SeaNova – between the hammer and the anvil 

2013-05-18

removing the front suspension… done.

Filed under: '66 Mustang — keith @ 17:27

OK, I’ve removed the front suspension from the Stang. Here’s the resulting wheel well…
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here is the steering linkage and the bar slung under the engine (whose name escapes me just now)
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and here’s a view over the table of the entire front end… I’ll replace much of what’s there but I’ll need some of the bolts, nuts and bits & bobs cleaned to use again.
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Man, grease & grime everywhere. I can see a number of days ahead cleaning to get this stuff ready for installation.

2013-05-14

removing the front suspension… step one.

Filed under: '66 Mustang — keith @ 10:06

I’ve decided to replace the upper and lower arms on the front, in addition to the steering linkage. Here’s the shock tower after removing the coil spring and shock – what did the kid that owned this car before us drive through to get such gunk up there? – with the spindle hanging off the lower arm.
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Here’s the left-front coil spring and upper arm. You can see that the boot on the upper ball joint is ripped and the grease in the joint is ‘a bit dark’…
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Next I’ll remove the lower arm, the sway bar and the strut. I’ll replace the first two and re-bush the strut..

2013-05-13

shop upgrades… adding air

Filed under: '66 Mustang — keith @ 09:50

this last week I’ve been upgrading the shop a bit by building out a black iron compressed air distribution system.
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here’s the hose reel I’ve mounted on the ceiling.
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