I just left it. When the joint wears out it'll get a new control arm.
Gray Man, Inc.
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I pulled the wheels today and installed 6 new valve stems. I also replaced the RF tire since it was different from the rest. I found a used one on Ebay with similar tread depth. These things are $350 apiece, so I'm not looking forward to buying a full set. Then I took the over to the tire shop for balancing.
It doesn't look any prettier but it's ready for work now. I think I forgot to mention that I replaced the lower facia (air dam) when I did all the front-end work.
Going over to my dad's shop tomorrow to work on the boat. Might have an update on that soon.
It doesn't look any prettier but it's ready for work now. I think I forgot to mention that I replaced the lower facia (air dam) when I did all the front-end work.
Going over to my dad's shop tomorrow to work on the boat. Might have an update on that soon.
Tires are $350 a piece? They load range G or something? I sure didn't pay that for my 225/75/16 Cooper AT 3 on my dually.
Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD 215/85R16 115/R ALL SEASON BSW TIRE | eBay
Side Wall Style : BSW. Load Index : 115. Section Width : 215. WTD distributes an extensive selection of passenger, UHP, light truck, and TBR tires. We have three warehouses in the U.S.A (Vernon, Fontana and Las Vegas).
www.ebay.com
I'm sure they're cheaper somewhere. That's just the ballpark I was seeing.
Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD 215/85R16 115/R ALL SEASON BSW TIRE | eBay
Side Wall Style : BSW. Load Index : 115. Section Width : 215. WTD distributes an extensive selection of passenger, UHP, light truck, and TBR tires. We have three warehouses in the U.S.A (Vernon, Fontana and Las Vegas).www.ebay.com
I'm sure they're cheaper somewhere. That's just the ballpark I was seeing.
Weird. Just seems overly spendy for what it is. Unless that 215/85 is just that much of a challenge to produce.
All the floor structure has been laid in. Everything was coated in resin after being glued and screwed.
Bilge pumps are plumbed, pre-wired, and placed. There are access covers that go over the big holes.
The transom was actually a lot more solid than I had expected. The portion that needed attention had already been replaced (poorly) some time in the past. The new piece has 2 layers of mat on the exposed side. It'll get clamped, glued, and screwed after it sets up.
I started roughing in the patches on a bunch of unnecessarily added holes. There's a lot of this phase left to do.
After the big holes are patched, there's many hours of tedious grinding and filling spider cracks in the gel coat.
Bilge pumps are plumbed, pre-wired, and placed. There are access covers that go over the big holes.
The transom was actually a lot more solid than I had expected. The portion that needed attention had already been replaced (poorly) some time in the past. The new piece has 2 layers of mat on the exposed side. It'll get clamped, glued, and screwed after it sets up.
I started roughing in the patches on a bunch of unnecessarily added holes. There's a lot of this phase left to do.
After the big holes are patched, there's many hours of tedious grinding and filling spider cracks in the gel coat.
I'm trying to keep an open mind. I think doing bodywork sucks but you make it look like no big deal.
Fiberglass is awesome and bodywork is fun!
