More piecewise progress this week. The rear axle is back from painting and off to get the axles back in. It looks nice cleaned up and powdercoated.
Parts from CPP for the brakes and suspension came in various coatings and prep, so I decided to take the time to strip them down and either paint or powdercoat before they are installed. I think this will keep them from rusting as quickly, and get's everything to a nice uniform finish. The spindle on the left is bare, the right spindle is in black powdercoat.
I think the brakes turned out nice. The top is the finished product, the bottom row is how they arrived. I powdercoated the gold cadmium plated parts black, and used a silver caliper paint on rest. No gaudy red for me. How did red caliper paint catch on anyway? You see it on new cars, and mostly it just looks tacky, IMO. I like the subtle silver that will blend in behind the wheels.
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