We had a go at installing the suspension on Sunday. This took way longer than expected, largely to the sheer amount of build up crap on the underside of the car. We also had problems with the bushes on the rear passenger side. So...as a result only 3 of the springs are in and the whole system still needs tightening up and greasing. That will have to wait 'till next weekend.
The wheels are coming along ok. More paint is coming off. I plan to get in and tackle that a bit more on a couple of evenings this week.
Oh...and the carport is done (I think). The drainage pipe is up and it has been tapped into the storm water.
I am a bit annoyed that I didn't get the suspension finished on the weekend but as far as I can tell the lift looks awesome. I cant wait to see it when it is done.
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De-stickered
So far I have removed all of the stickers and decals from the MQ. It looks a lot cleaner now and has lost a lot of the "80's Retro" look.
I have picked up the EFS suspension kit from Zordo. I am hoping to install it this Sunday with the help of my mate Nudge.
I have also tried to strip the old steel wheels that the new tires will go onto so I can give them a fresh paint job. There must be several layers of paint on them...so far I have found....white, green, white (again), red and black. No wonder they looked so horrible. So far I have tried paint stripper and using a wire cup brush on the drill with reasonable success. I have bought a sand blasting gun for my compressor with some special blasting grit. I will give that a go too.
I have picked up the EFS suspension kit from Zordo. I am hoping to install it this Sunday with the help of my mate Nudge.
I have also tried to strip the old steel wheels that the new tires will go onto so I can give them a fresh paint job. There must be several layers of paint on them...so far I have found....white, green, white (again), red and black. No wonder they looked so horrible. So far I have tried paint stripper and using a wire cup brush on the drill with reasonable success. I have bought a sand blasting gun for my compressor with some special blasting grit. I will give that a go too.
