Biohazard

Another paint sample...another no-go. This is frustrating me to death and I have to get some work done on this thing so...suspension, here I come.

Caught the 15% sale on front end kits from PST and, today, started pulling everything off the car. Holy cow, I cannot wait to post pics of the rubber bushings. "Shot" does not even begin to describe.

The biggest pain was getting the drum backing plates off the spindles and one of the torsion bars was a bit stubborn. I have a fork for the tie rod ends but I need a different one to separate the ball joints. Once I finish pulling all the moving parts, I'll drop the K to clean and paint it.

This was also my first look at the front brake innards. I think the drums will be ok after a turn but the shoes are toast. Pressure cleaning the brake assemblies will make me gleeful 'cuz its just nasty in there. Front brake rubber lines are dry-rotted, too.