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Old May 27, 2013 | 07:17 PM
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Well that was fun, but the rear suspension is all back in, just need to bleed the brakes and fill the diff.

Installed, new bushings and hardware from the Willcox kits (excellent kit), u-joints, brake rotors, brake lines, diff yokes, and bearing sets. Maybe not the best first project on a vette but I sure learned a lot.

Thanks to all that answered my questions along the way. Front suspension is next.

Some before after pics: Full photo journal at https://sites.google.com/site/1979bl...ension-rebuild









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Old May 28, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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Old May 28, 2013 | 08:16 PM
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