So all of the rear suspension parts are as ready as they will be for blasting. After doing some research and talking to my son I decided to tape off most of the surfaces for where the outer wheel bearing and the inner grease seal sit on both arms. From the pic above, you can…
Category: Project – 2020 Murbella
So. What to powder coat? That is the question.
So as I’ve written, I’ve been back and forth on what vendor to have blast what parts, not to mention what to powder coat and what not to powder coat. I’ve decided that I’ll likely powder coat more parts than originally planned. So. Tentatively this is what’s going to happen: Ceramic Powder Coating I will…
Murbella – Day 15 – Taping off blasting parts
I haven’t been feeling all that well so I haven’t been working on the projects. I did take a few minutes yesterday to start taping off the areas of the trailing arms and stub axles that I do not want blasted. I’m thinking that the inside bearing surfaces should remain as-is in the arms and…
Media blasting and Powder Coating Plans
So I decided for the first round of suspension and drivetrain parts I’m going to try out Soda Clean of Ohio located just north of Cowtown. I’ll probably throw in a set of thermostat flaps to have blasted so I can return them to Murbella upon top-end rebuild. I do need to get an FI…
Murbella – Day 14 – More arts cleaning and sanding
I took an hour break from working to go clean some more parts and try to get some sanding done before dusk hits. I try not to make too much noise with power tools before 10am or really after 6pm as a courtesy to my neighbors. Spring Plate Covers I continued sanding up and roughing…
Murbella – Day 13 – Parts cleaning, sanding, modding, etc.
So today was focused on continued cleaning of the disassembled suspension with solvents in an effort to get as much of the undercoating and grime off of them prior to sanding. Passenger Stub Axle So the passenger side stub axle also came out with a bonded spacer. However this side was different. I was easily…
Murbella – Day 12 – Spring Plate
So I tried to avoid repeating the problem of the driver side removal but I ran into other issues with the spring plate. Now this side had the worst undercoating coverage. It was caked up on many of the bolts and all over the torsion bar section of the spring plate. I had to chisel…
Murbella – Day 12 – Passenger Side Trailing Arm Removed
The passenger side trailing arm ultimately proved to be problematic at the pivot joint just like the driver side. I separated the trailing arm form the spring plate and I can say that it had for greater range of motion than the driver side did. With some effort, I was able to move it up…
Murbella – Day 12 – Passenger Side Stub Axle and Bearings Removed
I took advantage of an extremely pleasant morning and afternoon to start disassembling the passenger side suspension and remaining bits of the drivetrain in the trailing arm. Most parts have the same random spraying of undercoating, and this time the spring plate covers and spring plates torsion bar areas were extremely bad and far worse…
Murbella – Day 11 – A temporary aftermarket part
So I have been unsuccessful with my available tools in taking the dent out of the original driver side spring plate. I’ve worked it a couple times but I’m afraid basic hammers, a vise, and some basic dollies on metal this thick are just not going to cut it. I’ve gone ahead and snagged a…