Powder coating done cheap

**doghows** · December 22nd, 2013, 05:51 PM

Not very easy. The dark red is actually a primer that you paint on the center removable piece. I normally only coat the housing itself not the rest of it.

**Luva65wagon** · December 23rd, 2013, 02:13 PM

The Pumpkin is done in Red Oxide primer from the factory. They never painted them. You can get that anywhere, of course, but you should also get a new set of lock nuts for when you reassemble it, along with a new gasket. The new nuts come with new copper flat washers, which actually seal the bolt portion from leaking..

If anyone else has stuff to send over to Steve, be sure to let me know. I'm heading over there on Friday and have a little room left.

Hum... I should look around for some stuff too...

**falcon cobra** · December 23rd, 2013, 02:44 PM

So when did a 61 4 door with a 144 come with a 8" and a removable 3rd member??

**dhbfaster** · December 23rd, 2013, 06:07 PM

I'm not sure I understand what you guys are talking about. Are we talking about the same style of reAr axle? Pic below. The only bolts are the bolts for the cover. Everything else is basically one piece...(brake stuff is all removed..) I assume it's possible to take off the tubes but I don't have any hardware for putting them back on. Why could it not all be painted (powder coated) black at once?

**doghows** · December 23rd, 2013, 06:32 PM

Ok here is the deal. The cover needs to be off. All gears bearings and seal out, if the axle looks like the picture I can't do it. I will melt the seal when I bake it in the oven.
Did you remove all the internals? I need an empty housing, meaning the tubes and center that is attached to the tubes only. If the cover and pinion is all still in place don't send it over it needs to be completely taken apart..
Roger if you read this you will know what I need hopefully we are good.. Thanks Steve..

**dhbfaster** · December 23rd, 2013, 10:02 PM

Yep, the pic was just to show which one, but whats on its way to you is a totally empty housing only, with the tubes, and it's clean. The only thing I didn't remove which now I wonder about is the vent.

**doghows** · December 23rd, 2013, 10:28 PM

Nope your dead on. Now were on the same page, you'll love it when it's done thanks.

**Luva65wagon** · December 24th, 2013, 10:31 AM

That's the trouble with multitasking - you forget who what when how sometimes. I didn't look that close at what you gave me (inside the cardboard wrapper) so I forgot we were talking a 7.25" rear-end. These didn't have the red-oxide pumpkin. It was all black. Did you send over the back cover? Was it in there?

When I drop it off Steve and I can look at it and remove anything that should be removed that wasn't. No worries.

Sorry for the brain fart.

**dhbfaster** · December 25th, 2013, 12:09 PM

No worries...but the pumpkin part does look like red oxide. (feel free to open the cardboard if you're curious.) I did not send the cover...I'll take care of that myself. Do you guys know where I can get replacement bolts and washers for the cover?

**doghows** · December 27th, 2013, 09:13 PM

Don got your parts, they are perfect.. Ill get them done next week and see what we can do to get them back over to you. Thanks Steve

**doghows** · December 30th, 2013, 11:33 PM

Don, I got your parts cleaned today, and it plan on coating them tomorrow. I post up a few pics when done if you don't mind.
Then we just need to figure out how to get them back to you.. I think we are going to have a tech day in the next weekend or so to put Gina's car back together so maybe Roger can shuttle them back for us in his new space shuttle car!!
Anyway stay tuned they should look great.