Guy goes into a garage to grease bearings.....

[mfenmor]

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So I got the frame back from the blasters, and they did a terrible job. I spent two hours scraping and wire wheeling to get ready for paint and welding.

Then I found this.
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Yes, that "hair" hanging off those pieces is welding wire, not really weld. I assumed someone added this as extra supports for the chain tensioners for the T-20.
I broke them both off with pliers without much resistance.

I fixed em.
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Fixed some cracks in the frame as well, and also fully welded all joints.
Tomorrow I'll be cutting and fitting all the support material for the portal boxes.

[xbunsenx]

Beautiful welding Mike!

[mfenmor]

Beautiful welding Mike!

Thank you sir. I used to weld better when I could see without cheaters.

[mfenmor]

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Chopped up some material yesterday.
I'll poke some holes in it this weekend.
New parts arriving tomorrow.

[mfenmor]

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Got some new parts Friday. Didn't do anything Saterday.

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Poked some holes in some parts today.

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Melted some metal. My favorite next to smashing something with a hammer.

Waiting on more parts to show up.

[mfenmor]

Got all of the reinforcement done, and got it in primer.
Looks like I will have several back ordered parts.
Tomorrow I'll start on portal boxes.
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[john swenson]

mf...the frame looks awesome ! so nice working with clean,fresh parts . no dirt , oil or grease to deal with . j.b.

[Chiefdiesel]

great job

[mfenmor]

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Cleaned up the powder coating on these channels with a belt sander. Worked great. Didn't melt and just smear it around. Getting ready for welding.
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Plates welded on. Mock up bearings and sprockets/hubs. Why didn't I use rectangulare structural tubing you say? Cause I'm cheap, and I had this material laying around and it was perfect for the project.

[mfenmor]

Here is an idea as to what they look like on the frame.
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Now I need to poke some more holes.
Why are all my pictures sideways??