grumpin Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Cheers! I took puppy for a spin, he loves riding in Espy. Nice! Good job! Happy pup and the Softopper looks good rolled up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 Nice! Good job! Happy pup and the Softopper looks good rolled up. Back to bodywork. Sanded, some sealer went on. Tomorrow will be sand, prime, sand, seal, base, clear… well thats the plan. Only the driver side quarter panels though. Tempted to leave the trim off and fill the holes for a cleaner look then put a pin stripe on…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Back to bodywork. Sanded, some sealer went on. Tomorrow will be sand, prime, sand, seal, base, clear… well thats the plan. Only the driver side quarter panels though. Tempted to leave the trim off and fill the holes for a cleaner look then put a pin stripe on…. I kind of dig the cleaner look. But that’s just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 I kind of dig the cleaner look. But that’s just me. Let me be clear. I am 100% blaming Gary for this! 🤣 8am-4pm. Pulling trim, sanding, treating rust, primer, some filler. Now letting this set up over night. Tomorrow will be sanding, final glazing putty and hopefully I cam lay primer and paint… if the rain holds off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 Let me be clear. I am 100% blaming Gary for this! 🤣 8am-4pm. Pulling trim, sanding, treating rust, primer, some filler. Now letting this set up over night. Tomorrow will be sanding, final glazing putty and hopefully I cam lay primer and paint… if the rain holds off. I had to leave for a week so the paint it not on yet. Looks like good weather this week so will get it finished up the next few evenings. I am 2.5 days into sanding/filling and it is pretty smooth. The 2 part epoxy primer should be a good sealer for all the work. Some purchases arrived too: Brake calipers Brake pads Brake drums Front bearings (inner, outer, seals) Caliper paint (blue) Super winch locking hubs (not in pic) New fender badges (full set) Going to be a busy week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I had to leave for a week so the paint it not on yet. Looks like good weather this week so will get it finished up the next few evenings. I am 2.5 days into sanding/filling and it is pretty smooth. The 2 part epoxy primer should be a good sealer for all the work. Some purchases arrived too: Brake calipers Brake pads Brake drums Front bearings (inner, outer, seals) Caliper paint (blue) Super winch locking hubs (not in pic) New fender badges (full set) Going to be a busy week! That’s going to make a huge difference, Dane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 That’s going to make a huge difference, Dane! decided as I am pulling that front apart to do the following too: Rotor/hub assembly replace spindle bearing and seal replace. I am hoping the spindles are in good shape here. That is where I drew the line on this part of the project. Once I pull things apart I will know if I need spindles too. I sure hope not as that is a lot more money.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 decided as I am pulling that front apart to do the following too: Rotor/hub assembly replace spindle bearing and seal replace. I am hoping the spindles are in good shape here. That is where I drew the line on this part of the project. Once I pull things apart I will know if I need spindles too. I sure hope not as that is a lot more money.. What is your saying? In for a penny, in for a pound? Now is the time to do it, but I do hope the spindles are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 What is your saying? In for a penny, in for a pound? Now is the time to do it, but I do hope the spindles are good. Absolutely. While I am taking it down that far I want to get all I can sorted out. I don't want to change parts for no good reason, but I feel bearings and bearing seals are worth replacing at this point. As I am replacing rotors/hubs - pulling the spindle to change the bearing and seal seems like a logical thing to do. I hope to get to the rear axle this winter as it leaks oil from all the seals. I am thinking of dropping it for a total teardown. I have the space to do it and it seams the tooling requirement is very low, so why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 Absolutely. While I am taking it down that far I want to get all I can sorted out. I don't want to change parts for no good reason, but I feel bearings and bearing seals are worth replacing at this point. As I am replacing rotors/hubs - pulling the spindle to change the bearing and seal seems like a logical thing to do. I hope to get to the rear axle this winter as it leaks oil from all the seals. I am thinking of dropping it for a total teardown. I have the space to do it and it seams the tooling requirement is very low, so why not? Wasn’t happy with some of my rust mitigation. Opened up the wounds a little more. I will cut out what i can from the outside, clear out what I can from there and use a rust converter. The pics are mid process, i did get back to clean metal on the outer skins. Ultimately these need to be cut out and replaced, but that is above my skill set for now. Essentially both front fenders need to be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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