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Atuca
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- Jan 6, 2007
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Central Valley,
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4/12/15 Weekend - Suspension
Well at least one week I kept my promise; here is a weekend update. I finished installing the rear suspension bushings and got them back on the car. I left the shock out so I could freely measure for clearance for the new wheels and the metal work I'll have to do to the rear quarter panel. I've had lug nuts on order since January due in at the end of the month, so won't be getting to finish this project til later.
Once I cut the metal and reshape the quarter panel I'll have to clean it up. Looks pretty nasty in there next to the cleaned up arms
I went ahead and drilled the holes into the reinforcement plates, but I'll have to do a bit more work to those as well to fit the nuts.
Every once in a while I have this moral dilemma in my head: I got the DOM tubing for a 3000 pound car, but now I have a TIG welder, I could get chromoly spec tubing and save some weight now. Then I think... I'll redo my cage once I get to the 2500 lb mark, since that sets the tubing size even smaller then the 3000 lb, but.... redoing a cage doesn't sound like much fun... Anyways....
Not much to say, but it has been said now!
Well at least one week I kept my promise; here is a weekend update. I finished installing the rear suspension bushings and got them back on the car. I left the shock out so I could freely measure for clearance for the new wheels and the metal work I'll have to do to the rear quarter panel. I've had lug nuts on order since January due in at the end of the month, so won't be getting to finish this project til later.
Once I cut the metal and reshape the quarter panel I'll have to clean it up. Looks pretty nasty in there next to the cleaned up arms
I went ahead and drilled the holes into the reinforcement plates, but I'll have to do a bit more work to those as well to fit the nuts.
Every once in a while I have this moral dilemma in my head: I got the DOM tubing for a 3000 pound car, but now I have a TIG welder, I could get chromoly spec tubing and save some weight now. Then I think... I'll redo my cage once I get to the 2500 lb mark, since that sets the tubing size even smaller then the 3000 lb, but.... redoing a cage doesn't sound like much fun... Anyways....
Not much to say, but it has been said now!