I was able to work on the project both Saturday & Sunday mornings this weekend.
Started off with installing the new parking brake cables for the disc brakes on the rear wheels. The right rear side tube that comes out of the chassis had been crimped and it took a little "adjusting" to get the cable into the tube & moving freely, but they came out fine.
The next job was to replace the front & rear transmission mounts. I haven't cleaned up the underside of the chassis yet & have been spoiled by working with all the clean, painted stuff on the front & rear ends. After a little effort the mounts dropped in and were tightened down.
New front transmission mount.
New rear tranny mounts.
Then I started working on the front end. First I pulled the backing plates off of the wheels and wire-brushed, painted and re-installed them. The tie-rod ends, steering damper, shocks, wheel bearings. disc brake hubs, calipers and brake line/hoses were all replaced.
Finally, rolled out into the light of day! Still have some work to do...
need to bleed brakes, install new heater control levers & cables, as well as new accelerator and clutch cables, re-install seat guides and pedals from the old pan.
I'm pretty happy with the way things have turned out so far.
It's only been a month since the car was delivered!
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