The Frame is Done!

So when I last spoke to you, I said I was hoping to get the frame completely painted by last weekend. Well I was able to get the primer on the frame before the weather turned bad. It rained all week and it looked like I was never going to get the frame finished painting. But today (Friday) turned out to be a great day, and I was able to get the frame finished painting.

Very Shiny Frame

Here are the A-Arms all cleaned up and ready for paint.

Here they are with the first coats of primer on them.
Before doing the final paint on the frame. I had to grind off the lip inside the spring buckets on the frame, so the air bags will fit.

After Grinding

Before Grinding

I found this chair in this yard and decided to clean it up and paint it black.

What do you Think?

Start of the Frame painting

Well It's has been about ten day since I last worked on the Galaxie. So my plan this weekend has been to get the frame painted, and ready to start putting parts back on. So on Friday I loaded up the frame on a trailer and took it down to a car wash, where I socked the frame in grease remover, and lots of hot water. Then brought the frame back, where I set it up on jack stands up side down.
Today I sprayed two coats of rust encapsulater on the frame; which took a few hours to do. The frame has to sit for about eight hours before spraying a coat or two of primer over the encapsulter. Before putting the primer on, the frame has to be sanded with 320 grit sand paper. Then once the primer sets up (about 2 hours), I can spray on the final black epoxy paint. I hope to have this done on Sunday.

Looks Pretty Good Has a flat look to it

I worked on the Galaxie Friday & Saturday for a total of about 13 hours. I was able to put a wood floor under the frame, to cut down on the dust and dirt. I pressed out all the bushings, and ball joints from both the upper & lower A-arms, and ordered new ones. I sanded both the doors, one fender and the front cowl piece with 180 grit sand paper. Today I painted all four parts with sealer, and I started sanding the hood. Here are some pictures of the doors, fender, and cowl after being sprayed with sealer, and the hood sanded with 180 grit sand paper. I circled with a marker two low spots on the hood that will need to be filled, before being sprayed with sealer.

Tonight I final got the lower A-arms off the frame, thanks to a friend who works for the city shop, and who was kind enough to let me use a 1 & 7/8" wrench. I can not believe their was a nut on this car, that required that big of a wrench! Now all I have to do is get the frame bead blasted this weekend. Sorry no pictures...

Okay I am down to the removal of just two bolts and the frame will be ready to be bead blasted. I do not have a socket big enough to remove the front bolt on the arms, and so I will make a trip to NAPA on Monday. I am almost to the point where all I will have left to do is start putting the parts back on.

I was able to get the rear end off today with little to no problems at all. I need to take the springs off the axle, and then disassemble the rear end, so I can paint it and get it ready to put back on the frame. The plan is to order the air bag system from Air Ride here in the next few weeks.

I took the front drum brakes off the spindles today, becasue I will be using disc barkes on the front and keeping drums on the back. So I need to clean up and paint the spindles before putting the disc barkes on them.

Okay does anyone have any idea how to remove the lower A-Arms from the frame? I was able to get the upper A-Arms off and the spindles, but I can not get the lower A-Arms off the frame, and I have no idea how to get them off?

I sanded the door today and put some body filler in the low spots; which I will sand down tomorrow.