Looks like you are having more fun than I would be with such a challenging project. Keep us posted.
It's all about attitude, my friend! Right now, I'm on a roll and spirits are high!!! Just the other night, I was coming home from work and the song Panama by Van Halen came over the air waves. Hearing the drum intro sent shivers down my spine as I realized that will some day be
MY CAR making that same rumbling!!!
Speaking of which, made some serious progress over the weekend. With tremendous help from my brothers, Brad & Matt, tons was done over the course of the weekend. The following was removed from the car: front suspension (drums, shocks, A-arms, etc…), tranny, engine, K-member and torsion bars, back seat, seatbelts, interior trim pieces, headliner, package tray, front & rear glass (and cleaned all the adhesive from the window sills), rear side windows & mechanisms, exterior window trim, trunk lid, tail lights, rear valance panel, rear drive train components (tires, differential, leaf springs, etc…), steering column, and gas tank. Between the three of us, we probably put in about 48 hours (two days, 8 hours each day, three of us). Not all of it was easy going. All the ball joints required heat and persuasion from the 5 lb sledge. Windows were a pain and time consuming too. So, all that’s left to remove are the brake and gas lines, steering column braces, rear bumper, gas tank straps, and a few other odds & ends!!!
My brothers worked Friday and Saturday on the car so I fingured the least I could do is take them out to see a local band a catch the tab for their brews!!! My brothers live 5 hours away and we don't see each other too often. It was great to spend the time with them doing something we all liked to do!
Cheers!
Engine out:
Tranny out:
Empty engine bay:
From the rear:
