Thread: New Project...

Originally Posted by mick88

I got some regalvanised and they came up great.
The place I used is in Adelaide and they have a minimum flat price up to a specified weight. From memory I think it was $150 up to 75kg.
So I just sent over every bit of gal Landy trim I had laying around, grilles, bumper bars, tail gate fittings, bonnet spare wheel brackets and body cappings. You can get a lot done at a reasonable price as the bumper bar is really the only thing of any significant weight.
When they were ready rather than have them sent home on a truck I picked them up and wrapped them in old blankets to avoid any rubbing etc in transit. Because glavanising is a very industrial process, had I have opted to have them trucked home, they would been just wired together and thrown on the truck tray.

Cheers, Mick.

Most States have a few companies that will do the galvanising for you.

QLD Yellow Pages® | galvanising in qld, Australia

I deal with a galvaniser in Dandenong, they are set up to deal with mainly large pieces of steel fabrication (their other site does the chassis for Jayco). LR parts are a bit time consuming to wire up for dipping in comparison to their day-to-day work.
Pays to have a chat with someone before you turn up with dozens of small parts, also check what preparation you need to do. Light surface rust will be removed by their acid dipping process but heavier rust needs to be blasted first. Too rusty and they either won't dip it or they will blast and send you the bill.



Colin

Hi All,

Well the last 2 weeks have basically been spent on the inside of the tub...

This is what it looked like - sand blasted, but covered in glue residue:


After many hours sanding - here is what it looked like, without glue:


And now after a count of primer:


And after the first coat:





I will be masking/painting the gal with hammer guard finish, once I have finished another top coat.

That's it for this week!

Hi All,

While I am waiting for the paint to dry on the Tub, I decided to continue doing some other small jobs. Mainly cleaning jobs.

About a month ago bacicat came out to my house and removed my engine, clutch, etc - so there are plenty of bits and pieces that need to be cleaned up!

First - Drivers Side Engine Mount:

I have cleaned-up the bolts/washers/nuts:

I will post a picture of the bracket, once it's been cleaned/painted...

Next up - the various nuts/bolts that hold the gear-stick in place:


Next up - this was labelled as starter motor. I sure hope bacicat remembers what this was for...


Some clips... Can't quite remember what these are for either...


Clutch inspection plate? Before:

And After:


Question - should I:
(a) Paint the inspection plate satin black?
(b) Paint the inspection plate silver?
(c) Paint the inspection plate with a clear coat
(d) Leave it as it is?

Any advice and thoughts are always welcome!

Don't worry mate, I'll find a spot for all those bolts when it goes back together.

I would paint the clutch inspection plate black myself, it will end up that colour eventually...

Cheers - Gav

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

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(a) Paint the inspection plate satin black

Well being a funny old B, I forgot where I put your sill brackets.
Well they showed up last night, right where I put them, so I will post them as soon as I clean a sizable part of Tasmania off their outsides.
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Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Some clips... Can't quite remember what these are for either...

from the fuel filler neck pipe?

ah yes that is about all they could be for as all the other ones are in the engine bay and would be smaller

Originally Posted by Cobber

from the fuel filler neck pipe?

They look like the ones off the air cleaner hose, the filler pipe has the top one that is a lot larger, but the bottom clamp is about that size.
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