A Bit Of Spring Work

FINALLY got some work done today! Worked on Nate's springs (thanks again, Nate! :D) pulling them apart and wire wheeling them down for paint.







I had already used some epoxy putty on the radiator bracket and it seems to be holding up pretty well. I need to fill in some of the gaps once I get more putty. I used one tube on it and had to work pretty quickly to get it all in place before it set up, so that's why I have places to fill in yet.



And did some more grinding and cleaning on the rear axle. I'm going to fill in that odd sheet metal screw hole and the aforementioned rosette weld pinholes with some epoxy and then get to painting. I still have to yank out the old shoes and clean up the backing plates.
Also need to ask about the rear output. There's a circular "collar" that is loose and gear oil has leaked out of the output shaft area when the axle wasn't supported on the jackstands and hung straight down so I wasn't too worried about it, but does this mean I need to replace the seal?



The current state of the mess... uh, I mean, Mistress and the barn that needs a spring cleaning badly! :D
So I'm that much closer to getting a rolling chassis done. Just need to pick up some small parts from Walck's and diagnose the condition of the front axle. How do you determine the shape of kingpin bearings? Do the old 12 and 6 o clock grab and pull to see if there's any slop like ball joints?