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Ford F-100 Chassis Powdercoating - Take A Powder

Chassis Powdercoating Welding
Rob welded tabs to the tubular... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Welding
Rob welded tabs to the tubular 'rails for the brake lines. No Limit will run the lines once the chassis is powdercoated.
Chassis Powdercoating Welding
Remember the front bumper... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Welding
Remember the front bumper lower mounts No Limit made in the Ironworker? Rob welded them into position.
Chassis Powdercoating Measurments
Given the weblike structure... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Measurments
Given the weblike structure of the custom tubular frame, No Limit decided to spin one in miniature in the FlowJet and weld it to the chassis. Since a bit of modification is needed for optimal fit, Rob marked where the web needed to be cut.
Chassis Powdercoating Ironworker
The shear portion of the Ironworker... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Ironworker
The shear portion of the Ironworker made for quick cut work on the spider web.
Chassis Powdercoating Welding
Oh, what tangled webs we weld,... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Welding
Oh, what tangled webs we weld, or is it weave? All kidding aside, the artful spidery metal pieces found their new home in the chassis' center thanks to No Limit's brilliant weldsmanship.
Chassis Powdercoating Grinder
Carlos ground off the excess... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Grinder
Carlos ground off the excess web weld.
Chassis Powdercoating Rear Bumper Bracket
Meanwhile, Mike welded on... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Rear Bumper Bracket
Meanwhile, Mike welded on the rear bumper bracket.
Chassis Powdercoating Bead Welds
After No Limit flipped the... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Bead Welds
After No Limit flipped the chassis upside down, Carlos finished laying down some bead welds.
Chassis Powdercoating Grinder
Looking more like a 4th of... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Grinder
Looking more like a 4th of July celebration, Mike and Rob ground off the excess weld material on the bottom of the chassis.
Chassis Powdercoating Loading Chassis
At last, the F-100 giveaway... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Loading Chassis
At last, the F-100 giveaway truck chassis was ready to go to Dynamic Powder Coating. Loading the tubular frame as well as the removed chassis components into Mike's truck, the No Limit Engineering crew made the foundation look light.
Chassis Powdercoating Sandblasted Chassis
When we arrived at Dynamic... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Sandblasted Chassis
When we arrived at Dynamic Powder Coating the following week, we learned the chassis and suspension components had been sandblasted the previous afternoon. The chassis awaited the powdercoating process before going into the curing oven.
Chassis Powdercoating Sanding
Dynamic Powder Coating's owner,... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Sanding
Dynamic Powder Coating's owner, Tim, found a couple of spots on the chassis that needed sanding. The key to a great powdercoat finish is in the preparation. Tim smoothed out the needed surfaces with the air sander.
Chassis Powdercoating Bare Metal
Tim applied tape around the... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating Bare Metal
Tim applied tape around the components that will remain bare metal, as with the bolts for the differential case and one of the pedal arms.
Chassis Powdercoating
For the various sleeves in... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating
For the various sleeves in the tubular chassis, Dynamic Powder Coating made sure to place rolled-up paper...
Chassis Powdercoating
...to prevent unwanted powder... 
   
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Chassis Powdercoating
...to prevent unwanted powder from adhering to the sleeves' interior walls.

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