Suspension assembly... part 4

Another somewhat productive day..... got the rear shocks installed, the springs set in place and changed out the control arm hardware to the plated pieces to give it some contrast to all the blackness....

I also got the driver side front upper control arm mounted...

and masked off the axle bearings so I can paint the hubs and attaching plates...

Sorted a few parts, blasted a few parts and brought some pieces home to work on. Slowly coming together!

Stay tuned...

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Suspension assembly... part 3

SUCCESSFUL DAY..... with help from my brutha from a different mutha, Jim Conley, we wrestled the rear end back into position under the car!!! Would have never gotten it by myself I don't believe.

I also got the other front upper control arm bushings and pivot shaft assembled...

the charcoal canister bracket reinstalled...

got the exhaust hangers ready to reinstall...

new rubber applied to the brake line hanger and cowl drain...

and seperated the master cylinder from the power brake booster.

I also brought some wire harnesses home to start cleaning and getting ready to recover with split plastic corregated wire loom... Glad she's on the road to reassembly and can't wait to get her back in the paint shop!

Until next installment...

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Suspension assembly... part 2

Fairly productive day.... got the prototype of the alternator splash shield in the mail this week so I test fit it.... PERFECT!

I also got both lower control arms and strut rods mounted...

blasted, masked and painted a few parts, rounded up all my air cleaners to see exactly what I had and my buddy Jim helped me get the rear end off the bench and onto the jack lift beam...

I had it secured to the jack, rolled into position, ready to hang next weekend and set a couple jack stands under it for support... but sadly I didn't have them placed just right and the jack bled off and the stands rolled the rear end back and flipped it out of the jack lift arm, so next Saturday I'll need to get it repositioned so I can get the rear end remounted to the frame.

Fun, fun, fun..... until next time.

ZEBRA 3 OUT

Suspension assembly....part 1 and jack and other parts detailing

For those who think I took last weekend off (I forgot my camera), here's what I got accomplished... I got the bushings pressed into all the rear control arms and the front lower control arms...

painted the jack mechanism, cleared the unpainted sections of the exhaust hangers (need to reshoot the black on the tailpipe hangers) assembled the steering shaft coupler/rag joint...

and blasted the power brake booster and master cylinder assembly.

This weekend, I got the passenger side upper control arm, lower control arm and strut rod remounted...
 

as well as hanging all 4 of the rear control arms...

attached the lifting beam to the jack...

and blasted the remaining bushing cup to get polished before taking it to the platers to get yellow zinc chromated.

Now to recruit some additional bodies to get the rearend moved into position and rehung under the car!!!

Stay tuned....

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