Well I did sneak in a little time to scrub down the center tube of the frame that had all the tar built up on it. Made short work of it with the wire wheel on the grinder, but what a mess.
Sunday (today) Andrew and I went to tackle the transaxle which is the only major component left on the frame. We had to go buy a properly sized socket (27mm) and then headed to the shop. What a mess this has become thanks to the grinding but within 15 minutes we had the mounts out and the transmission in the back of the truck. I thought we'd pressure wash the gunk off of it at the local DIY carwash. That was a disaster with the gunk flying every which way. Think we'll just go get a parts washer and clean it up as we dissasemble the gears.
Well, as you can see the frame is about down to it's core at this point. I'll have to order some floor pans to weld in but that will be a week or so off in the distance. In the meantime I'll be getting some of the front suspension back from powder coating and will begin putting that together.
Stay tuned...
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