Truck Frame finally painted

Frame-up resto of my 1987 Ford Bronco "Frankie".

Using KBS 3-step frame paint kit. Grinding the old rust off this frame (and cutting/weld repairs on the rearmost 4 body mounts) has taking me 60 hours. Anything that I couldn't clean up to shiny metal with a 40 grit flapper disk was cut out and repaired. The front body mounts also had to come out.

The cleaning step this morning was easy enough, but they didn't provide anywhere near enough rustblast (phosphoric acid) to treat this frame. I used FOUR bottles (only one provided in kit) and soaked the frame for 2.5 hours to convert all the surface rust to that solid black stuff. After that was done I could get to painting.

Here's what I wound up with after 2 coats...

Frankie will live again! He was parked in the workshop with a cracked engine block 6 years ago. One night I went out there and wanted to get something out of the truck. As soon as I sat in the driver's seat I remembered the fun I'd had offroading with it. Picked up a wrench and got to work. Didn't sleep that night.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• bronco
• restoration
• frame
• paint

[TheForester101]

is that for a Bronco ll or a fall size

[Scruit]

@TheForester101 It's a fullsize, 302/C6/1356. I have a new engine and rebuilt tcase waiting to go in. All the running gear (springs/shocks/bushings/brake­s etc) is all brand new and waiting to be assembled.

[Scruit]

@TheForester101 I'm going to give the paint until this weekend to fully cure before I start reassembling the body mounts/spring hangers. Next I have to strip and paint the rear axle and front TTB andthen I'll be able to assemble a complete rolling chassis. Every single part is either new or rebuilt. Nothing have been re-used in is prior condition except the 33in mudders that only had 1k miles on them. When the truck is done it'll be in factory-new condition bumper to bumper.

[specialross77]

That frame looks too nice to put the twin trac back on. Have you thought about converting to a single beam front axle?

[Trendyrapslut]

good job man. the effort pays off.