SinglemaltWSKY
08-15-2011, 12:07 PM
It's been a very busy summer, hard to find time to work on this project. My father has been doing all of the cleaning and painting work. This past weekend we tackled the suspension rebuild.
The body and all of the suspension parts/diff have been taken apart, cleaned and painted with POR. Reassembled everything with new Powerflex bushings, new subframe mounts, new sway bar kit as well as lower and stiffer springs.
Next on the list - engine fitting!
http://i.imgur.com/1ydiNl.jpg
Sheet of aluminum to close off the trunk area.
http://i.imgur.com/9taStl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XyTDEl.jpg
Same aluminum for the door skins, all treated with POR, primed and painted
http://i.imgur.com/R5J7rl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ZPUejl.jpg
The subframe needed some welding and patching in the usual areas
http://i.imgur.com/h1p8pl.jpg
Trunk closed off, POR, painted. Also, the legacy tub for the spare tire has been cut out and patched up flat.
http://i.imgur.com/fYY5Ol.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Jxi3nl.jpg
My oldest daughter hard at work - paint fumes can make parenting so much easier.
http://i.imgur.com/Welkql.jpg
Lowered the gas tank to paint the underside of the frame.
http://i.imgur.com/Wo1lfl.jpg
Relocated the steering shaft left (from driver) - this is to make room for the headers of the V8.
http://i.imgur.com/ttaC6l.jpg
New subframe mounts
http://i.imgur.com/Wlmi4l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0fvApl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/48fNHl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/THsgwl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/FdEfcl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RiA49l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/I1Di6l.jpg
New springs up front as well as camber kit
http://i.imgur.com/2cGpql.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tWKCel.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Vcz2Fl.jpg
New shaft length to make up for the location in the firewall
http://i.imgur.com/UJJwol.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0dd41l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ux7Ztl.jpg
The body and all of the suspension parts/diff have been taken apart, cleaned and painted with POR. Reassembled everything with new Powerflex bushings, new subframe mounts, new sway bar kit as well as lower and stiffer springs.
Next on the list - engine fitting!
http://i.imgur.com/1ydiNl.jpg
Sheet of aluminum to close off the trunk area.
http://i.imgur.com/9taStl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XyTDEl.jpg
Same aluminum for the door skins, all treated with POR, primed and painted
http://i.imgur.com/R5J7rl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ZPUejl.jpg
The subframe needed some welding and patching in the usual areas
http://i.imgur.com/h1p8pl.jpg
Trunk closed off, POR, painted. Also, the legacy tub for the spare tire has been cut out and patched up flat.
http://i.imgur.com/fYY5Ol.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Jxi3nl.jpg
My oldest daughter hard at work - paint fumes can make parenting so much easier.
http://i.imgur.com/Welkql.jpg
Lowered the gas tank to paint the underside of the frame.
http://i.imgur.com/Wo1lfl.jpg
Relocated the steering shaft left (from driver) - this is to make room for the headers of the V8.
http://i.imgur.com/ttaC6l.jpg
New subframe mounts
http://i.imgur.com/Wlmi4l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0fvApl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/48fNHl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/THsgwl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/FdEfcl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RiA49l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/I1Di6l.jpg
New springs up front as well as camber kit
http://i.imgur.com/2cGpql.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tWKCel.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Vcz2Fl.jpg
New shaft length to make up for the location in the firewall
http://i.imgur.com/UJJwol.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0dd41l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ux7Ztl.jpg