Disassembling the intake manifold for paint. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Paint stripping the manifold. Obviously its made from Magnesium. What a machine..... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Replacing motor mounts. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Rebuilding the water pump. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Replacement sensor. If anyone working on a F40 is having issues sourcing parts. Dave over at GT car parts had just about everything FNA didn't. Dan at ricambi has all the bearings and hill engineering nuts for the trans. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Replacing fuel cross over hose. Super important to check these on all the older cars. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Prepping for paint. The yellow coating is a dow 7 sealant to protect the magnesium. If you ever run into it do not sand threw it. You can see in a few spots we couldn't get all the paint off. Just scuff it down lightly to etch the surface and leave it alone. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Sprayed. When working with tubular control arms it's really important to paint them. Powder coating covers any potential flaws like cracks. It's also how they were originally finished. As long as you prep the surface correctly and use a good primer the finish should hold up well. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Pressing replacement bushings. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Replacing shock bushings. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Silver primer with a tint of color. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
excellent and informative ........ I hope the owner close enough to come by so you could show the progress, I know I have been on that end of a project and its good to know your car.
This is a tool we made by cutting a hill engineering socket and half and welding a chromoly pipe in between. This will let us get one of the deeper ring nuts off the trans. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
More disassembly. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
More disassembly. All fittings, studs, and nuts were removed for plating. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Transmission hardware back from plating. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Astounding! How do you keep track of all those bits Dan? Do they stay laid out on the table like that until you reassemble. I'm looking at all that hardware and it's just amazing to me.