I love sandblasting! It's fun, peaceful, phones don't ring and it allows one to meditate and have a zen experience.
I LIVE for sandblasting! Ty, if you don't hurry up and get over here there won't be much sandblasting left for you to do. I'll try to save you some but you better hurry.
It rained off and on the third day of sandblasting. I estimate the frame is about 80% complete. The underside is not done and I hope to save that for Ty.
The spot with the red primer was applied to help read the frame identification number. Although some of the numbers are not legible we are confident the frame number matches the vehicle identification number. This is the original frame to the car and it's in very nice shape.
So far there has been about 11 hours of sandblasting and I've used 900 pounds of sand. Weld repairs begin Saturday and will fix the "smiley" hole in the front cross member and the two holes in the transmission cross member.
Preparing the frame for welding.
The hole was beveled to allow full penetration of the weld. We used a magnet to position the patch.
One pass with .024 mig does the trick.
A little (ok, a lotta) grinding and.....
Better than new! Ty sure missed his calling.
Another misguided modification by a previous owner.
I think Ty is starting to like grinding....
and grinding...
But the results are worth the effort!
Ty's granddaughter Myka stops by to lend a hand. Nice welding hat! Matches the new convict pajamas.
Myka asking grandpa Ty if he would teach her to grind. Maybe we will see Myka grinding in future blogs.
