Week 7: (October 31st 1999)
I have completed dismantling the car during this week. The front and rear suspension has been removed, the body has been taken off the chassis, and the body has been stripped of everything.
I have put everything that I want power coated into a container. I figure that I will need to have two rounds with the sand blaster and power coating professionals, even if it's just for what I missed this time around :). Here are the components that are going to be power coated this time around:
| Item Description: | Quantity: |
| Frame | 1 |
| Front hood hinges | 4 |
| Front coil springs | 2 |
| Top spring retainers | 2 |
| Front Grille support | 1 |
| Radiator overflow bottle support | 1 |
| Radiator holder | 1 |
| Radiator holder supports | 2 |
| suspension towers | 2 |
| brake line brackets | 2 |
| upper a-arms | 4 |
| lower a-arms | 2 |
| lower a-arm brackets | 4 |
| brake backing plates | 4 |
| sway bar | 1 |
| steering rack bolts | 4 |
| wiper motor bracket | 1 |
| steering column | 1 |
| flex coupling | 1 |
| Hood locking clips | 2 |
| hood cone supports | 2 |
| brake pedal | 1 |
| clutch pedal | 1 |
| accelerator pedal | 1 |
| brake master cylinder support | 1 |
| clutch master cylinder support | 1 |
| wiper washer fluid bottle support | 1 |
| heater valve support | 1 |
| upper hood l brackets | 1 |
| sun visor brackets | 4 |
| door check straps | 2 |
| steering column | 1 |
| transmission cover | 1 |
| differential cover | 1 |
| rear bumper supports | 4 |
| rear leaf spring bracket | 2 |
| rear radius arms | 2 |
| wheels | 5 |
| Door Handles | 2 |
| Trim Pieces | 6 |
| Rear vertical links | 2 |
| Hand brake lever | 1 |
| steering column / firewall bracket | 1 |
| horns | 2 |
| horn brackets | 2 |
The above components are now waiting to be picked
up on Monday. I figure these items will take about 2 weeks to be
done. I have also asked Sam Gentry if he would be willing to redo the
dashboard that came with this car because he did such a great job with my other
spitfire's dash. He has agreed and I'll ship that to him on Monday.
There is no rush on that either, I figure a month or so. The differential
in this car is shot so I will have to have somebody rebuild it or find another
one. (feels
really rough)
Photos:
Tub off chassis but w/ rear end still installed:
Front of chassis:
Pile of parts to be power coated:
Body tub removed (dash is still installed):
Another tub shot:
Rear end removed from the chassis:
