6:30. For any novice mechanics out there, avoid taking apart coil springs while they are pointing at your gut. If the compressors slip off the thing can go off like a cannon.
@@Dolf260z Yeah, us crusty old timers can get away with "no-no's" because we know what to look for as far as tools slipping, etc. A guy using spring compressors the first time might slip up.
K frame, sway bar and front suspension parts yes, etched primed first. Shock tubes nah, just a industrial lacquer paint we use at work on the forklifts. Holds up pretty well to abuse to be honest
$18K AUS doesn't surprise me at all. I think you got your monies worth! I have a friend whose minimum price to start a restoration paint job is $25K USD. You're a real animal installing them without a spring compressor, lol! I didn't see you add 2-3 ounces of oil into the shock tube before installing the cartridge to help dissipate heat through the outer tube; needs to come up to within 1-2" of the top with the cartridge installed-go slowly! Congrats on the upcoming addition, too!
hey brother thanks! I have heard mixed opinions about adding oil into the shock tube to dissipate heat, with the KYB gland nuts, they don't have a wiper seal in the center to seal the rod of the shock, and there is actually a 1mm or so gap all the way around the rod. it is still held captive by the gland nut bottoming out on the top of the gas strut insert. i figured that the oil would just leak out the top of the glandnut due to the gap so i didn't put any in. A few people said they still would have filled it 1/2 way up...but I've heard of people doing it both ways with no catastrophe, i guess time will tell. As for the spring compressor on the install, i could just get 2 threads on the nut started without compressing the spring, as they are lowered springs after all. just got lucky there, and like i said, here everyone uses king springs (a local brand) and the spring floats and is loose when at full droop. people put tie wire around the top coil to tie it to the top and bottom spring perches to stop them rattling around. so these are pretty good staying captive i think! Thanks for the continued support! see ya on the GJ forums!
your telling me! please note, i am NOT loaded, i am a blue collar working mechanic. The only reason i could stomach the bill, is that i saved for 6 year for it, putting $50-$100 away every week towards the paint job. And it still makes me sick! I assure you, i went to 2 dozen shops, had restorers come to my place and look the car over, they all said the same thing, 15-20k. It is what it is, swallow that bitter pill and move on i guess =(
6:30. For any novice mechanics out there, avoid taking apart coil springs while they are pointing at your gut.
If the compressors slip off the thing can go off like a cannon.
Good advice! Funnily enough I'm a mechanic by trade for 17 years now. I guess it's do as I say, not as I do! Ha! Complacency is a dangerous thing!
@@Dolf260z Yeah, us crusty old timers can get away with "no-no's" because we know what to look for as far as tools slipping, etc. A guy using spring compressors the first time might slip up.
That is going to be a stunning 260! Also wanted to acknowledge the garage work. Everything looks great! Keep up the effort.
thanks mate! garage was ALOT of work too!
Great job...paint looks like 18,000. Good work and your doing good research. Here in the states we don't see those hybrid bump stops.
thanks for the kind words mate! I'm always one to try and do my research, not jumping in blindly. hopefully it works out well!
Beautiful work man! Crazy that a paint job like that cost 15k though
remember it wasn't just a closed door respray. It was inside, out, engine bay AND underneath too. Alot of re masking and labor.
Looks so good though! Worth it in the long run
Can you buy those pump stops of shelf mate ?
i'm not sure. The workshop i get my parts from had them in stock. Check out:
www.swmotorsport.com.au/
Did you etch prime b4 the black when painting ?
K frame, sway bar and front suspension parts yes, etched primed first. Shock tubes nah, just a industrial lacquer paint we use at work on the forklifts. Holds up pretty well to abuse to be honest
@@Dolf260z thanks man 👍
$18K AUS doesn't surprise me at all. I think you got your monies worth! I have a friend whose minimum price to start a restoration paint job is $25K USD. You're a real animal installing them without a spring compressor, lol! I didn't see you add 2-3 ounces of oil into the shock tube before installing the cartridge to help dissipate heat through the outer tube; needs to come up to within 1-2" of the top with the cartridge installed-go slowly! Congrats on the upcoming addition, too!
hey brother thanks! I have heard mixed opinions about adding oil into the shock tube to dissipate heat, with the KYB gland nuts, they don't have a wiper seal in the center to seal the rod of the shock, and there is actually a 1mm or so gap all the way around the rod. it is still held captive by the gland nut bottoming out on the top of the gas strut insert. i figured that the oil would just leak out the top of the glandnut due to the gap so i didn't put any in. A few people said they still would have filled it 1/2 way up...but I've heard of people doing it both ways with no catastrophe, i guess time will tell.
As for the spring compressor on the install, i could just get 2 threads on the nut started without compressing the spring, as they are lowered springs after all. just got lucky there, and like i said, here everyone uses king springs (a local brand) and the spring floats and is loose when at full droop. people put tie wire around the top coil to tie it to the top and bottom spring perches to stop them rattling around. so these are pretty good staying captive i think!
Thanks for the continued support! see ya on the GJ forums!
those prices are ridiculous!
your telling me! please note, i am NOT loaded, i am a blue collar working mechanic. The only reason i could stomach the bill, is that i saved for 6 year for it, putting $50-$100 away every week towards the paint job.
And it still makes me sick! I assure you, i went to 2 dozen shops, had restorers come to my place and look the car over, they all said the same thing, 15-20k. It is what it is, swallow that bitter pill and move on i guess =(