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2018 Catchup #1 - Front End Rebuild


xr4tic

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I pulled the engine out of my car in the fall of 2017.  Shortly after I started stripping the engine bay, pulled the subframe and suspension, planning to paint everything.

 

Fast forward a year later to September, the engine bay is still not painted, the floorpan/frame rail is still not repaired, and the car has been on jackstands for a year.

 

However, during the summer, I did rebuild the front suspension:

IE Engine Mount Brace welded in

Subframe powdercoated

IE Urethane Bushings

Volvo Calipers

E21 Hubs + Rotors

Bilstein Shocks

H&R Springs (came with car)

IE Offset Roll Center Spacer

IE Fixed Front Camber Plates

New Ball Joints/Tie-Rods/Center Link

Rebuilt Steering Box

All parts Epoxy coated + Eastwood Chassis Black

 

Picture time!

 

Welding in the IE engine mount brace (excuse the crappy looking welds, 2nd time welding ever)

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Sandblasting the original parts/cleanup (Harbor freight bench cabinet)

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Eastwood epoxy primer applied

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Realized it wasn't fun painting these on the ground, so I built a frame out of PVC to hang them up

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Installing idler arm bushings in the powdercoated subframe

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Subframe with bushings installed and control arms

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Struts assembled, test fitting calipers

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Fast forward to the fall, and here's the subframe back in the car with the suspension:

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