It’s like a really big lawnmower…
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Continuing with the subframes…
All the dirt and oil and filth cake. I figure getting rid of the grease frosting layer is a good step before I start spraying de-greaser.
yup, a stripe of new looking subframe paint!
All this to then disassemble and then do a real deep clean and paintThe rear subframe gets no such treatment, just trashed.
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The rear subframe gets no such treatment, just trashed.
If it’s any consolation, all of my frame is trashed and none of it will be treated… I’m a responsible guy, I know.
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Current: '03 Dakota SLT.
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@Demon-Xanth Yep, I need every piece of that.
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@Taylor-Martin motivation:
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@GrindIntoSecond a little more minty than mine will ever be, and a lot less stock… but damn that interior…
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Once it is thoroughly clean (maybe you could have it sandblasted?) you could do some seam welding and add a couple of gussets here and there, as per Vizard. Not terribly necessary, but not such a bad idea if you ever end up fitting a very powerful engine and/or big wheels.
Same with the rear subframe, whenever that happens.
Talking about wheels... do you intend to go 10"?
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@AuthiCooper1300 I have vizzards book. I ‘m working with on hand free here at the moment. So I have knockoff mini lite 12s that came with it to get things rolling, but intend to run 10” rose petals in the end. S brake conversion kit coming. Plus adjustable lower arms. Ive been thinking of the seam welding/gusseting too. I mean, it’s out so that’s the time.
Still planning the 1098 with Russell 68 pistons. Comes with a 12g202 head, great foundation.
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@Taylor-Martin said in It’s like a really big lawnmower…:
@GrindIntoSecond a little more minty than mine will ever be, and a lot less stock… but damn that interior…
Dunno man. Once you get started, gonna be hard to stop…
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[...] but intend to run 10” rose petals in the end. S brake conversion kit coming.
Excellent!
I'm not sure I would bother with adjustable lower arms, but it won't hurt.
Best of luck!
