Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe

[Postsedan]

[quote=I think you are meaning before sandblast and that makes sense we didn't talk about that. Point dully noted:-)

Ryan[/quote]

Correct [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Second round of powder coat - inner fenders and core support? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

I am moving again, kind of got overwhelmed for a week or so:-(

My brain is now on track, and focused on these parts, and the engine parts, and front clip parts can be round two. (I don't want to take everything apart at one time)

Amateur here!!!

Darrell: Yes 60 degree gloss black for most of the items, and a grey/cast/raw steel colour for the parts that were not painted before assembly. I am interested in a correct look that will look the same in five years with minimal polishing, and recoating, etc.

Ryan

[RamblerDealer]

Ryan, I'm in the dealership all day tomorrow, stop in and have a look at the press and what we may need to do the suspension
bushings.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RamblerDealer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ryan, I'm in the dealership all day tomorrow, stop in and have a look at the press and what we may need to do the suspension
bushings. </div></div>

Deal, CU mid morning. (After Hockey, not me)

Ryan

[cook_dw]

Not sure about Olds but the center link on the Camaro was a gun metal gray blue. Not sure if they have that powder color but that is just something Ive noticed with my project..

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

The places I have visited can powder coat any colour under the sun but you have to pay for each colour:-)

I am limiting my resto Powdercoating to 2 colours based on cost, I originally thought of doing an all black chassis resto but have seen the light:-)

Ryan

[Postsedan]

You have seen the light - glad to help make your day brighter [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

[300deluxeL79]

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[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Good stuff guys!!!

Thanks RamblinDealer, I used his press to remove the axle bearings and seal rings. I also removed the front lower control arm ball joints, round bushings, oval bushings, front upper control arm cross shafts, and bushings. Other than the two bushings in the upper mounts of the rear end I am done suspension disassembly:-)

I borrowed the neighbors small torch to heat the U-joint housings to melt the blue plastic out to release the caps, this was new to me and ended up in a major safety hazard:-( NO Injuries) I heated a few and the blue plastic exited the tiny holes nicely, then as I heated another one the cap popped out of the driveshaft and banged into the eve trough, my assumption is that the grease inside the cap after being heated lit on fire and the heat/pressure built up under the cap, then as soon as the heat expanded the ring around the cap enough to release it the cap shot out like a rocket:-( I was working almost outside the garage and was staying well back at the time so just a near miss. Feel free to chime in if you know the error of my ways.

I got the rest out without issue, so the driveshaft is ready for media blasting and Powdercoating too:-)

Then I was on such a roll I had the tools borrowed to finish disassembling the rear end, removed the pinion shaft, bearings, pinion seal, outer races of the tapered roller bearings, crush sleeve, etc:-) (just remembered I need to remove the axle seals)

I will post a few pictures tomorrow:-)

Today was a real critical day, I was pretty stuck! Thanks again Terry for the use of the press, that got me going again!!

Ryan

[Postsedan]

Very nice.....good day and good results.....and very refreshing to not see a million pictures [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] LOL.

Well done.

Dan