Body repair page # 4 |
We know you were probably expecting more on the front but we decided to show you
some of the smaller parts, you know ....our size. |
This is the same part after media blasting |
This is the upper a arm before media blasting. The pieces were saveable by a small
margin. |
The part was then treated with phosphoric acid to finish neutralizing and then zinc
phosphated to inhibit rust. Then the piece was top coated with chassis black
epoxy based sealer |
Note the difference other than the rust. The original has small loops welded to the
bottom while the new one has pressed notches. The ball joint is also riveted
in the original and welded in the new. The ball joint also has a different appearance. |
Lower control arms |
The piece on the left was what was left of the front part of the mount. The piece
on the right is the complete mount after rebuild with new steel |
Front sway bar mount |
Front strut support |
The end of the strut support had to be cut out because of rot and a new piece butt
welded in as a patch. The cut piece is still attached in the picture above connected
to the sway bar mount (left piece) |