Rear Axle Continued

The order from Inline­tube Com­pany  arrived yes­ter­day and today we spent some time remov­ing the axle tube, con­trol arms and springs from the car. Axle Tube This way we can clean and inspect the under­body of the car, get it painted and touch-up the under­coat­ing if needed before we put it all back together.  All of the bush­ings look cracked, tired and dried out, so I will be on a mis­sion to find replace­ments for the front and rear of the con­trol arms, the upper yoke and the rear ball joint.  While under there, we pulled out the rest of the exhaust sys­tem, and while it looked OK, it had a huge amount of rust inside the tubes and would prob­a­bly have just plugged the muf­flers when we get to startup, so the whole sys­tem will be replaced with new as we put it all back together.  We are also going to need to install seat belts and might as well do it while the under­body is clear.

 

We also began the install of the new stain­less steel brake line set from Inline­tube Com­pany and so far I am really impressed.  All of the bends are near per­fect and I did not have to adjust any­thing more than an eighth of an inch.  New Brake LinesWe also received a new fuel line but have not begun that install and still need to put in the rear lines, but that will come later.  If those parts fit as well as the fronts did we are going to be in great shape

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