KCKKen
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- Joined
- Sep 17, 2021
- Posts
- 59
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- 124
- Location
- Kansas City, Kansas
- First Name
- Ken
- Truck Year
- 1985/1978
- Truck Model
- 1500/C20
- Engine Size
- 350/350
Hi Everyone!
Now that I finally have things in place to get back to the 85 GMC rebuild I want to make sure the 2WD front crossmember is clean inside and out. I previously pressure-washed it with a ton of Purple Power degreaser, but I'm just not 100% sure it's clean on the inside. Keep in mind that this truck is going to be used a lot, and I'm going to thoroughly clean and paint the frame as I reassemble everything, so i want to be sure I don't trap a bunch of gunk inside the crossmember that would cause corrosion to eat it from the inside out.
Maybe I'm making too much of this, and I should just bead-blast it, paint it, and get the rebuilt suspension going. I've waited this long to get this project back on track and don't want to have to re-do it sometime in the future.
Thanks in advance for any and all advice, this forum is definitely a gold mine of information and I don't know if I could tackle this project without it.
Take Care,
KS in KCK
Now that I finally have things in place to get back to the 85 GMC rebuild I want to make sure the 2WD front crossmember is clean inside and out. I previously pressure-washed it with a ton of Purple Power degreaser, but I'm just not 100% sure it's clean on the inside. Keep in mind that this truck is going to be used a lot, and I'm going to thoroughly clean and paint the frame as I reassemble everything, so i want to be sure I don't trap a bunch of gunk inside the crossmember that would cause corrosion to eat it from the inside out.
Maybe I'm making too much of this, and I should just bead-blast it, paint it, and get the rebuilt suspension going. I've waited this long to get this project back on track and don't want to have to re-do it sometime in the future.
Thanks in advance for any and all advice, this forum is definitely a gold mine of information and I don't know if I could tackle this project without it.
Take Care,
KS in KCK