Time in Garage Sunday: 4 hrs
List of Completed tasks:
1. installed rear differential, shocks and axle straps-took about 2 hours to complete ( a bit challenging to do single handed-a combination of my body weight,jack stands and floor jack were required to compress the leaf springs enough to get the u-bolt nuts started). Interestingly I dropped one of u-bolt nuts and ended up not being able to find it in the immediate area. Today I am going to do a sweep and hopefully it will turn up. I used another nut to tighten down the U-bolt which I will replace when the original nut turns up.(or I buy a new one)...
2. Laid out all the front end components that are yet to be installed just to make sure everything is accounted for....(it is) Still awaiting my parts delivery-my wife is spending an extra day away and won't be back until tomorrow at the earliest..
3. Installed the right hand shock hardware and did a trial fit in the lower wishbone-all A-OK.
4. Removed the rear hub bearing races. The bearings need replacing.
5. Repainted the front body hold down plates and related hardware....
6. Decided to wipe down (cleanliness is next to godliness!!!) the powder coated chassis and remove some paint splatter. The chassis has been gathering sanding dust and dirt for over a year and was looking a little "ratty". I had used covers to protect the chassis when I was painting the underside of the body but for some reason in a couple of places there was splatter...the specks of paint removed easily (although it did take longer than I anticipated-all the time I was having an inner dialog about making sure I am more careful next time!!-ha ha). The chassis looks much more impressive clean...
All round a good couple of days in the man cave....
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