1971 Speedipus Rex by dangina

By diyauto
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3 minute(s) of a 251 minute read

11-20-2012

11-20-2012


In the photos you can see I did the b-quiet first, then the foil bubblewrap overtop, the foil bubble wrap weighs absolutly nothing - I can't see the harm in extra sound deadning....


I sent the front suspension parts off for sandblasting but first I had to get the old bushing out of the LCA's - The trick with welding a washer to a bolt, then weld to the bushing, worked really well, so well it only took 2 hits with a hammer to get it out!






I got my front suspension sandblasted parts back, time to start welding!




I got worried when I read here or on another forum about a guy who bent his LCA sway bar brackets after he installed his bigger front sway bar, I wish he had a pic of it so I new where it 

had bent, so I took no chance and just strengthened where I thought it would happen:





Welded up the k-member and strengthened the areas others have shown on the net, as well as over most of the factory welds:











I built my own skid plate as well, also made sure that i could get my 1 1/4" big hollow front sway bar in there:







And now off to the powdercoaters!



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