I fully understand where you're coming from with that bad back. I'm 30 years old and I have a slipped disc down near my pelvis gets me down every now and then. Keep us posted on the work!!!
HAFRODs 78 Aeroback Salon build
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Got my axle bearings changed, new axle seals and installed the axles. Put the cover back on and filled her with GL5. I even put the posi tag on one of the cover bolts. Got my sand blasted rear sway bar painted black and installed. Put on new rear shoes and wheel cylinders. Heck just about everything will be new. I got to build some muffler brackets for my single in - dual out 2 chamber Flowmaster. I'm going to put tail pipes behind the rear tires like a Grand National. Went to local Chevy dealer today and ordered the ball stud that bolts into the engine block for the Z bar. The original 305 is long gone so not keeping that part cost me $20.
I don't feel like I got much done today but worked on it all day. Got a bunch of small parts blasted and painted. Took my Z bar apart and cleaned all the old grease out and soaked it in gas to clean it completely. I blasted my front coil springs and painted them gloss smoke gray but the color looks like gloss gray primer. I may try to darken it up. My battery box is pretty pitted even after a good blasting. I think I'll use bed coating on it. I had to air hammer off the welded square nut for the hold down. It was cross threaded. I welded on a new nut. I think I'll blast my gas tank and paint it. Its covered in undercoating.
Worked all day long again. Got the coils, spindles, and new shocks installed. I used a set of 85 Monte Carlo SS spindles to get away from the 78 only rotors. Painted my new idler arm semi gloss black and installed it. I had a new set of front rotors with standard studs on my shelf from a past project. They had surface rusted so I blasted them. Got to go get new bearings in the morning. Looks like Monday I have to go buy some new chrome lugnuts and a set of beauty rings. By tomorrow night, it will be rolling again.
Getting closer. Still got the LH rotor, caliper, and both front brake hoses. The old tie rods were still tight so I blasted them, painted them cast with black sleeves, Energy Suspension urethane boots, installed new grade 8 bolts with locking nuts, and new zerk fittings. When the hood is open, these parts will be visible so I wanted it tidy.
Car is looking really good-great work. Just curious, what kind of shocks are you putting on the car?
The shocks are the entry level Monroe. I think they were around $15 each. Can't afford high end right now with everything that has to be bought.clean8485 said:
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