Powder coat is done on the diff case and cover. Looks good sitting together! Now to complete the rebuild and reinstall the seals and gears. 

Looking sharp! Going to be a nice restomod when you're done.

Diff complete! Preload and gear swipe is on target. All seals and hardware replaced. Ron Tyler diff mount installed and ready to bolt up in the car!

Have you pre fitted the R/T mount and know that it will slide up into place? I ask because I have had to do some major hammering to get one in and the bolts a lined. The diff looks great.

11 hours ago, grannyknot said:

Have you pre fitted the R/T mount and know that it will slide up into place? I ask because I have had to do some major hammering to get one in and the bolts a lined. The diff looks great.

What? You don’t remember 45 pages back that we test fit the r/t mount in the tunnel when you asked the same question??

 

EDIT: Actually looked, and the test fit question was back on page 8 of this thread! yeesh how time flies!

Edited September 4, 20186 yr by wheee!

10 hours ago, wheee! said:

What? You don’t remember 45 pages back that we test fit the r/t mount in the tunnel when you asked the same question??

Listen ya young whipper snapper, one of these days you will start having senior moments then we'll see who's laughing.

 

I actually had to look for spacers to fit the diff mount so it doesn’t stretch when I bolt it up. About 5mm a side of clearance between the tunnel and the diff mount. Too MUCH space!

But your R/T mount was not made by Technoversions, right? The 2 R/T mounts that I had trouble were from Technoversions.

I can’t confirm if it is an original techno version or not. It was from another member on the forum. Probably a knockoff...

Edit: Looking at the TechnoVersions website, my diff mount is a copy of their design. A tighter fit would actually be preferable in my case...

Edited September 5, 20186 yr by wheee!

Tested out the new plastic stripper wheel from Eastwood tonight. A small patch to see how effective it was and I was pleasantly surprised. Not much heat buildup and strips quickly through aftermarket paint, two layers of primer, one layer of factory paint and a factory primer to bare metal.

Playing with the Mirror Black powder coat too. Has a nice metallic sparkle in it. No idea why I bought it other than it looked cool!

1 hour ago, wheee! said:

Tested out the new plastic stripper wheel from Eastwood tonight. A small patch to see how effective it was and I was pleasantly surprised. Not much heat buildup and strips quickly through aftermarket paint, two layers of primer, one layer of factory paint and a factory primer to bare metal.

How long did it take to do that square foot?