Project Evolution *** Project Complete **** Wednesday July 9, 2014

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Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #990 – February 27, 2009, 05:37:59 PM

Started to do the nasty,
Here's just some random pics and things that need to be repaired while I was working today.

Had to cut the bolts off

Some pics of my broken springs

I should be able to finish taking everything apart sometime this weekend if evertthing goes good

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #991 – February 27, 2009, 08:44:51 PM

You taking the k member off jerry?????
Was thinking since you've gone this far...... might as well do everything.
Replace or at least check and clean up the k-member bolts and rust proof the frame rail where it rests up on the k-memeber.

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #992 – February 27, 2009, 09:05:02 PM

Quote from: dominator;258867

You taking the k member off jerry?????
Was thinking since you've gone this far...... might as well do everything.
Replace or at least check and clean up the k-member bolts and rust proof the frame rail where it rests up on the k-memeber.

Yep, Everything's coming apart and off. New bolts, sleeves, and added reinforcing where all the weld joints, and stress points are. And of course repairing the holes.

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #993 – February 27, 2009, 10:30:24 PM

I'm so proud of you (get's all teary eyed).

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #994 – February 27, 2009, 10:42:47 PM

LOL, I'm gonna rebuild it Oklahoma style. (rust free)

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Reply #995 – February 27, 2009, 10:50:03 PM

Yeeeeee-Haaaaaaaw !!!!!!!! LOL.Seriously,I think you've done a great job on a car that most others would have discarded.I feel the same about my Sport.It was a salvage yard geting ready for the crusher.Now,by no means was it in the condition yours was,but,it did need a ton of work.You gotta love 'em.

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #996 – February 28, 2009, 03:17:39 PM

Got some more apart today
I tried the spring compressor, but the springs had so many breaks in them and so compressed that there was almost no space on the insides of the springs to get the compressor on.
So I did it the manly way. Yep, you guessed it. I used the floor jack.

And here's the aftermath

and the other side

I finally got to use my lug wrench after 20 years.
I used it to pry the springs out. LOL

Here's how much shorter the springs are after they broke. This explains so many weird crunching noises up front. LOL

a couple random pics of todays work

I can't believe there's still paint in there

So I ended up cutting the top nuts off the struts to get the springs out. I figured it was time to replace them. after all they were still factory. Next is to remove the arms and blast the rest of the front end. Then start the metal work and get it ready for paint.

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #997 – February 28, 2009, 03:29:58 PM

Wow.................just wow.I've never sen a rusted broken spring before.That's crazy.As far as the car as a whole,would you say the hardest part is over,and now it's the little stuff?

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #998 – February 28, 2009, 04:04:21 PM

The floor and the trunk were the hardest part of the car.
Hunting for parts and panels and doors was the 2nd hardest part of all this. This part of the project is where you start to see that little flicker of light in the tunnel, and know that's the way to head to get to the end. There's not a lot of repairing on the front end, and it's not in an awkward upside down position either. And I still have enough sheetmetal left over to do the repairs also. the rest of the repairs should be a breeze, and the body work and painting is what I'm really good at, so things should start to fly shortly.

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #999 – March 01, 2009, 02:09:25 AM

this view will come in handy when doing the v8 fuel lines. those are the lines running from left under the skirt to the right up into the engine bay.

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #1000 – March 01, 2009, 07:18:55 AM

You sure those are stang springs? they look bigger in the pic.
Good job with man handling the springs.

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #1001 – March 01, 2009, 08:36:18 AM

I pulled those springs out of the Stang (which was a be-yotch).They didn't have the help to lift the car,so,I had to scrounge around for some scissor jacks (odd,most were gone),and drop the a-frames and yank them out.'99 Stang.I'm installing the same ones in the Sport when weather warms up a little.I'm going to take a couple of extra days off work to mess with the car.Probably next week.

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #1002 – March 01, 2009, 08:39:39 AM

don't forget that my spring was broken 3 times and came out of a v-6 car

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Reply #1003 – March 01, 2009, 10:42:45 AM

Ok I see 99 stang.

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #1004 – March 01, 2009, 01:14:15 PM

What would be the difference between them and stock springs in my car? anyone know?
Raise it? lower it?