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[Ben_O]

I got the front sub frame back today

 

 

 

I carried out some minor repairs to it and then degreased ready for primer

 

 

 

Once the primer had hardened, I took it out and flatted the primer to bury the minor pitting.

Here it is hung back in the booth ready for paint

 

 

 

I also hung the rear frame

 

 

 

And then gloss black

 

 

 

Here are the bits from the other day

 

 

The pitting on the brake back plates is quite deep and I'm not happy with that finish so I shall flat them, re-paint and then if needs be, ill flat them again and re-paint until the pitting is buried leaving a smooth flat finish.

 

I started de-greasing the radius arms

 

 

I cleaned the rust off of them after that was taken but have no picture yet.

 

More to clean and paint tomorrow!

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[miniireland]

Top work as usual Ben

[Ben_O]

Top work as usual Ben

Cheers!

[Mini Basher]

Fantastic work Ben, just read this from the beginning. It's a cracking project and the client is going to have a stunning car when it's finished looking at your other work

[minimissions]

Nice work they will look ace once back on the car! :)

[jamesquintin]

In the factory were the subframes painted gloss or satin black...?

Q

[Vinay-RS]

Lovely work on the running gear, Ben. Very excited to see it as the components are assembled.

[Ben_O]

 

In the factory were the subframes painted gloss or satin black...?

Q

 

They would probably have been more of a satin finish.

I have painted them gloss as this is what the customer has requested.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[InnoCooperExport]

Great stuff Ben! Wish I had such a nice space to do mine :)

[Ben_O]

I mentioned in my last post that I wasn't happy with the backing plates for the rear brakes so I flatted them down and gave them 2 coats of HS surfacer

 

 

 

This has made quite a difference to the pitting and it is now much less visible.

I did the rad shroud too as this was pitted in places.

 

I then primed up the radius arms and a few other bits and pieces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then the black

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once that was done, I started to build up the front subframe

 

 

 

 

So far, that is new adjustable bottom arms, adjustable tie bars, Hi-Lo's and new cones. I have also fitted new knuckles, bushes and bump stops.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Marco1972]

In the factory were the subframes painted gloss or satin black...?

Q

They would probably have been more of a satin finish.
I have painted them gloss as this is what the customer has requested.
 
Cheers
 
Ben

Yup they were satin black

[minimissions]

It always looks good when all the new shiny bits start getting build up

[Vinay-RS]

I love it! I get so envious when I see these freshly rebuilt subframes with new components fitted. They always look better than new. What is the planned date of completion for this project? 

[Ben_O]

I love it! I get so envious when I see these freshly rebuilt subframes with new components fitted. They always look better than new. What is the planned date of completion for this project? 

Cheers!

I would think it would be ready within 4 weeks. It all depends on when I get the shell back

[Vinay-RS]

 

I love it! I get so envious when I see these freshly rebuilt subframes with new components fitted. They always look better than new. What is the planned date of completion for this project? 

Cheers!

I would think it would be ready within 4 weeks. It all depends on when I get the shell back

 

Oooh, that is exciting! I bet the owner is getting excited too.