Jacob's goon build

[Laecaon]

Mmk. Got the rest of the frame rail cut off. Now I need to de-rust it.






PS, I take most of my close up shots with my Cell Phone, as it has a decent focus and an excellent flash. Anything too far away I switch to my Canon.

[flatcat19]

Kipp has your steering box.

Let me know when you get it.

[Laecaon]

Will do. I am assuming it will make it to one of the Adams, and then to the Eagle one, and then to me...

[DRIVEN]

School me on the A10 box. Quicker ratio? Is it a direct bolt-in?

[Laecaon]

Yes I think. I never looked into it. I just got a pan for flatkitty, and I got a A10 steering box. But I do believe that's the reason behind it.

[flatcat19]

Bolt in. Quicker rato. Newer. Better built.
This one was solid.

[dislexicdime]

it does bolt in but the hole in the arm where it connects to the center link needs to be enlarged .

[DRIVEN]

Good to know^^

[Laecaon]

Got under my car today. Assessed things. There was still some of the old pocket on. So I dropped the sway bar. And then cut off the piece. Made it smoother. I need to clean it now.

I also went to fit one of the rikens. It hit my plumbing collar holding my spring perch. Wow, I guess that is what 7mm difference does. So I either need to weld the spring perch on, or switch to coilovers. Or just get a 5mm spacer for now.

pics later. I'm on my phone.

[DRIVEN]

Weld the perches and sell the collars to me.

...and I still need to get that hub from you.

[Laecaon]

Yes that. You can see the hub in a picture above. The collars will go up for sale. I'll probably. Take the strut to work and use the spring compressor.

[Laecaon]

[dislexicdime]

I might have some 8" coil over springs and callers if you are I nterested

[Laecaon]

Upper spring perch? I never fully understood how that works with stock top hats. I can weld a ring for the coilovers.

[dislexicdime]

you can buy the tops from gabe at t3 . I have never ran them with the stock top at ask Phil he's done it

[H5WAGON]

Nice to have all 4 on the ground again!!! Good job!!!

[Laecaon]

Ok. Worked on the wagon a bit today. It was sunny when I got off work and I just felt like working on it. Got the holes under the frame rail filled with weld. Then I half welded the T/C pocket on. The front half is quite solidly on, plug welded and the edge is entirely welded. And actually I welded everything accessible from underneath. I went to weld the tab in the engine bay, but somehow I missed some black stuff... I dont remember it, and I thought everything was bare metal... Anyways it contaminated the weld. So grindy grind on that soon.

I also pulled the struts to take to work tomorrow. Damn my electric impact made light work of that.

[Brown]

Glad to see my favorite wagon slowing coming back from the dead.

[Laecaon]

h;hda;sdlkhfasdfkjhd. I just want to work on my car! Soon. I think I may have finally sourced a piece of trim I have been hunting for for a long time. Yay.

Hopefully Tuesday I will have time to weld my struts.

[izzo]

Yeah hopefully. I like watching this come back to life