Blasted...part 14 / Rear End... part 2

Finished blasting the front of the frame and suspension.....

now to disassemble the suspension and clean and detail all the components in preparation for REASSEMBLY..... Oh how I long for that process to begin!!!

Also degreased and cleaned the carrier in preparation for tear down and rebuild...

Will be ordering 3.89 gear set, bearing set and trac-lok clutch set from Yukon Gear & Axle, the rear brake components and front strut rod bushings from NAPA and the sway bar and front suspension polyurethane bushings from Energy Suspensions next week.

Man I can't wait for SOMETHING to go BACK TOGETHER!

More to come....

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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.

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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....

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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.....

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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.............

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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......

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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....

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