View attachment 1715274699Front of rear subframe. Factory paint covered with undercoating. Hard as a rock
No scraping this one off! View attachment 1715274699 View attachment 1715274700Sprayed it with WD 40. Maybe that will soften it up. The front one was oil soaked, and scraped off easily. Bottom of rear subframe has hit a few rocks! LOL
Have been using WD 40, and it"s working great! Fresh out of Kerosene. LOLSpray the undercoating down with kerosene. Let it soak awhile and it will scrape right off
Nicely done!View attachment 1715277567 View attachment 1715277568 View attachment 1715277569 View attachment 1715277570 OK, so got all the holes drilled, bolts fit good. 1/2" bolt fits snugly inside the crush sleeve made from 3/8 pipe. This pipe has a 1/2 ID, and 11/16 OD! Why do they call it 3/8?? Haha. I cut the pipe to fit tight inside the frame, worked it up inside there thru the holes on the bottom. If you get 1 end close to a bolt hole in the frame, you can stick a large Phillips in there and lever it into position. Pretty tight fit, they stay in there! Using 1/2" grade 8 bolts at the rear, instead of the 7/16 ones supplied with the connectors. The 7/16 bolts will work at the front. Here's a few pics showing the bolt in the crush sleeve, and the sleeve inside the frame.
Are you saying the undercoating contains asbestos? am spraying it with WD 40 to soften it up firstProtect yourself. My welder ended up in the emergency room with a nasty rash from asbestos(?)when preparing. USCartool connectors got perfect with amazing results though.
It is suspect. It seemed factory when it was cleaned downstairs in preparation for welding the connectors. It was hot weather, and the welder was not properly dressed. Ugly, but no known long term effects. 8-10 years ago. Wear proper clothes and mask.Are you saying the undercoating contains asbestos? am spraying it with WD 40 to soften it up first