The Lockheed booster is still waiting to be reinstalled. I've gotten used to driving the car without it, but I'll probably appreciate having it back in the car once it's done.
- August 2010
- Rear springs sandblasted and painted
- Rebushed and repainted rear suspension arms installed with new hardware
- Rebushed and repainted panhard bar installed with new hardware
- Rear brake backing plates and drums sandblasted and painted
- Rear axle removed from car and repainted
- New rear brake shoes installed
- New rear brake cylinders installed with speed bleeders
- New rear brake adjusters installed
- New rear brake hardware installed
- New rear axle felt seals installed
- New rear axle inspection cover gasket
- New rear axle limiting straps installed
- New rear brake hardlines installed
- November 2010
- 1968 break-away steering box installe
- Replaced steering box bushings, oil seals, gaskets
- New IPD polyurethane steering bushings installed
- Center link sandblasted and repainted
- New tie rod ends installed
- New steering arms installed
- Pitman arm sandblasted and repainted
- Idler arm sandblasted and repainted
- New idler arm bushing installed
- Idler arm bracket sandblasted
- Driveshaft support bearing replaced
- Driveshaft support bearing carrier replaced
- December 2010
- Lockheed brake booster disassembled, inspected, painted, and rebuilt
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| New bushings and new paint on the breakaway steering joint |
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| Rear brakes as-found |
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| Mid-project with the new and refinished suspension parts hung |
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| Start of brake reassembly |
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| Rear brakes complete |
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| Inside of the Lockheed Booster |
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| New Lockheed diaphragm |
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| Brake booster reassembled and ready to reinstall |
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