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.…
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…
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 Suspension is Primed
Prime the Suspension Parts Yesterday i took the suspension parts from sandblasting and sprayed them with epoxy primer. I learn on the fly, so i didn’t remove the front bearings and now they aren’t bearings anymore 🙂 I will replace them. What is Next I found graphite grease for the…
Punch In and Out the Pin of the King Pin on the Front Steering Knuckle
The best way to remove the pin (8mm x 32mm) and replace the king pin on the front steering knuckles (swivel bearings, wheel hubs) is by using a hydraulic press and hot temperature. This is the direction to punch out and back in. The directions are the same on both…
Slowly Moving Forward
It looks like nothing happened in the last 3+ months, but it’s not true. I moved to another town and now i have a double garage only for myself. As the move takes some money, i didn’t buy as scheduled the MIG welder and other tools and materials that will…