The order from Inlinetube Company arrived yesterday and today we spent some time removing the axle tube, control arms and springs from the car.
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.
We 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


