Chassis, part three
Flipped the chassis over with two guys (thanks Russ, Dennis!) and welded all visible joints on the top deck. Here are some of the A-member welds:
Mounted the wheel hubs, packed the bearings with grease. Wow. Sure hope I never have to do that again. I’ve got grease on half my tools now.
To prepare for the paint job, there can’t be any rust or dirt on the frame. Took a grinder with a wire cup to all the welds and made them nice and shiny. Hit every spot of rust I could find. Gave all the steel a quick twice over with acetone. Next time, I think I’ll clean the steel before welding it.
To do: weld spare wheel carrier to side. Determine optimal tongue height and mount ball-hitch coupler. Primer and paint. Remount wheel jack to tongue. That should do it for the chassis.