Thread: Series 2a restoration

Well, I'm back home, I like a little drive now n then, we left Rocky @ 0020hrs and arrived home @ 1730hrs EST, we had many stops to let the 2 Poodles have a walk n a drink, and I drove all but for 1 hour where I let my wife have a drive as she was getting hot sitting in the passenger seat
Anyway back to the subject at hand, mate I'm no expert just had lots of experience LOL, and it all comes down to the correct sequence of dismantling/removing, that all comes from experience and I'm sure a chap of your caliber, you will master it soon, I did enjoy myself for that 5.5hrs I was @ your place, the light lunch provided by your wife was first class (but boy was I thirsty later LOL), anyway Scott it was a pleasure to meet you and help out with your project, cheers mate Dennis
ps ?? did I see you on CQ channel 71 news on Monday night???

Originally Posted by Dinty

Well, I'm back home, I like a little drive now n then, we left Rocky @ 0020hrs and arrived home @ 1730hrs EST, we had many stops to let the 2 Poodles have a walk n a drink, and I drove all but for 1 hour where I let my wife have a drive as she was getting hot sitting in the passenger seat
Anyway back to the subject at hand, mate I'm no expert just had lots of experience LOL, and it all comes down to the correct sequence of dismantling/removing, that all comes from experience and I'm sure a chap of your caliber, you will master it soon, I did enjoy myself for that 5.5hrs I was @ your place, the light lunch provided by your wife was first class (but boy was I thirsty later LOL), anyway Scott it was a pleasure to meet you and help out with your project, cheers mate Dennis
ps ?? did I see you on CQ channel 71 news on Monday night???

Thanks again. Probably I am a bit of a media Tart! Hoping to visit you on the morning of the 16th of December if that is OK.

See you then mate cheers Dennis

OK after a long break I am back on the job. Chassis now fully stripped and at the plant waiting to be sand blasted. They have offered to powder coat it after it has been blasted and welded up - is this a good idea - help!

Hi, ive just had my s2a chassis sandblasted and painted. The main reason i went for painting is that if u get a chip in ur powder coating water can get in under the coating and then the rust starts and u cant see it. One day a big chunk of coating will lift up and then underneath is lots of rust. At least with paint u can see whats going on. Just my opinion.😆. Good luck with ur build.

Cheers Rod

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Powder coating can be good if they follow all the steps. If you miss just one the result will be as per Rod's post.

It needs to be chemically cleaned to form a sticky bond, primed with proprietary primer, chemically cleaned again to form the sticky bond and then powder coated. Regardless of hype, powder coat does not stick effectively enough to steel to be a viable solution...

If they guarantee the result it could be good, but more than likely it will be the powder on steel option to be avoided.

Cheers,

Lou

I have never had anything powder coated, but if you go down that path, I would be looking to blank off the holes in the chassis where the spring bushes fit in, as the powder coating could build up thick enough to make re-fitting new shackle bushes very difficult, just my thoughts cheers n good to see you back onto the job, cheers Dennis

I actually fitted my chassis bushes before my chassis was sandblasted as the sand blasting wont hurt the bushes if ur using the standard type bushes that is.

Cheers Rod

Edit...i suppose it also depends where ur rust repairs will be as well.
Cheers
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