Owner built on a budget;

[Hray]

update;

I have decided you guys are way too nice, someone should have told me that alternator bracket was really horse ugly.... but, I assume you guys figured that I already knew that.

I think this mornings work may have made it acceptable.

Picture of before modifications. It came off a 86 bronco if I remember right
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2426/...c0d1d3a4_b.jpg


here is the bracket after about 2 hours of shaping and grinding out the orange peel. It will be sand blasted prior to powdercoating and or paint. Now it is too smooth to hold finishing materal.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2521/...879554ca_b.jpg


Now here is one of my little know tricks, when it may be a few days or weeks prior to sealing raw metal I will wrap it in aluminum foil. This will keep it clean, and prevent moisture from the air getting to it. I will also use aluminum foil to mask up parts that I do not want to get overspray on. example If I do not remove all the brake lines or fuel lines on the frame prior to primer and paint I will wrap them in foil. it conforms nicely to the lines and comes off really easy.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/...bcbabd8b_b.jpg

You saw the tie rod ends in the background of that photo, they are almost ready for wraping up. I did finish the steering rack this morning.


Back to work from a short lunch break here.

Ray