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Re: '61 Apache "BoomStick"
Big Step Forward
All winter i've been tackling little tasks such as cleaning the engine for painting, cleaning the engine bay, etc. Well as the weather gets nicer and I see more and more hot rods running the streets i've been inspired to try and make some real progress. I've had the new drop spindles, shocks and disc brakes sitting in their boxes for a few months now and decided to check that task off the list.
With the guidance of a buddy who knows more than me I started tearing apart the driver's side suspension. It took a whole day, a trip for bigger sockets, an exploded 1/2" ratchet and the help of my neighbor and his 50 year old breaker bar but I finally was able to break loose all the nuts and ball joints. Then I spent another evening cleaning off 50+ years of mud, dirt, rust and oil build up before I could spray the controls arms with rust inhibitor primer (lip sticking a pig is the over riding theme on this build). Installing the new spindle, rotor and brake caliper was the easiest part! Then i had to start the other side...which went a lot faster now that I knew what I was doing.
I got a friend coming to help me run new brake lines next.
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