Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by Private_collector

Yeah Phil, the grease nipple was put on in the same direction the old one came off. There is a visually 'correct' way, that you can see would be easier to get at later.

Hi Tony

Wish I had thought of marking the old ones before taking them apart as it now stands I think I only have 6 more shafts to redo.

Keep up the great work. What are you using to blast small parts like drive shafts?

Cheers Phil

[Private_collector]

Phil,

Anything small, like the yoke ends etc..I have a medium size blasting cabinet that takes care of those. Bigger things, such as the driveshafts themselves, will go to the sandblasting company in town. If possible, I greatly prefer to do the blasting at home. That way I can.......er......how do I say this....strictly monitor quality control!

The two main halves of the transfer case have not been blasted at all. They were first scraped of gross soiling, then scoured with steel wool & petrol (gas, for you), then hit with the twisted wire cup on grinder, then scoured with turpentine and a scotchbrite pad, then I have a lay down, then any one or more of the above is done again if not yet spotless. Then, and only then, the 2 coats of etch primer that precede top coats. It was a cow of a job, now that I look back on it.

As you can probably tell, I am a tremendous fan of sandblasting. I'm never really pleased unless I see consistently colored bare metal. Dull grey is my favorite color. Even my hair is adapting so.