A lot more got done today, but tomorrow it's back to the "real world" and the other work. Some people say they work to live, I work to live in the garage.
The two main accomplishments were getting the coil springs media blasted, getting the spindles cleaned and prepped, and getting everything painted. It all turned out well. MPD did a great job polishing the spindle and cleaning the machined surfaces, and the coils blasted great and look like new. The pictures are pretty amazing, but it probably only took 20 minutes of blasting for each coil. The media cabinet is definitely one of the top 5 tools I have. The lift, pedestal grinder with wire wheels, parts washer and vise probably round out the list.
In addition, for Christmas MPD had Joey The Welder make me a rack to hold the wheel assemblies for the lift. This way the assemblies are off the floor and safe from falling over and damaging something. The rack got blasted, painted garage green and hung today and it looks and works great. The list is getting shorter, but there is still plenty to do before the short block arrives in the next 7 to 10 days. Then the real fun starts. Here's a few pictures.
