John S's Journal

I got my suspension parts back from the powder coater today and they came out great! I had the day to myself today because my wife went to the coast with our daughter and two grandkids. Uninterrupted work time which hasn’t happened much since her surgery and recovery.
I got the steering rack boots on so it’s pretty much ready to bolt back on after I fill it with oil. I just painted it with some gloss black enamel and some clear enamel over the bare metal parts and I like the way it came out. I also got the other hub put back together with new races, bearings and seal so both hub assemblies are ready to go back on.

I decided to mount the crossmember as my time was running out and it actually went pretty well. I cleaned up all four bolts, washers, and nuts, installed the new SuperPro poly pads and decided I would line up the two front bolts and get them loosely tightened up first and then slip the back pads in and snug them up loosely. I ran two long rods through the holes in the crossmember to hold the studs into position and then with the floor jack sufficiently padded raised it up and guided the studs up through the crossmember enough to put a washer and nut on the top. Followed that up with the rear pads and studs and it is in place but still not tightened down. I’ve still got some touch up painting to do around the frame particularly where the steering assembly was when I initially painted in the engine bay. After that, then I can continue mounting the various suspensions bits with all new SuperPro poly bushes. Feels like I made some real progress today. Hopefully more tomorrow…