Undercarriage

Undercarriage (as received)

Fuel tank: this will be removed and reconditioned to as new function.

Radiator and fuel tank out for reconditioning

Front (driver side) brakes as found-not  bad

Sorting out the brake lines (they were put on backwards...)

Brake flex lines correctly installed.

Interior: this will come a long way.

Radiator reconditioned

5/2/09: Reconditioned Fuel Tank

Ready for installation

Reconditioned fuel tank installed.

5/11/09: Axel with brake rotor removed. Caliper (on the left of the picture) shows oil leaked onto brakes from worn axel seal.

Close up of axel seal leak-hypoid fluid kills brakes

Brake caliper wet from rear end grease.

Steve replacing the axel seal and bearing

Rear brakes finished, new rotors and reconditioned calipers.

The guts of rear brakes: new pads and rotors, note the 'white stuff': an essential part of any brake job is bleeding the brakes (new fluid) and lubricating the pads where they work i the calipers.

Stainless steel exhaust installation: do it once and forget it. This system will out last the car

Stainless steel tail pipes: perfect fit.

5/15/09: A big job-often a difficult job, is removing this lower control arm rod to get the control arm out for re-bushing. The rod is frequently bent and must be removed by cutting up in sections. Then it is usually rusted in place. These bushings were worst case and had to be done to get the front end alignable.