Continuing assembly

Over the last couple of weeks I have been trying to get the rear end assembled and installed in the car. Today I reached this goal and have put the rear wheels on. I have also installed the steering column with a small amount of frustration. Every thing has to be installed in the correct order otherwise you will be disassembling it again like I did.

The rear of the car except the fuel pump is complete, the engine compartment is about 90% complete. the next push for me is to finish the wiring and install the engine. I have the front suspension on and just need to finish installing the front breaks.

The last dirty piece is back

I picked up the rear end yesterday as soon as it came out of the booth. John did a really nice job of cleaning it up. It looks like all I need to do is prime and paint it. I won't powder coat it as the dis-assembly is more than needed and the working parts are in good shape.I also stripped the steering column all apart, the oil was in poor shape and the oil seal is gone in it, I also found the other rubber parts were almost all gone. Again I don't think powder coating is the best way to continue so I will prime and paint it also. I have cleaned a lot of guck from the bottom of the steering column, I am really glad I stripped it apart.

Stage 2 of assembly.

Last night I had 6 of my burly friends from Grayline come over and remove the chassis from the rotisserie. Now the chassis is on jack stands and ready for the heavy parts like the rear end and wheels. I am hoping to get the wiring on the firewall completed now that the car is stable and easier to do that kind of thing. I can't say enough thanks to Rick the Kid, German, Will, John, Dave and Wayne it was so smooth and I couldn't do it with out them.

The rear end also went to QuickStrip media blaster for cleanup. I am looking forward to it coming home as it is the last real dirty piece to clean up. I will evaluate what needs to be done when I get it back.