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    Offline Street_Challenged73

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    At last, More Progress!!! (Warning: quite a few photos)
    « on: March 25, 2005 - 09:53:45 AM »
    Well, I finally am back home for my Spring Break and managed to get some hours put away on the Challenger.  I wanted to get my junk K-frame removed so I when I get back in May I'll be able to bring my "new" K-frame into the shop and have it blasted and painted.  At that time, I'll also be having the rest of my front suspension brought in to be blasted, painted, and new bushings/ball joints installed.  Anyways, back to the progress I did yesterday.  I got the center link and the tie rods removed and after a few minutes of wrestling with the K-frame, that finally dropped out with minimal scratching. (who put that lower rad. support so close to them anyways)  I see I will need some more paint applied on the rails now, but that can always be done later on.  I'll be back out there after breakfast to finish up tearing down the front end. 
    Update: apparently that piece that slides into the lower control arm "socket" is meant to move.  Upon closer inspection of both the piece and the hole, I realized it isn't sheared or anything like that.  Whew, that's a good thing to know.  Now I just need to get the other torsion bar off the lower control arm and get the upper control arms removed from the car and that'll be it for the front suspension.  :grinyes: :tongue:
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    Re: At last, More Progress!!! (Warning: lots of photos)
    « Reply #1 on: March 25, 2005 - 10:01:41 AM »
    And the rest of the photos. 
    Check out that nasty old K-frame. :ack:
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    Re: At last, More Progress!!! (Warning: lots of photos)
    « Reply #2 on: March 25, 2005 - 10:04:37 AM »
    Wow thats looking great street!!  Progress being made!!   I understand you saw LB the other day??  He's suppose to send me some pics and I am gonna post them when they show up!!  Keep up the good work!!  Today I have a guy coming to look at the convert for the installation of the convert top!  Plus one of my neighbors is going to come down and help me install the hood!!  Then I can get the fenders lined up the bolted on!!  PROGRESS IS GREAT!!   :beer:
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    « Reply #3 on: March 25, 2005 - 10:12:43 AM »
    Yes, I stopped by Mike's place last weekend and helped him get some of his stuff put together.  I see he has his engine back from the shop now, too.  It sounds like your convert. is making a lot of progress also.  That's awesome man!!!!  Yes, progress is great! :grinyes:
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    Re: At last, More Progress!!! (Warning: lots of photos)
    « Reply #4 on: March 25, 2005 - 10:16:07 AM »
    SWEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!! Wait till you get those freshly painted/ rebuilt parts in there. its gonna look nice!!!!
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    Re: At last, More Progress!!! (Warning: lots of photos)
    « Reply #5 on: March 25, 2005 - 12:10:14 PM »
    All progress is good!!  How long are you home for Street?
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    Re: At last, More Progress!!! (Warning: lots of photos)
    « Reply #6 on: March 25, 2005 - 01:07:01 PM »
    Must have been great to lift that cover and get to work.!  Was she talking to ya?  sayin, " ahhhh, yes, my aching suspension,,,,,,,yes, that feels better...  where you been,  it was a long winter!"
    Look s nice.  amaizing about the sheering of almost an inch of metal.  I see the impact on the k-frame... well keep up the good work!
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    « Reply #7 on: March 25, 2005 - 01:50:03 PM »
    Hey Street, Looks like you had some fun yesterday.  Thats gonna look really nice when you get the new parts on there.. Keep up the good work... :thumbs:
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    Re: At last, More Progress!!! (Warning: lots of photos)
    « Reply #8 on: March 25, 2005 - 04:52:08 PM »
    It looks great, keep up the good work! :thumbs:
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    Re: At last, More Progress!!! (Warning: lots of photos)
    « Reply #9 on: March 25, 2005 - 05:03:18 PM »
    Looking good!  I am glad you were able to put some time in on the car.  I can't wait to see what she looks like with all the nice new parts.  Mike called me to tell me his motor is in and up on the engine stand right now.  He said it will be going in over the weekend! 
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    Re: At last, More Progress!!! (Warning: quite a few photos)
    « Reply #10 on: March 25, 2005 - 09:38:34 PM »
    Thanks everyone for the compliments!!!  I'm definitely hyper about getting all this work finished in the summer!
    Rev, I am off until Monday, but I'll be going back on Sunday morning.
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    Re: At last, More Progress!!! (Warning: quite a few photos)
    « Reply #11 on: March 25, 2005 - 10:03:30 PM »
    WOW, Street Love them progress pictures,that is going to be one clean looking engine bay when done,Keep up the good work it will come together soon enough.
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    I remember that k-member removal
     
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    « Reply #12 on: March 26, 2005 - 07:32:29 AM »
    Way to go Mark, certainly every "little" bit helps in the overall progress picture, what did that guy hit to do that to the K-member? Man that had to slow some forward momentem,lol. Looking good Mark, summer will be here soon (we hope) and then you and your Dad can get down to some serious work, right?  :thumbs:
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    Re: At last, More Progress!!! (Warning: quite a few photos)
    « Reply #13 on: March 26, 2005 - 12:49:09 PM »
    Well, here are the last few photos of the progress I made today.  I definitely need to clean up those now exposed areas and get them painted.  The blasting shop didn't do too well cleaning up around the upper control arms. :banghead:  There's the different K-frame to compare the two.
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    « Reply #14 on: March 26, 2005 - 02:43:35 PM »
    Ahhhhhhh, nothing like progress.  :iagree:
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