Made some progress today:
- I painted a bunch of parts with SprayMax 2K primer and then 2K Hot Rod Black. The Hod Rod Black went on great. Being 2K it should be more durable overall.
- I also applied POR15 to various parts of the body that are prone to collecting dirt and rusting. I’m starting to really like this stuff. It seems to stick to anything.
- The heater valves were installed. I broke one of the bolts on disassembly so I had to use a rivnut for that bolt. Was my first time doing this. Pretty straightforward. I used a bolt and nut instead of a tool to compress the rivnut.
- I designed and had laser cut sway bar bracket reinforcements. These were welded in and make the whole bracket much stronger. Good old POR15 sealed it up afterwards. I’m happy to share the CAD drawing for these.
- My car had the muti tube style oil cooler and I’m upgrading to the later cooler and adding a fan. The new cooler came with a different upper bracket. I removed the old upper bracket and bolted in the new one. I actually drilled the holes to rosette weld it in place but then realized it would be so much easier (and reversible) if I just bolted it.
- Lastly, I put on some new door strikers from Sierra Madre. They were fairly cheap and it’s so nice to see fresh metal plating. There zero reason to do this at this stage except it keeps me motivated…
