And so it begins... Yesterday Dominic and I placed the Ghia on jack stands and removed the entire front end assembly. This includes the suspension components and brake drums. It was a bit difficult to get out from under the car. Working on our backs with 44 years of rust, dirt and grime raining down upon our heads was not pleasant.
We worked for about 4 hours and our results were successful. Dominic is pictured using the pressure washer to remove the years of accumulated grime. Hopefully, this will make the next part of the job a bit cleaner.
Our plan over the next few weeks is to replace all the moving components on the front end. We'll begin with new king and link pin assemblies. The left king pin is badly worn, the right one seems okay, but we will replace both. Additionally, we'll add new shocks and a steering dampener. The the braking system including new wheel cylinders, brake lines, a new master cylinder, and new shoes. This will make the car much safer to drive. So, stay tuned to our blog and we'll show you photos of the next few steps. Fortunately, we have good documentation in about 3 service manuals, so this project was fairly easy so far.
Mike and Dominic
2 comments:
Sweet!
Now we are getting excited to see the car finished. Grandpa of course will be there to put his nose in it as well.
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