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exoticse JUN 30, 06:31 AM


Man the car looks great !



About the only thing i could see tweeking would be to move the spoiler back and add some wing tip extensions like here.





The front looks fabulous as well.



My tweek here, maybe just a closed mouth chin spoiler



Or maybe the skitime style chin spoiler.
Comealongway JUN 30, 10:13 AM
Hey Nolan, what did you fill the holes left from the GT moulding on the doors and fenders?, I'm hoping to have my car back together this weekend, but that is pending parts
Sourmug JUN 30, 12:17 PM
exoticse:

Thanks! The spoiler is already sitting 2" further back than the stock location. I'm not sure that I want to add the additional material to the wing tips, I need to digest that one for a bit, although it has been suggested before.

I have also been playing with the idea of adding something to the front lip. My concern is that I don't want to drag the front on the ground in access ramps etc.

Comealongway:

What holes are you referring to? If you mean the holes for the molding that runs the full length of the car they haven't been filled in. I will be retaining the moldings and wont be "smoothing" the car.

Nolan

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Sourmug JUN 30, 12:34 PM
Continuing on with the suspension, I am adding Poly bushings c/w zerk fittings:


And here are some overall shots of some of the goodies that are going back into the car:





Nolan

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Comealongway JUN 30, 05:02 PM
I'm jealous that looks really good, are those lebaron breaks, how much did those cost you?

Also yes i was talking about the holes from the moulding, I was thinking of filling it with Bondo hair but the fenders flex a lot so do you think the PF-224 could be utilized for that one?
Comealongway JUN 30, 05:04 PM
Double post

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Sourmug JUN 30, 06:22 PM
I don't really know what would work the best. I know there are a number of threads that have been posted about smoothing the lines but I have not really researched it.

Yes those are for the LeBaron brake swap. I bought the brackets for $50 US and the hubs were purchased from fierosound.

Nolan
Sourmug JUL 01, 08:40 PM
Here are some progress shots:







Man it sure feels good to actually put something back together on the car. I don't know about you but it's sure easy for me to feel that I'm never going to finish this. Having this done makes me think that I'm actually gonig to finish this... eventually.

Nolan

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Sourmug JUL 04, 12:50 AM
I started working on the rear suspension today, particularily the struts. Here they are as they came out of the car:



Here are the bits that I'm keeping:



Now for a couple of questions. The second from the top coil on both rear springs had some sort of rubber "hose" tied onas you can see in this picture:



I assume that this is to prevent a rattling sound, is this correct? Secondly, do I need to keep this? (ie. new piece, reuse old or just delete it?)

Thanks
Nolan

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Blacktree JUL 04, 01:05 AM
I think it's to keep the coils from chaffing each other when the springs compress. I'm sure it quiets down the springs, too.

When I rebuilt my suspension, I deleted those rubber pieces. And now my Eibach springs have chaffing marks where the top coils have been hitting each other. I'm seriously thinking of putting some rubber hose on there to prevent it.

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