1970 Dart Swinger FINALLY UNDERWAY
Axle is welded up nice now, tubes are welded and the perches are on and set. Will be cleaning it up and re-assembling next to get it ready to go under the car.
Another chapter in my rear axle saga, while I was grinding the perches off I managed to get a shard of metal up behind my safety glasses which lodged itself in my cornea. I found that out today since my eye was so irritated this morning at drill that my unit sent me to get it checked out at the hospital. In addition to having metal in my cornea I also got myself pink eye from rubbing it. On the plus side they removed it while I was there, gave me vicodin for the pain, and I went home and slept for the rest of the day. The axle and I do not get along well these days.
I'll have more money to put into the car soon, starting a new job this thursday. I got hired on as a diesel mechanic at one of the businesses I worked security at. Though my garage is now woefully under stocked in the tool department, since I took the shop truck and moved the majority of my tools in. I still need to collect more but I'll buy and stock up as I figure out what I need. I did pick up a really nice Wright 3/4" ratchet and socket set, box has a bunch of snap on sockets as well and a second S-K ratchet. Got a nice Blue Point impact off ebay as well.
Axle is welded up nice now, tubes are welded and the perches are on and set. Will be cleaning it up and re-assembling next to get it ready to go under the car.
Another chapter in my rear axle saga, while I was grinding the perches off I managed to get a shard of metal up behind my safety glasses which lodged itself in my cornea. I found that out today since my eye was so irritated this morning at drill that my unit sent me to get it checked out at the hospital. In addition to having metal in my cornea I also got myself pink eye from rubbing it. On the plus side they removed it while I was there, gave me vicodin for the pain, and I went home and slept for the rest of the day. The axle and I do not get along well these days.
I'll have more money to put into the car soon, starting a new job this thursday. I got hired on as a diesel mechanic at one of the businesses I worked security at. Though my garage is now woefully under stocked in the tool department, since I took the shop truck and moved the majority of my tools in. I still need to collect more but I'll buy and stock up as I figure out what I need. I did pick up a really nice Wright 3/4" ratchet and socket set, box has a bunch of snap on sockets as well and a second S-K ratchet. Got a nice Blue Point impact off ebay as well.
