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cobalta70 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:42 pm We cleaned the metal parts in the ultrasonic cleaner. The cups are shown here as we found them.
Then the universals and turnbuckles were polished.
And finally the turnbuckles and universals were made black again using cold blueing technique. The cups were cleaned too, and while we were at it, the hubs that don't have a hole in them were cleaned as well.

ChisaiKuso wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2020 4:34 pm Nicely done...

cobalta70 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:51 pm This morning we got the links built. Probably my least favorite part of the build.

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Lonestar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:55 am This is turning out superbly, keep it up!

Lonestar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:55 am Can I ask you which exact ultrasonic cleaner and sand ("light"?) blasting gear you are using, assuming this is not industrial-grade stuff? I actually need to get equipped on that front too... yours seem to be serving you well

cobalta70 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:10 am

Lonestar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:55 am This is turning out superbly, keep it up!

Thanks, we made some more progress on it last night. I will get more pictures up today.

Lonestar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:55 am Can I ask you which exact ultrasonic cleaner and sand ("light"?) blasting gear you are using, assuming this is not industrial-grade stuff? I actually need to get equipped on that front too... yours seem to be serving you well

The equipment I have is definitely not industrial-grade. In fact far from it, but it gets the job done.

The ultrasonic cleaner is a model 95563 from Harbor Freight. I got it at one of their tent sales so it was super cheap. If I did it again I would probably spend a bit more money for something a bit better. It certainly gets the job done, but you have to help it along a bit by agitating the parts with a brush. I imagine you wouldn't need to do that with a better one.

The mini sandblaster I have is a Chinese knock-off of the Paasche model AEC-K Air Eraser. It's basically an airbrush that spays very fine sand instead of paint. It works well for things like small rc car parts, but I wouldn't bother using it on anything larger as it would take forever.

I just realized how affordable the real Paasche is, so I'm not sure it's worth getting a Chinese knock-off. It seems Paasche has a larger model as well.

Harbor Freight does sell one for less than half of the price of the Paasche. Although, I think I might have got mine from Hobby King.

cobalta70 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:08 pm Question - did Associated change the length of the 6223 king pins at some point? I have some that I think go with the newer style front ends (that use a set screw in the spindle) that seem to be a couple of millimeters too long. I remember the ones on the original cars being just the right length. Did they change them at some point, or are these simply not the right ones?

aakoskin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:57 am I think they are overlong because originally nylon washers were used at both ends before the e-clip. Later instructions/kits omit these so the pin appears slightly too long.
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