Parts list created and pricing underway.
Next up, breaking down the third member....
Stay tuned.
ZEBRA 3 OUT
4/18/14
Rear End... part 1
Well I got the rear end pulled apart during a short play day over the Easter holiday weekend. Backing plates, axles, axle seals pulled and carrier popped loose and draining......
Parts list created and pricing underway.
Next up, breaking down the third member....
Stay tuned.
ZEBRA 3 OUT
Parts list created and pricing underway.
Next up, breaking down the third member....
Stay tuned.
ZEBRA 3 OUT
4/12/14
Blasted... part 13
A pretty productive day today...
I was able to adapt my Craftsman shop vac to use the new style filters and attempted to repair my halogen work light so I could see what the hell I'm doing at times but I had to bring it home to troubleshoot since my multi-meter is at the house.
Got the rear end up on jack stands to drain......
and got half of the front frame sand blasted.......
Next installment I hope to finish the frame, break down the rear end and then start disassembly of the front suspension.
Until then....
ZEBRA 3 OUT
I was able to adapt my Craftsman shop vac to use the new style filters and attempted to repair my halogen work light so I could see what the hell I'm doing at times but I had to bring it home to troubleshoot since my multi-meter is at the house.
Got the rear end up on jack stands to drain......
and got half of the front frame sand blasted.......
Next installment I hope to finish the frame, break down the rear end and then start disassembly of the front suspension.
Until then....
ZEBRA 3 OUT
4/8/14
Blasted... part 12
This weekend I got the rest of the rear end pretty much cleaned up.....
a few places I didn't get 100% but I'll get them once the brakes and backing plates are removed. Next weekend, I start in on the front of the frame and the suspension.
Stay tuned.....
ZEBRA 3 OUT
a few places I didn't get 100% but I'll get them once the brakes and backing plates are removed. Next weekend, I start in on the front of the frame and the suspension.
Stay tuned.....
ZEBRA 3 OUT
3/30/14
Blasted... part 11
Well FINALLY, I am done blasting under the car! I hit the crevice between the passenger rear wheel well and frame, then jumped over to the driver side wheel well and got all of it blasted good...
Don't ever let anyone tell you that it ain't a dirty job...............
sure glad I wiped off my face before my buddy Jim took my picture! LOL
Then I moved the rear end back into the booth and started cleaning it up...
hope to get that completely knocked out next weekend so I can break it down for rebuild and 3.89 gear set install.
I also found my old NOS Hirschmann power antenna that I'm going to look into incorporating into the build so I won't have the antenna in the way when it's not needed.
More to come.............
ZEBRA 3 OUT
Don't ever let anyone tell you that it ain't a dirty job...............
sure glad I wiped off my face before my buddy Jim took my picture! LOL
Then I moved the rear end back into the booth and started cleaning it up...
hope to get that completely knocked out next weekend so I can break it down for rebuild and 3.89 gear set install.
I also found my old NOS Hirschmann power antenna that I'm going to look into incorporating into the build so I won't have the antenna in the way when it's not needed.
More to come.............
ZEBRA 3 OUT
3/22/14
Blasted.... part 10
Well had another productive day... Got the rear suspension crossmember blasted and the passenger side rear wheelwell done. The wheelwell took a bit longer than I expected because of the factory undercoating, but I finally got it all blasted away.....
Next week, I'll knock out the driver side rear wheelwell and the rear end. The wheelwell shouldn't take much time because I blasted the donor wheelwell prior to dropping the Tomato off to the guys at F3, so just the remnants of the original wheelwell on each end should be all that needs to be blasted aside from the chassis rail.
Until next time......
ZEBRA 3 OUT
Next week, I'll knock out the driver side rear wheelwell and the rear end. The wheelwell shouldn't take much time because I blasted the donor wheelwell prior to dropping the Tomato off to the guys at F3, so just the remnants of the original wheelwell on each end should be all that needs to be blasted aside from the chassis rail.
Until next time......
ZEBRA 3 OUT
3/15/14
Blasted... part 9
Another abbreviated playday but I did make more progress. Got the passenger side
frame rail and frame recess cleaned and about 95 percent of the rear suspension
crossmember....
Going to the local World of Wheels car show tonight!
Until next installment....
ZEBRA 3 OUT
3/8/14
Blasted... Part 8
OH HELL YEAH!
Added a longer section of air inlet hose, changed the pivot bolts on my work light to wing bolts and nuts to allow for easier light adjustment, donned my blasting garb, filled the hopper with sand and positioned it so I wouldn't get wrapped up in the lines, plugged in the work light and got it set up to illuminate my initial work area, attached the air hose to the blast gun, rolled under the car and pulled the trigger....
TWO HOURS OF NON-STOP BLASTING AND THE FLOOR WAS 90% CLEAN
The blaster worked flawlessly! She was in the sweet spot the entire time and as I was blasting, the surface rust and grime blasted away cleanly and I was laying there thinking that if I could now get my protective garb to work as nice as the blaster did not, I wouldn't mind doing this for a living! LOL
I was able to get the drivers side frame rail cavity and rocker and the passenger side of the floor from the firewall cleaned before I exhausted the supply of sand in the hopper. For two hours the only limitation to my progress was me getting into a new position to easily see what I was doing and to try and stay out of the ricocheting sand stream. Could definately use a few more inches of clearance under there!
Next week, my plan is to finish cleaning the passenger side frame rail, frame cavity and rocker and finish up in the rear axle hump before attacking the rear wheelwells. Once that is all done, I'll bring the rear end back into the blast booth and clean it good before starting the teardown for rebuild and detailing before tackling the frame forward of the firewall and the front suspension components.
All in all a very productive and fullfilling day! I LOVE PLAY DATES LIKE THIS!!!
More to come....
ZEBRA 3 OUT
Added a longer section of air inlet hose, changed the pivot bolts on my work light to wing bolts and nuts to allow for easier light adjustment, donned my blasting garb, filled the hopper with sand and positioned it so I wouldn't get wrapped up in the lines, plugged in the work light and got it set up to illuminate my initial work area, attached the air hose to the blast gun, rolled under the car and pulled the trigger....
TWO HOURS OF NON-STOP BLASTING AND THE FLOOR WAS 90% CLEAN
The blaster worked flawlessly! She was in the sweet spot the entire time and as I was blasting, the surface rust and grime blasted away cleanly and I was laying there thinking that if I could now get my protective garb to work as nice as the blaster did not, I wouldn't mind doing this for a living! LOL
I was able to get the drivers side frame rail cavity and rocker and the passenger side of the floor from the firewall cleaned before I exhausted the supply of sand in the hopper. For two hours the only limitation to my progress was me getting into a new position to easily see what I was doing and to try and stay out of the ricocheting sand stream. Could definately use a few more inches of clearance under there!
Next week, my plan is to finish cleaning the passenger side frame rail, frame cavity and rocker and finish up in the rear axle hump before attacking the rear wheelwells. Once that is all done, I'll bring the rear end back into the blast booth and clean it good before starting the teardown for rebuild and detailing before tackling the frame forward of the firewall and the front suspension components.
All in all a very productive and fullfilling day! I LOVE PLAY DATES LIKE THIS!!!
More to come....
ZEBRA 3 OUT
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