Details.... part 19

Not as much progress today as I had hoped. All the bushing cups didn't pass muster and a few had to be redone so that kinda put the brakes on the control arm assembly, but I did get 7 outta 8 ready to be pressed into the rear arms...

I also got the jack base, handle and the hood latch support bracketry all painted...

and modified my LARES 203 steering coupler to accept the OEM deadman bracket...

Sorry for the poor quality pictures... forgot my camera at home and had to use my phone.

Until next week...

ZEBRA 3 OUT

Front Assembly and Details..... part 18

Another somewhat productive day.... suspension components laid out awaiting bushing cups from platers...

applied new rubber to the motor mounts...

steering box, crossmember brake line and front bumper supports mounted back on car...

air cleaner components blasted...





















motor mounts, oil coolers, vacuum canisters, fender supports, license plate brackets, radiator supports and front brake ducts laid out awaiting assembly and battery tray, horns, miscellaneous brackets and headlight buckets painted...

battery tray, horns, miscellaneous brackets and headlight buckets painted...

and new bumpers wrapped up for safe keeping until time for install.

Hopefully the bushing cups will be done this week so next weekend I can press in the polyurethane bushings and the get them pressed into the various control arms so I can get the rearend hung and the Torino pulled out of the blast booth.

Stay tuned....

ZEBRA 3 OUT

Details... part 17

Well a lot of little stuff in the works this week.... firstly, dropped off a bunch of parts at the platers to get all prettied up...

and also finished restoring the hood bumper.

Got a lot of the smaller ancillary items painted Saturday. The front bumper mounts...

radiator supports...

steering box, oil cooler, battery tray...

power steering cooler...

licence plate brackets...

lower fender braces, motor mounts, vacuum canisters and battery mount strap.

Started blasting the air cleaner base but the inside of the air clearner body must be coated with some kind of super stuff material because I could not get the material to cut loose using NEW MEDIUM and working for 15 minutes with this to show for my efforts...

I also got the suspension arms cleaned, staged and covered awaiting the arrival of the bushing cups back from the platers so I can finish pushing the new polyurethane bushings and sleeves into the cups get them pressed into the control arms and reassembled on the car.

Stay tuned............

ZEBRA 3 OUT

Details... part 16

With the installation of the swar bar bracket carriage bolts the rearend was complete and ready for reinstallation (axles and brake components will be installed once rearend is back in place under the car)...

so I wrapped it in bubble wrap to protect the finish until it's hung...

I pressed the three lower control arm bushings together awaiting the return of the fourth from the platers as a reference of how the other 10 bushing cups should be finished...

I also have the spindles painted and ready for reassembly...

as well as the front upper control arm pivot shaft.

Since the day was still young, I decided to start blasting some ancillary items that will be needed at some point in the future so I blasted the rubber hood bumpers...

the front bumper sight shield supports and the air cleaner lid, snorkle and silencer to get ready for paint...

Hope the bushing cups are ready at the platers this week so I can assemble the rear control arm and get the rearend back in place under the car!

Until next time....

ZEBRA 3 OUT