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    powdercoating

    i've got it dialed to about 20lbs. i'm hooked to a large compressor but i have regulator attached to the gun so i can adjust it. when i first pull the trigger, it does give a burst of air that i learned very quickly will clear the part of all it's powder where the air hits. so i know now that...
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    spindle removal

    i'll give that a shot before i start banging away on the ball joint. thanx.
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    powdercoating

    i knew when it was going on that it was going on different than the red. i don't know if i didn't prep this piece as well or what was going on. it didn't matter how much powder i threw at it, there were areas it just wouldn't coat properly. so i went ahead with the first coat and just planned...
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    powdercoating

    this wrench turned out like crap!! i had it hanging from the closed end (the same way i did the red one) when i coated it. that end just would NOT coat very well. even after two coats it's extremely light. it's almost like the powder wouldn't stick? a large portion of the wrench is very...
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    powdercoating

    just tried using the yellow. it's MUCH harder to get a good coverage. at least it was for me. i ended up doing a double coat again. the second coat us cooling now so i'll see how it turned out and post up a pic in the morning. do you find certain colors are harder to use than others? do...
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    spindle removal

    awesome! thanx for the help guys :nice:
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    spindle removal

    do you mean to hit it from the top and drive the ball joint down towards the ground? where the king nut (or whatever it's called) is? or do you mean to tap on the bottom of the ball joint to break it loose? not trying to be a pain in the ***, i just want to make sure i hit the correct area...
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    spindle removal

    yes, the entire assembly is "clean" except for the spindle itself. the strut and spring are out, the sway bar is gone, the end links are gone, all of the brakeing pieces and bearing are all removed.
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    powdercoating

    just pulled the wrench from the oven after coat #2........LOOKS GREAT!! all of the areas that were thin before now look good, the spot that i knicked on the oven rack the first....that spot looks good. i'm EXTREMELY happy with how it came out. now i think i'll try the valve covers off of...
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    spindle removal

    is that a tool that basically clamps onto the bottom of the spindle with a long bolt that you screw down on top of the ball joint stud and that will force the spindle off of the bolt?
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    spindle removal

    so i was trying to take off the spindles over the weekend on my ride ('87 GT). i was able to get everything removed EXCEPT the spindle. i got the strut, springs, sway bar, etc etc. but i could not get the spindle off of the ball joint. how do you remove it??!! do i need a special tool to...
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    powdercoating

    i already want a bigger oven and the only thing i've done is that damn wrench :D what does a rig like yours run? i would guess several thousand? i had the opportunity to pic up a BIG oven for cheap. it was something like 6x8x10 feet! but it ran off of natural gas and 220 and i figured it...
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    powdercoating

    here's the before and after..... i only had enough time to do one of the wrenches so both "after" pics are of the same wrench. i apologize for the out of focus pic. damn camera :) I'll do the other wrench in yellow on monday. i can see a couple of spots where the...
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    powdercoating

    i'm a tad confused on cure times. do i need to keep them in the oven for the initial cook for roughly 15 minutes, than an additional 15 minutes to cure? or should i shut the oven off after the first 15 and just let them cool slowly? i've got one part hanging with color in the gun.....IT'S GO...
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    powdercoating

    great thanx! i've got to pieces prepped and ready to shoot. i will have them done today :nice: drum roll please.............................................................................
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    powdercoating

    i have the temp gun issue resolved. the kit came with 3 different sized tips. the middle sized tip is the one that was installed on the gun from the store. is that the one you recommend using? will it make much difference?
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    '87 GT build

    about 188k on the odo. as far as i know, the motor has never been out of the car. it was running decent, it just wouldn't pass smog any longer. it was leaking oil like crazy but when i pulled it apart, a number of the top end bolts were finger tight.
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    '87 GT build

    i honestly don't remember. i had the trans put in there a long time ago. i actually forgot that it was a tremec unit. i'll have to look tomorrow and see which one it is. from what i remember, when i had it put in, it was labeled as a z-rated trans??
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    EFI vs carb

    as i'm researching different parts and combinations while i'm pulling my car apart, i just assumed i should stick with an EFI setup when i put the stroked 351 back into my car. a good friend of mine hit me up with the idea today not to rule out running a carb instead of using an EFI setup...
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    intake manifolds

    you are exactly correct. i'm wanting to put a stroked 351 into my '87 GT. i found a couple of possibilities on LMR. i believe they were trick flow units. i already have an explorer upper. i'll have to look in the morning to see if has the EGR hole. not sure what year it came off of...
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