Sand Blast It (04/03/2014)

Most of the sandblasting is done. All I have left is the tub, frame, and fenders. 

Recently I took some pictures of the upper shock absorber bracket on a M100 Korean War vintage military. They gave me an idea of what the bracket looked like and I drew up a plan that showed what I wanted to have fabricated. Just yesterday I discovered a web site which sold these parts for $25 each (much cheaper than the fabricated price I'm assuming) and I ordered them this morning. If they are not satisfactory for some reason I can return them within 30 days.

Here are the sandblasted wheels, axle, brake drums, lug nuts and hub caps (both attached to the brake drums), and backing plates. Both wheels rims were dinged. One was able to be repaired. The other wasn't (too big a ding). So the hub was cut out and welded to a new rim.


Here are the sandblasted spring parts. They include the dismantled springs, the brackets that hold the springs to the frame, the brackets that attach the springs to the axle, the shackles, and the bumper pads. I will have to buy new u-bolts and nuts to replace the ones I had to cut off. I will also have to buy new bolts that clamp the springs together. I may be able to use the spring clips which tie the ends together. We'll see if I can put them back in place without breaking them.

Here are the sandblasted tongue rails, yoke (recently I discovered this is called the receiver), standing leg, standing leg pivot, lunette, and safety chains.





Here are the sandblasted brake handle parts. They include the handle in its swivel frame, the bracket the swivel frame attaches to which itself is attached to the frame, a couple of cylindrical spacers, a flat iron piece, the j-bolt, and two clips which hold the brake cable to the baking plates.


And finally, the sandblasted reflector bezels. Each bezel is stamped "GROTE MFG MADISON, IND SAE-A MS35387."