Don and I had a very productive day. After the rotisserie setup was completed, the removal of the rear suspension and differential began. Almost every fastener was difficult to remove. Most of them had to be removed with a die grinder. By the end of the day, we had everything but the leaf springs removed, bagged and tagged.
When the differential was removed, it was placed on jack stands where the axles will be pulled, bearings and seals replaced and the housing cleaned, primed and repainted.
Now that car has been stripped to the frame, it is ready to be cleaned, sandblasted and soda blasted. It is best to soda blast painted surfaces because it will remove the paint without harming the metal surface, however it will not remove rust. The cars structure will be sandblasted. This will remove all the rust, highlight any imperfections which will require repair and prepare the surface for primer and paint.
Tomorrow, the parts we removed today will be sandblasted and prepared for repainting. In the next few days the car's structure will be moved to the sandblasting shop. By the time the paint and rust removal is completed, the body panels I ordered this past weekend will arrive and the body repairs will begin.
Stay tuned,
Tom
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