Gsmblue Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 Yes, that is the one! As everything else was MOOG I decided to stay the same. Not sure but I seem to have this built up in my mind as a difficult thing to do… Also I have a slight aversion to the color red. When my friend was swearing helping me with the radius arm bushings he shouted at me, “Dude, the bushings are fine, leave them”. I conviced him to carry on helping me. Once we had them changed out he asked me,”why were you so insistent on changing those bushings, they are fine”. The response was simple. “They are blue now, not red.” That may be the closest he has ever come to hitting me. I am a little worried, he is my dentist and my appointment is coming up 😂 Mixed bag of progress. Only managed to change out the passenger side pivot bushing. I couldn’t access the driver side and didn’t have it in me to strip it all down again.. One day when I am not on a gravel driveway I will do it. On the plus side i got the drivers side all assembled. I can’t torque the radius arm bushing down as I put the jack stand too close.. Touched up the paint on the brake calipers from a few knocks. Everything looks good. Just need to bleed the brakes, put the new steering linkage up and put the wheels back on. Then I can get going on the interior and get an alignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Mixed bag of progress. Only managed to change out the passenger side pivot bushing. I couldn’t access the driver side and didn’t have it in me to strip it all down again.. One day when I am not on a gravel driveway I will do it. On the plus side i got the drivers side all assembled. I can’t torque the radius arm bushing down as I put the jack stand too close.. Touched up the paint on the brake calipers from a few knocks. Everything looks good. Just need to bleed the brakes, put the new steering linkage up and put the wheels back on. Then I can get going on the interior and get an alignment. But that’s still PROGRESS, and progress is GOOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Mixed bag of progress. Only managed to change out the passenger side pivot bushing. I couldn’t access the driver side and didn’t have it in me to strip it all down again.. One day when I am not on a gravel driveway I will do it. On the plus side i got the drivers side all assembled. I can’t torque the radius arm bushing down as I put the jack stand too close.. Touched up the paint on the brake calipers from a few knocks. Everything looks good. Just need to bleed the brakes, put the new steering linkage up and put the wheels back on. Then I can get going on the interior and get an alignment. I love these blue touches here and there, really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 I love these blue touches here and there, really nice! And now with all four hooves back on the gravel! Still need to torque the radius arm bushings and lug nuts and deal with the steering stabilizer. But I will be able to move on to the interior for the weekend and worry about the alignment next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 And now with all four hooves back on the gravel! Still need to torque the radius arm bushings and lug nuts and deal with the steering stabilizer. But I will be able to move on to the interior for the weekend and worry about the alignment next week. Yippee!!! Almost ready to GO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Yippee!!! Almost ready to GO! Before putting the new seats in I wanted to inspect the flooring. Good job I did. Didn’t get a pic before starting with the wire wheel, but it was crusty. Got a few holes, my only option is to fiber glass until I learn to weld.. So cleaned it, POR15. Will glass it and prime/paint tomorrow to seal it up. The goal is still to get the seats in this weekend.. Only got driver side pics. Passenger side was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Before putting the new seats in I wanted to inspect the flooring. Good job I did. Didn’t get a pic before starting with the wire wheel, but it was crusty. Got a few holes, my only option is to fiber glass until I learn to weld.. So cleaned it, POR15. Will glass it and prime/paint tomorrow to seal it up. The goal is still to get the seats in this weekend.. Only got driver side pics. Passenger side was better. Your seats look beautiful! Just a heads up to be careful that you don't seal the oval body mount access plate to the rest of the floor. At some point you'll need to get in there..... Great job bringing Espy back to her former glory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Your seats look beautiful! Just a heads up to be careful that you don't seal the oval body mount access plate to the rest of the floor. At some point you'll need to get in there..... Great job bringing Espy back to her former glory. Yes, it is looking good! POR makes a filler for small holes, and POR15 itself will seal really small holes. But, as you've probably found, you want to have some cardboard under the truck as some will drip through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Yes, it is looking good! POR makes a filler for small holes, and POR15 itself will seal really small holes. But, as you've probably found, you want to have some cardboard under the truck as some will drip through. Might want to seal it from underneath once the fiberglass has set and has bridged all the holes. I haven't worked with POR but I know it's tenacious and very hard when cured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Might want to seal it from underneath once the fiberglass has set and has bridged all the holes. I haven't worked with POR but I know it's tenacious and very hard when cured. Thanks guys! Yes, i will have to wire wheel the underside and take care of that. Should have done that before the POR. Probably use a scuff pad on my grinder and blast through it. Need to order more POR too. My mind is a little scrambled - cot Covid… been fighting it all week along with a broken tooth.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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