Cones, hubs, arms, and other running gear bits

Today I got to use one of my favourite toys (again) - the pressure jet washer. The order of the day is to get the subframes, hubs, arms, and the bits that connect to it rid of all perished rubber and plastic stuff (e.g. knuckle joint nylon cups) and blast the accumulated dirt, grime, and greasy stuff on the parts; then do a bit of degreasing to prepare the components for de-rusting.

The following are photos of the parts before cleaning - the rubber and plastic bits still attached. The rubber suspension on the rear trumpets (and one on the front trumpet - though this one came off later after a bit of pulling) are stubborn and will not budge, so I am leaving it in for the meantime. Some of the nylon cups came off easily, but some needed to be chiseled off.

... and after the jet washing and degreasing. I have two types of front subframes to suit different engines - I am still deciding which engine to put on the mini.

The rear subframe now rid of grime and grease but still needs to be stripped of the old paint and de-rusted.

The arm components and cone suspension de-grimed and degreased, the long rear trumpets already looking better.

These parts will go into a vat of my 'special', 'organic', bio-degradable concoction that will eat only the rust and leaves good metal.