Nuts for the Back Suspension Arms. Duroplast is Glued to the Doors
Back Suspension Arms While installing the back suspension arms, one of the threads (front left, where i cut the bolt while disassembling) had no force to support the click of the torque wrench (~112 Nm) and i had to reinforce all the 4 mounting points with spring washers and nuts.…
Under the Cardboards is Painted. Cardboars First Fiberglass Applied
Under the Cardboards Painted I painted under the cardboards with MetalForce Urethane 8:1:1. Cardboards Glued with Fiberglass Today i glued the cardboards with fiberglass. The green thing is masking tape on the outer side. I marked with big arrows the places that need to be glued 🙂 All the 6…
The Floor and the Front Wheel Hubs are Painted. The back wheels are Installed. Rustproofing Mix.
Seam Sealer I seam sealed the floor after i primed it. Welding I had a little surprise – 2 little holes opened above the front window. The misery is that it is already painted inside and the welding will burn the paint. Floor Painted The floor was masked and painted…
The Floor is Primed. Air Cooling Fan to be Assembled
Floor Like i said before “i will start from the under-body and until i reach the point to paint the Gletcherblau i will learn to paint”. This is true, because here i didn’t have a single leak. The last thing i need to train is to not paint with “transparent…
The underbody is Painted. Prime the Suspension Parts
Materials I de-greased the under-body and sprayed the under-body with epoxy primer (catalyst, solvent). I am amazed of the quality. I couldn’t clean my spray gun after, so today i added OMNI MS 251 Multi-Purpose Solvent to my list of materials. It cleans very well. The Under-Body Next i sprayed…
Paint Striping the Under-Body (Reprise)
I restarted the paint stripping of the under-body. I used a grinder and a metal brush. I use my new 3M respirator and i am very happy with it. I’ll repeat: buy an expensive respirator unless you have spare lungs. The epoxy primer spills like chalk. Today i decided to…
Restart
When i started this project i was thinking that the welding will be most challenging, but this was not true. The painting is the hardest part of the project. Maybe because i have the the mechanic background the welding was a real pleasure compared to the painting. The painting needs…
Back Suspension Arms, Etch Primer, Harmonic Puller (Air Turbine Belt Pulley)
When I woke up this morning I felt a pang. Not true. This is just a Primus song (see the end of the post). When i woke up this morning i looked outside and there was snow. A wet and heavy snow that bent the branches of the trees. The…
The Under-Body is Painted
Paint the Under-Body Today i painted the under-body with MetalForce Urethane paint and brush. I applied 2 coats. The paint dries fast, so until i finished the first coat, the part where i started was dry and i started the second coat immediately. What is Next
The Under-Body is Sealed
Sealing Today i sealed the under-body. It looks little ugly, but for me in this case the important point is the quality. Materials Both sealants are Dominion Sure Seal. The black one is Adhesive Sealer. Code 9003. I used it for the smaller gaps. The grey one is Brush On…