The pressure washer did a great job stripping off all the last of the junk under the car. It's ready for some steel wool to scruff up the paint, then a final wipe-down, primer, and undercoat.
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The new frame subconnectors came in and got a quick clean and paint job, they will go in after I get the bottom side primed and new undercoat on.
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The 8-3/4 is ready to go back together but I hit a snag. I can't find the gasket which is easy to fix, but this little booger was a problem. It's the button used to space factory axle shafts apart.
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It is supposed to come apart by pushing out a roll pin and it falls into two pieces but after two hours of screwing with it I figured there had to be something wrong and took it to the drivetrain guys. They found out it's really a solid one-piece button and has to be removed via dissembly of the pumpkin. $75 and one day later I have it back ready to go. I'll grab a gasket after work and put this together tomorrow.
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