Frame 95% of the way done

Been a busy last week out in the garage.  My goal was the get all but where the jack stands are sitting done on the frame before the cold weather hits.  Mission accomplished!  All that is left on the frame is the very front corners and a cross member behind the transmission.  Not much work left at all on the frame.  And let me tell you...it looks amazing...doesn't even look like the same frame!  Amazing what the work looks like when you're finished.  In other news...I borrowed a nice long breaker bar this week and managed to get all but 2 lug  nuts off.  It wasn't an easy task...they were frozen on pretty good.  The last two are ones that I mangled awhile back and will most likely need to be ground off.  But that means as soon as the frame is done, I can jump into the axles.

Frame Rear End

So the past couple of weeks have been pretty busy.  I have spent most of my time working on the frame and getting it prepped for paint.  Well...success!  At least for the rear end so far.  I've been using the Eastwood chemical process to mitigate rust and apply paint.  Basically here is the process...sand the frame (you've already seen that), clean the frame of contaminants using PRE, apply a rust convertor, apply a rust encapsulator and finally a high resin frame paint.  The application process is very easy.  The PRE...you use a foam brush to brush it on...followed by a clean rag to wipe it off.  Foam brushes are also used for the rust convertor and encapsulator while the frame top coat is sprayed on.  Its amazing the difference of what it looked like before I started and the finished product.  Can't wait to get the rest of the frame complete!  The other thing I did was use the rust convertor and encapsulator in one that goes on the inside of the box frame where it is boxed in.  Overall I don't know how much it will help...but at least its some protection from the inside.  We'll see.