my frame was primed in the exact primer

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I like the way the frame turned out!!! Nice!! :metal:

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Nothing better than a complete frame off restoration Mike, everthing looks really good. I see you are going to lower it 4/6, How much does that give you for travel between frame and axel?

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Thanks!
Yep, I probably wouldn't ever try it but, maybe they were desperate.
Thanks Spike! I'm not sure how the rattle can will match. I bet I'll find out before I get it on the road though.

Thanks! Yep, I sprayed it with my old primer gun, it works really good. You can thin it with xylol. I bought it at Lowes $14.98 qt. and yes it can be rolled but as good as it sprays I wouldn't. It's not near this shiny when it drys or cures. It's kinda satin finish. I'll get more pics. I thought about chassis paint too but this stuff was cheap and handy. seems to be pretty tough. but we'll see

So you used the self etching rustoleum too?
Thanks Scott

Thanks, Not sure which travel you are talking about? Turning radius? I think it will be pretty close to normal as long as I stay with larger wheels. Which I'm planning on 18" or bigger.

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looking good :metal:

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cool!
thanks for the info!
does bare metal have to be primed first?
did you get the primer at Lowes also?
how long is the dry time on both of them?

I believe he is asking about the rear diff up travel before hitting the frame or trailing arms

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I'm not sure if you have to use primer or not. I actually hit the more pitted areas with a rust conversion primer first then hit the whole thing with self etching. I got the primer at Home depot in Norman and they carry the paint too. The primer dries real quick probably about 30-45 min. On the hammered paint, I painted a tack coat, by the time I got back around to where I started it was ready for a wet coat, then let it tack dry to the touch. Final wet coat to make sure I got good coverage.

I'm not sure how close the rear diff is going to be to hitting bump stops or frame? If I find it bottoming out I can put a bolt in c-notch. I prefer not to but if I need to I will. Nate's (Blank Slate) has the setup I am shooting for HERE.

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Here you go Joe, this should give you an idea of what the paint looks like dried. The can says "hammered" but it seems to lay pretty flat when sprayed. I wonder if you use a brush it looks more hammered?

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...uck/69-157.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...uck/69-158.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...uck/69-159.jpg

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The frame turned out very nice. Nice job.

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Very nice Mike!
Thanks
I think we are going to try rolling it on and see how it works.
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Turned out nice Mike... I like the color/texture myself.

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looks great