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That rubber looks like dry cheese. How sketchy was the rear end handling ?
Wow, that's not good! That car has been driven at least!
Installed an excellent condition 'correct' cluster courtesy of Alschnertz. All I can say is wow!
It fixed my sticky speedo issues as well!
Nice project. You probably know that the shock support is a common place for them to rust. Assume the wagon is easier to fix than the sedans with access at least. I have a 142 and looking at upgrading the suspension a bit, have you run the KYB gas-a-justs shocks, if so what do you think? Why did you chose them? Also considering the Excel Gs as a more mild upgrade but don?t know in real terms how much stiffer the a-justs are and how much they impact comfort?
Good luck with the project, cool car!
Considering the difference in price is $6, go for the Gas-a-justs. Either one will be miles better than the blown-out originals on the car. The GaJ are probably closer to the original Bilstein/Boge.
Man I need to learn how to weld...
You probably know that the shock support is a common place for them to rust.
I have a 142 and looking at upgrading the suspension a bit, have you run the KYB gas-a-justs shocks, if so what do you think? Why did you chose them? Also considering the Excel Gs as a more mild upgrade but don’t know in real terms how much stiffer the a-justs are and how much they impact comfort?
Good luck with the project, cool car!
Get yourself this welder. It's all you will ever need. https://www.harborfreight.com/Titanium-Easy-Flux-125-Amp-Welder-56355.html
Wait till you get a coupon. I got mine for $149 plus tax. Best purchase that I've ever made at Harbor Freight.
Nice progress!
As far as welding goes, Miller has some good instructional videos on YouTube. That will get you started, and a lot of practice will get you good enough to make the repair. When it comes to welding floors and stuff you don't need to be a pro by any means. You just need to spend a lot of time prepping the area and being patient so you don't warp the steel. There's no need to stack perfect dimes on a floor pan where nobody is going to see it. I'm glad your saving this thing! It's come a long way already.