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Boy did I get lucky on the whole K Frame thing. Three owners ago my Charger hurt the block and the owner decided to put in a hot 440 instead of fix the Hemi. Being a racer, he did it the best way for the track by welding a pair of tabs to the frame and using a motor plate thereby leaving the K Frame uncut. The uncut K Frame was treated to a dip and e-coat then a few coats of primer to smooth out the few pits it had. A little hammering and grinding and it was ready to be painted like new.
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No prizes for these factory welds but that is the way they were done. When cleaning up the K Frame I made sure that I did not go overboard and clean up any of the messy factory welds .
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I am so glad MIG and TIG welding has replaced stick welding for the most part on cars, as it just looks better. It does put in your mind these cars and parts were built on an assembly line and they just kept moving through with no prizes for neatness
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Here it is after sanding and a few coats of semi-gloss black. This was sprayed with the same PPG formula I used for the Dana. If you have a bunch of parts that are going to be the same color, save them up and shoot them together as the chances are better the sheen will match.
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All bolted in the car and ready to go. Be sure to put a dab of LocTite on the bolts, just to be sure.
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Okay this is a cool trick. It is near impossible to get the sway bar rubber over the sway bar and into the bracket. It can be done with a myriad of clamps and tools and a lot of time but check out this trick. If you remove the bracket and old rubber then cut the bracket along the factory weld as shown in this picture. Take your brackets off and sand and paint them then reassemble the entire assembly.
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Slip the rubber over the sway bar and get it all lined up the push it into the bracket. Since the bracket is open on one end it will just push right in.
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I used a C Clamp and a pair of vise grips to hold the bracket back in the corrrect shape to prepare for welding. I have also encased the bracket in rags which I will wet down when it is time for welding.
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