wagon progress

[c57heaven]

thanks for your continued great posts...

[MP&C]

Kyle got the welds finished up on the frame plates...





Frame is ready to send to get media blasted...



And the rear was busted apart for some media blasting as well





Getting the bus parts prepped for paint, the owner had a used bumper in stock so it will get repainted...

[MP&C]

We've been waiting for an opening at the machine shop's blasting booth, we're
going to get the frame done first. They have some large platform in there now
for the US Navy, so it looks like another couple weeks.. So in the meantime,
Kyle has been prepping some front end components for paint..



























......and we should have this showing up tomorrow, need to get some metal cut
out of the side and new replacement made up...

[rockytopper R.I.P 5-13-2017]

Robert Looks like nice suspension hardware. What brand is it?

[MP&C]

Rocky, they are Heidts components. Lowered and narrowed.

[MP&C]

Dropped it off before work, picked it up afterward.




After about an hour in the driveway with an air hose, the flow of trapped
media is scarce, but I'm sure there's still some there. We'll get some SPI
epoxy sprayed tomorrow night...

[MP&C]

55 parts everywhere....



Two coats of SPI epoxy....





Had some left in the paint gun so a couple of extra pieces were moved in...





Oh yeah....the "new" trailer wheels were all blasted and ready to go, so they got a couple coats on the back side...

[MP&C]

The frame had some slight pitting so the sides were hit with the DA to
flatten things out a bit, and some Evercoat 416 used to address some of our plug
weld grinding marks on the frame plates...























Here's the "winter" heating method for spraying in cold temps. 170,000 BTU
aimed at the air return, and the air handler fan turned on constant to circulate
the heat. Open window for air intake..























After three coats of primer, the sides of the frame are looking much better
than before...























Also got some more primer on these parts as well, should be ready for
blocking in a few days.

[MP&C]

The other day when we primed the frame a second time we also did the front
side of the trailer wheels..











and today I mixed up some Centari that has been sitting on the shelf a few
years.. It sprayed pretty decent...

















And more blocking.....

[MP&C]

Laszlo, how much does a bare frame weigh?

[chevynut]

Robert, a stock bare frame should weigh about 275 pounds. I don't remember if that's for a seamless or a 2-piece one.

[MP&C]

Thanks, it's a bit muddy here for rolling the rotisserie outside, so trying to figure out how many hard heads it takes to carry it..



Made another trip to the car wash tonight. Tire soak, high pressure soap, and a rinse...







While Kyle was media blasting, I used the 36" AFS to block the tail gate.



This had been blocked a couple times before and never seemed to come out right. Of course, I was using a shorter block as well. The 36 really did the trick in getting things nice and flat...





.....and getting things ready for another epoxy session...









Moved these out of the way, closer to the door so we can get tires on this weekend. Order trim rings today, now for some baby moons that fit... I swear they get brighter every time I look at them..

[chevynut]

2 guys can carry a frame...my son and I do it all the time.

Aren't you going to mask the rotors off? Or are you going to have them turned after painting?

I'm doing similar "spray sessions". I'm using a one-step high build primer that my painter uses on all his cars. Just did my differential case and torque arm and brackets. Got everything sanded and ready for the second coat once the diff is assembled. I try to spray as many parts as I can in one session.

[MP&C]

more worried about good coverage in the fins as they will be visible. We'll clean them up afterwards..

[WagonCrazy]

Curious Robert...
Will your paint hold up to the high heat temps those rotors will go thru? Do you use a high temp primer and paint?