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1976 280Z Restoration Project

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Some shots of the front spindles before welding. Powder coated all over except the spindles and the band around the strut that will receive the weld.
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Mounted the freshly powder coated fuel pump bracket.
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The rubber covered wire wraps did not fair well in the oven but I will strip them and recoat them in plastidip before I'm done.

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Won't the welding burn the plastic of the coating?

The powder coat is cured at 450 degrees. The welding will be done with wet rags around the spindles and anti splatter spray on the exposed parts. Shouldn't be an issue.
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Got the rear hub assemblies powdercoated as well as the RT diff mount. No pics tonight sorry. Will get some good shots of the welding when I get that done though!

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Techno Toys arrived today. Powder coating the raw strut mounts black. Didn't want blue...

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The gloss black looks great!!

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The RT Diff mount
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Shot of the pre welded rear hub in powder coat.
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Welding day yesterday...

First we MIG'd the struts with a tack to get the right offset from the collars. I wanted a good clean bite for the stick welds.
Then a solid bead around the collars.
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Next step, clean up the welds and paint the exposed metal.

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    Finished front spindle!
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    Partially assembled front rotor and spindle assembly.
    This is the brand new Techno Toy Tuning billet front hub! A work of art with a billet grease cap with o-ring.
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