Jonathan Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 I got the old rubber body isolator out. The bolt was very rusted and I will need to pick up a new bolt. I was going to order a replacement frame bracket but after cleaning it up and testing the thickness I think it will be fine for now even it is very pitted. I didn't want to grind off or drill out the large rivets and take a chance with a poor fitting aftermarket part. I will paint it and run with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 I was going to order a replacement frame bracket but after cleaning it up and testing the thickness I think it will be fine for now even it is very pitted. I didn't want to grind off or drill out the large rivets and take a chance with a poor fitting aftermarket part. I will paint it and run with it. Back to grinding away with a wire wheel again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 Back to grinding away with a wire wheel again. I needed to remove the front bumper to get to the rest of the body mount and frame. I also did some touch up polishing of the metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 I needed to remove the front bumper to get to the rest of the body mount and frame. I also did some touch up polishing of the metal. Masking and final prep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Masking and final prep. Wow! You are really doing a thorough job! And that is a LOT of work! But are you saying that you got the bumper off by using a wire wheel on the Dremel to clean the threads and then hit them with PB Blaster? And they came off ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 Masking and final prep. First I applied the primer. Notice the cab body mount I didn't do any prep work to it other then spray it with brake cleaner. I wanted to see how it would turn out since it was hard to get to. I figured I can address later if I was not happy with it. I forgot to put rust converter on it at least. I hope that the lack of oxygen will stop the rust. The brake line I needed to pull away from the frame with a wire so the paint could get behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 First I applied the primer. Notice the cab body mount I didn't do any prep work to it other then spray it with brake cleaner. I wanted to see how it would turn out since it was hard to get to. I figured I can address later if I was not happy with it. I forgot to put rust converter on it at least. I hope that the lack of oxygen will stop the rust. The brake line I needed to pull away from the frame with a wire so the paint could get behind it. The paint came out good. I used the recommended paint from VGG on YouTube. The cab body mount came out much better then I expected with very little prep work to it. Just cleaned it off lightly with no scrubbing or anything. It has a bit of a hammered finish look to it. But the paint may not stick as good as the areas I prepped for over a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 The paint came out good. I used the recommended paint from VGG on YouTube. The cab body mount came out much better then I expected with very little prep work to it. Just cleaned it off lightly with no scrubbing or anything. It has a bit of a hammered finish look to it. But the paint may not stick as good as the areas I prepped for over a month. Here is a summary before and after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlisle Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Here is a summary before and after. Looks great. Keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 Wow! You are really doing a thorough job! And that is a LOT of work! But are you saying that you got the bumper off by using a wire wheel on the Dremel to clean the threads and then hit them with PB Blaster? And they came off ok? Thanks Gary. Yes I used a wire wheel on the rotary tool to clean the threads and then I soaked it with Deep Creep. After that I used my Milwaukee impact driver to remove the bolts. Wow! You are really doing a thorough job! And that is a LOT of work! But are you saying that you got the bumper off by using a wire wheel on the Dremel to clean the threads and then hit them with PB Blaster? And they came off ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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