Travel for work has ramped up over the past couple of months, so I haven't been out in the garage to work on my car as much. This is why I like not being on a schedule and building when I can...I don't feel guilty for not being out there working on the car. I feel with all the other souces of stress in life, the build of the car shouldn't be one of them.
My husband was telling me that my car's rear-end was getting in the way in the garage, and I really should get it prepped to get it out of the way. (Yes, I realize how unique my situation is, most guys have their wives complaining about the car). First step was to get it prepped for paint.
It was time to finally purchase a hoist, which will get used for a bunch of other projects. The rear-end was hung from the hoist in the front yard so that I could coat it in glossy black acrylic enamel to match the frame of the car.
The paint didn't come out too bad!
The next day after the paint was cured I removed the axles, installed the rear brake brackets, re-installed the axles, added oil, and sealed it up.
Next I removed all of the aluminum panels. They are now in organized piles, stored up in the garage attic where they can't get stepped on or damaged.
The naked frame of the car.
The F panels are the first to go on, so I drilled those and painted them a hammer grey. I left them to cure in the garage during the week, since this is how far I got in a weekend.
In other news, my wheels and lower steering shaft arrived. They take up a lot of room, so right now the boxes are living in my living room. I could throw a nice cloth over the wheel boxes and use it as a coffee table next to the couch.
Like a kid at Christmas, I couldn't resist opening one of the wheel boxes. I also unpacked my FFR box with the FFR badges inside. My plan is to purchase 4 additional FFR badges and attach them as decorative caps on the hubs. My husband is already planning on how to machine a backing plate (he loves doing such things).
