Rear End All Painted
After painting most of the rear end mechanics last weekend, Dad and I were able to finish installing the springs and struts this week. We started out by compressing the springs and putting the new rubber boots and bump stops into the compressed springs. After a little fiddling around, we got the springs in and the top caps on and got the main bolt on enough to hold it all together. We then uncompressed the spring and used the jack to raise and hold the strut in place while we bolted it to the car. The procedure was then repeated on the other side. It looks good to see it back together again, cannot wait to see what the ride feels like.
With the struts back in place, I was then able to finish taking the brakes apart. They came off fairly easily, just one of the springs was a little tricky. The clips holding the slave cylinders on took a little convincing to come off though. My sister is going to take the slave cylinders, shoes and one of the brake lines into BGT on Monday to get them replaced/reconditioned. If all goes to plan, Dad will be able to pick them up on Friday so we can have the brakes together again next weekend.
The finally task of the day was to do a little more painting. When the struts were off the car, I was not able to get to a few places (like under the wishbones). After a little more cleaning, I finished painting all the components black. I decided to paint the drums silver and they have come up looking really sweet. I’m very happy with the way that it is all coming together.