87 Monte SS build

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Do you already have a fill cap welded in or is he doing that also?
No, I'm not adding a fill plug to the housing. I'll just use the bung that's located on the 3rd member.
 
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Got some free time today, and modified the spindles to use the wilwood brakes. Just need to drill and tap the holes for the caliper bracket.
 

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Rktpwrd

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Got some free time today, and modified the spindles to use the wilwood brakes. Just need to drill and tap the holes for the caliper bracket.
Don’t forget to safety wire all your bolts too. It’s cheap insurance.
 
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T-TOP TONY

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Drilled and tapped the spindles for the caliper bracket
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Dropped off the final parts to get powdercoated

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Picked up my stuff yesterday from the powdercoater. Came out great. Hopefully I'll have some free time in the next few weeks work on it. PXL_20240424_201027813.jpg
 
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T-TOP TONY

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Torqued the spindle to the ball joints, and mocked up the Wilwood brakes

On another note, if you're installing the UMI performance upper control arms with the tall ball joints, it's perfectly fine if you see the upper ball joint shaft exposed. I had to go through the instructions a few times 😆

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