May 2021

Rebuillding rear axle mount pivots. Used some PVC pipe couplings for moulds. First try was with Enduro-Soft by Simple Resins. As it turned out it wasn’t durable enough and I had to redo it with Enduro-Flex, a harder polyurethane resin. Replaced front axle kingpins, but had a little oops on one side (I coulda been one of those negative camber ricer guys that seem to be the rage now. wink ) Fixed that and got the front springs mounted to the frame. Also bolted on running board brackets, battery tray, etc. after finish painting them. Bolted the front axle under the frame.
Attachments
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Disassembled axle pivot bushing with rings for re-casting
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Setup for casting. Angle and clamp for support. Sleeve centered by eyeball.
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Resin poured in place. Rings sealed with RTV.
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Another shot of completed pour - a little leakage
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Completed pivot with forms stripped off.
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Front springs and running board brackets on the frame
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OOPS!
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Much better! LOL
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Front axle mounted under frame


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.