Project: SVT Wannabe

[ranger_mclaren]

Yeah the rears can be a pain. Don't remove the lower arm bolt. That will just make it harder. And don't reuse the isolators.

Isolators your talking about the rubber boots to help with skweeking right? I always thought you was suppose to reuse them. I wounder if i can buy new ones? Or should I not use them at all.

 

[disciplerocks]

They are, but it will sit about 3/4" higher than its supposed to if you leave them in.

 

[ranger_mclaren]

So I got my ass handed to me but I got the tune-up done and the brakes done. I gonna half to get some help with the springs it was a no go and I broke a socket. Had problems with the heat sheild removal so I could install the O2 senser. Had problems getting the rear drums off. Then I had prolems getting them back on. Had trouble with the air box bolt. then the sparkplugs was too tight in the block and I thought i was going to brake one off. not to mention the plug wires wouldn't come off either. And I had a mopar oil filter I had to remove. It only took me forever but I got it done and the car is much better now. Just gotta work on the springs now....

Heres the bitch.

Broken 15mm socket.

Badly worn rotor.

good and the bad

Oooo shiny

mopar filter I pulled off

Thats all I got for now hopefully more soon.......

 

[disciplerocks]

Good thing you got that filter off. If you'd a left that on there much longer, the transmission would have went out.

 

[ranger_mclaren]

ROFLAO!! Maybe it'll explaine the weird wining noise coming from either the water pump, alternator, or A/C compressor.

 

[ranger_mclaren]

I think I'm going to paint the caliper and drum black cause the look like shit throught the wheel.

 

[disciplerocks]

Paint the rotor too so it doesn't turn to rust everywhere except where the pad touches.

 

[ranger_mclaren]

ha ha.

 

[ranger_mclaren]

Completly unrelated I finally got the 8.8 diff cover I won!

On another note: I finally ran into the dude at work I know that has a full service garage he runs on the weekends. He's gonna let me bring my car over and use his impact gun to get the struts off. He said use what you want I'll help out if you need it. So looks like this weekend if he has the room. He's actually working on a '95 ranger that has a bad tranny right now. He knew I had a ranger tranny sitting around but I told him mine is of a 87.

 

[TeamExploder]

Nice, I like what you've done to the focus so far, looks good.

 

[ranger_mclaren]

Got the springs in with the help of Jim Oaks, grey_04, black'03Level2, and Jims friend John.

Assembly out.

Grey_04 working on compressing.

All of us wrestling the new spring into place under the shock mont.

In the presence of royalty.

Got the front in and buttoned up.

Broke head off the bold on the rear lower control arm bolt trying to unbolt it.

Jim trailered the car over to a friends house to have the bolt welded up.

Rears are in and all buttoned up.

Car all finished we was all celebrating before we go eat.

One last finised pic before as jim closes the shop up.

Found this cool building on the way home I thought it would make a awesome back ground.

Once I we got home took some more poser pics.

 

[Black'03LevelII]

She does look better sittin low like that James, I do have a couple of other pics of the surgery if you want me to post them in here for ya.

 

[ranger_mclaren]

Thanks, couldn't have done it without ya. Yea ya can I really like the one you took of the car strieght on. I gonna take jims pic too of the three of us wrestlin on the front coils. I wish i'd gotten some pics of you putting the rear springs in.

 

[Black'03LevelII]

car up on stilts!

installing new coil on strut.

 

[Grey_04]

i still can't be-leave you let some bald guy drive over and work on your car,lol James it was nice to help someone out that really needed a hand and a fellow TRS member to boot. hope you enjoy the new springs and thanks again for the chance to wrench on a "low rider"