Keep hitting it with the PB Blaster every couple of days then after a couple of weeks use a 5 lb hammer with the impact driver. Doug
Thanks Doug, will do.
I ordered new striker plates and screws today anyway....just in case
Keep hitting it with the PB Blaster every couple of days then after a couple of weeks use a 5 lb hammer with the impact driver. Doug
And make sure you're hitting it from the backside through the wheel well. If you're just doing it from the front it might not snake it's way though as effectively.
Both sides count!
Paul
Thanks for the tip.
Also Paul, just ordered a ton of stuff from you guys today....new gas tank, pump, direct fit steering column kit, and a whole lot of parts.
Always love to see bunch of boxes at the front door...
Good luck
Great build, I'm interested in this S80 mod. Do you have any more info on it? Thanks
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7. WH M1A1 stainless gas tank, pump and skid plate (gonna have the plate powder coated) Can you powder coat the stainless gas tank? any reason not to?
Thanks Audifan.
There's nothing in general that says you can't powder coat stainless steel. But it sometimes takes more finicky preparation to achieve the best results. Whether or not you need the "best" results might depend on some other things. Unknowns in my case!
I once powder coated a sensor buoy that was being deployed in the Antarctic region and was to spend a year at a time in the ocean.
The government regulated specifications called for the stainless to be passivated first. I actually forget what all this process involves, but I believe it's a chemical (acid?) removal of the surface oxide layer to remove the last of any possible impurities that could promote rust. Or in the case of coating, I'm guessing they just didn't want anything left under the surface that could bubble up the coating.
I'm pretty sure some basic coating does not require full passivation, and there may very well be stainless-specific powders that resist little defects like that nowadays too. Just not sure, but your coater should know I would think.
Even if they just wiped it, or blasted it, or otherwise roughed up the surface, I'm guessing that a decent coating would last a long time.
Personally though, I would just coat the skid plate and leave the tank showing all it's glory.
And this way you don't even risk any deformation of the nice flat side plates. I don't know if this is even a problem or a concern, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.
Paul
Full Disclosure, I have not done this yet, but I saw that Ben did it on his Bronco and said it was fairly straight forward...full disclosure again...hes insanely talented...so it might just be easy for him, not mortals.
But I figured what the hell, I've been hit with the door one to many times so why not give it a shot.
Here is Ben's build thread:
http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=234723
Basically He used Volvo S80 front door stops from an early 2000 donor.
I found mine on eBay for $20 a side.
Here's a few pics I stole from his build thread to help me figure out how to do it...