Front spring removal a success.
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Race Director
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Front spring removal a success.
Just finished the first steps in my front end rebuild. Removed the tired 35 year old coils with significant help from my uncle and a homebuilt spring compressor. I will finish removing the control arms tomorrow. After some thorough cleaning and painting, I should be able to install all the new goodies from Van Steel next weekend. It's about time I started putting some parts back onto the car.
Burning Brakes
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Jeff..sounds like your making some headway with that restoration..hang in there bud. If you need a hand.."preferably when I am off on Fridays and Saturdays" give me a call..just got back from vacation and getting back into my routine schedule. I am also trying to work on the vette..got my "new" old set of louvers and they are missing a right sided tab and there is a chip in the first side louver on the right side..so I am going to have to figure something out..as far as, having to repair these somehow...cyl and have fun! Joe! 
Last edited by 81' Corvette Guy; Jul 19, 2004 at 01:15 PM. Reason: update info..
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So far so good. I'm pulling the control arms tonight, and need to find a shop to press in the bushings. Got a lot of cleanup to do on the frame, a-arms, spindles, etc. I think I'm most looking forward to having a clean undercarriage when I work on the car.
