Suspension assembly.... part 9

A productive LONG weekend! I got the front sway bar installed...

followed by the frame reinforcements...

ground some of the excessive flash off the transmission...

and applied the first coat of aluminum paint...

I got the trunk torsion rods removed...

To assist in the rod removal, I looped and threaded a length of #16ga wire to the end of the rod finger...

and wrapped the two wire leads around my hand and lifted the finger out and away from the bracket and down to relieve the rod pressure. EASY PIESIE!!

I also blasted, wire wheeled and painted a few items before starting to dress out the driver side trunk drop off...

She's slowly coming back together.

Stay tuned, there's more to come!

ZEBRA 3 OUT

Suspension assembly... part 8

Today I got the steering linkages all assembled and hung onto the chassis....

I also got started prepping the trunk area for final paint and bedliner.

Don't touch that dial, more to come!

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Suspension assembly... part 7

A very productive day for a change!!! I FINALLY got the front control arms reassembled...

the bushings reinstalled and the upper arms and spindles hung.

I corrected the parking brake cable connections, got the rear brake line hooked up and the rear sway bar hung.

I also got the master cylinder, idler arm, pitman arm and tie rod ends outta the paint booth and unmasked....

and installed the retainer arm and cap to the master cylinder.

My rebuilt transmission was also dropped of this week....

Next week I'll get it painted and then I'll start attaching the trunk and interior cabin to get them cleaned, prepped and ready for final finish coat of paint.

Stay tuned.....

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Suspension assembly... part 6

Yesterday I got the final upper front control arm bushing removed, the lower front control arms reassembled...

the steering links painted...

parking brake cables ran and started working in the trunk getting it ready for final paint.

More to come.......

ZEBRA 3 OUT