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Previously I had repaired the body mounts that are located just above the rear axle… the caged nuts inside had spun loose out of their cage and became useless (thank you rust!). I did the repair to these the same way I did on of the rear mounts, as explained here. But I never was… Continue reading Rear Body Mount Repair – Again!
Finally! We get to put something back together instead of taking it apart! After painting the control arms and associated other pieces with Zero-Rust chassis black, my dad came over and helped me get the new bushings pressed into the front control arms. We set out to use his shop press to do the job,… Continue reading Front Suspension Assembly
Finally got around to installing the quarter panel patch. This time I had double the experience with butt-welding than when I started the other side (experience of one, instead of zero), so this one went together a little better and quicker.
The passenger side wheel house lip had some small rust holes in it.. nothing bad, but they were perforated pretty much the whole length, so the proper way to repair this was obviously a new patch, rather than trying to weld up each hole, or doing something half-ass like filling the holes with seam sealer.… Continue reading Wheel House Rust Repair