Sandblasted & Fixed (07/26/2014)

The last six items, tub, frame, fenders, and upper shock absorber brackets, were sandblasted. I then took them over to a local machine shop to have them fixed. Fixed translates to having one of the fenders and a couple of the mounting tabs straightened on the tub and frame, three holes drilled in the frame (one to accommodate the parking brake bell crank and the other two to allow mounting bolts to access the upper shock absorber brackets), replace the missing handholds on the corners of the tub, and fill in some rusted out places on the tub.

I had left these parts on my trailer at the machine shop several weeks ago. When they called this week to say that they were done they also told me that they had broken the trailer lights and that they would replace them which they did. When I attached Snowflake to the trailer and tested the lights I found that the right one wasn't working. They scrambled around and fixed that too.

When I got home I wanted to take the parts off the trailer so I could take the following pictures. Big problem! It turns out that they accidently welded one corner of the tub to the frame at the location of a handhold. So I got out my portable grinder and used it to separate the tub from the frame.

The following pictures show the last six parts. The next step in this restoration project is to spray on the primer.

Fenders

Upper Shock Absorber Brackets

Tub

Frame