May 14, 2004 The chassis is powder coated semi-gloss black
 

                   
September 9, 2004 Girling front and rear shocks rebuilt


                       
April 11, 2005  Several things have been completed since the last update.  The Girling shocks have been painted semi-gloss black and mounted.  The A-Arms have been reassembled with some replacement parts. (rubbers and damaged equipment)  Several components were powder coated and reassembled to the chassis such as the leaf springs with all new rubbers and hardware, the stiffener brackets, the radiator mounting brackets to name just a few.  The rear end was disassembled,cleaned,fitted with new bearings and checked for factory specifications.  Final cleaning and paint to housing still await before mounting.  Several Items are still ongoing such as the rack and pinion which is almost complete and the front steering arms.  Other items finished are the brake drums, backing plates, coil spring set, and several other small items.


               
April 17, 2005  The rack and pinion rebuild is complete.  The rack is installed on the chassis.  Pictures above shown with and without the radiator mounting bracket between the chassis rails.  Special thanks to my dad for rebuilding the rack for me. For Christmas my wife bought me a new steering wheel and center cap to replace the original rotten wheel!
 

         
April 26, 2005 The rear end is cleaned, painted and mounted. 
The backing plates and hubs are pieced together with the hubs,
and the wheels are put into place.
  

           
May 22, 2005 Finally the front suspension is complete and the car is on all four wheels. 
The brake system is in place only awaiting the brake pedal for completion.
 

   
May 23, 2005 The brake and clutch pedals have been installed. 
One of the two Stay tube assemblys are in place.



October 18, 2006 Driveshaft prepared for painting
 

           
November 25, 2006 Driveshaft universal joints replaced. 
The driveshaft is painted and bolted into place.  The stainless steel exhaust system in place. 
The fuel tank has been boiled out and awaits further cleaning.


          
February 3, 2013 TD stencil added to the rear end housing.  I copied the stencil to a few strips of masking tape so the stencil would stick to the rear end housing.
Sealing the stencil on the edges kept any issues with overspray from the spray can.  A big thanks to George Raham for providing the stencil.



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