Not much progress has been made I keep getting distracted. I have been doing a bit of gunsmithing. I also had to buy a few more tools and parts before I could move forward. That and I have been lazy on taking pics and updating the build. That said I completely disassembled the 75 c30 front suspension a few weeks ago.
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I bought a HF parts washer and some psc 1000 parts cleaner. It made clean the front suspension so much faster.
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That was a pain to remove.
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Is there any difference between the 70 c30 steering box and the 75 c30 steering box is there any benefit in installing it? My 70 box probably has less miles then the 75 box any thoughts?
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I started to dustless blast the front end but it was too cold so I stopped but I completely finished the upper arms and got most of the lower arms done and started the crossmember.
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I installed the high hump trans cover.
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I used 1/4 nutserts.
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I started undercoating the floor as I am finished welding on the floor and hopefully will not need to do any more.
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Also my front air bag mounts came in. I am still searching for the right set of are bags for the front. I found a set on ebay they claim they are rated at 5k for each bag and on there website the are listed at 5k each bag but when I try to search for the same bag at other websites they come up at 3800 lbs each. The bags that I am thinking about using are CTS chassis tech 3800 Air Spring Diameter 8.50" Closed 2.8" Ext 12.50" 5,000lbs bag 400psi. Anyone know of a 5k or more lb rated bag that is about the same size? I am not looking for a kit just the bags.
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I also ordered a 3/4 drive set to remove the control are solid bushing.
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Then I proceeded to break my vise!
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So I spent most of my day trying to fix it. But it looks like I will have to get a heaver duty vise.
I took some 1/4 plate and put it on the mill.
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Then I welded it the swivel base with some stainless wire. Then I proceed to mill out a slotted radius for the clamp down stop.
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I don't have any pick of it but I tried to clamp down the control are down and tryed to remove the bushings again and ended up bending the 1/4 plate and striping out the center swivel bolt hole. So I have to re drill and tap it and put a grade 8 bolt in it. Then I bent the plate back. So now I have two choices I can remove the swivel base and drill another hole and mount the vise in a fixed position or I can just use it as a light duty holding vise and get a bigger heavy duty vise.
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