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Ians Resto Project Page 2 – Work Started –
1/3/2000 Now that the entire front end of the Cruiser is gone,
Cory and I decided to start work on the frame. We are using sanding wheels made by 3M to
scrape the frame down. PICTURE HERE Picture pirated from Jeff Zepp’s restoration web
page. Thanks Jeff J We covered the engine compartment with plastic (similar
to the stuff used for covering floors when painting a room). This won’t keep all the
dust out, but will prevent some from entering parts of the motor. The only part I had to
tape was the air intake. PICTURE HERE When we were covering the motor, we discovered a leak in
the front of the radiator, doh! This probably happened when we were trying to take off the
bib bracket. Oh well, I was planning on having the radiator pressure tested anyway.
I’m not removing it now so as to keep as much of the motor covered and sealed as
possible during sanding. Using the 3M sanding wheel, the frame is pretty easy to
sand. Due to the New England rust, it does take some time to get the pitted rust off the
frame, but our goal is not to have the frame bare steel. We just want to remove the loose
rust. Below are some before pictures
of the frame.
It’s definitely hard from these shots to see the
exact amount of rust removed, but believe me, there is a big difference. Since we started,
we’ve started "liquid wrenching" the bolts around the brake lines mounted
to the frame. I’d really like to sand as much of the frame as possible, and whether I
replace the lines or not, I still want to sand the frame. The only problem we’ve had with the sanding wheels
is with the old factory undercoating. The sanding wheel just seems to gum up (it appears
to heat up and melt the old undercoating) and become ineffective. I will try some engine
degreaser and possibly aircraft stripper to remove the undercoating first. The next week or so of work will consist of continuing to
sand the frame and removing the brake lines from the frame mounts. I probably won’t
concentrate much on the frame under the tub, considering I may have a new one in a year or
so. I will sand and POR-15 all the easy to get to parts of the rear frame though. New Update 1/13/2000 Since the last update, Cory and I have discovered many
holes in the front bib. I’m currently trying to locate one. Worst case, I will go
with a Gozzard from LCC. We’ve also removed all the brake lines for the rear end, and
have decided to leave the front brakes alone. The front end is in really good shape. We’ve also discovered that I will need to replace my
fuel lines. I will give an update on what is purchased soon. Purchases since last update:
Possible Upgrades
Sorry for the quick update. If there is anything you
would like to see more pictures of, or have described in more detail, please email me at IMWinston@hotmail.com. Here are just some random shots of the Cowl. We will
probably start work in this in the coming weeks as well.
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