72 TA : New Project

**njsteve** · #1 07-25-2005, 12:14 AM

Got the frame painted and partially assembled. I had the wife help me gently lower (read that as drop) it off of the saw horses and onto the ground after taking the photos. It was getting a bit too heavy up on the stands. Luckily, I had bolted up two tires before we lowered it down. Now at least all the hard work is done and the rest of the steering and other stuff can go on. It's also much more handy to be able to roll it around the garage on a set of tires.

And yes, I am still using that "Abdominizer 5000" as a partial frame stand. It will be available for rental once I'm done with this project.

**njsteve** · #2 07-25-2005, 12:15 AM

I repainted the control arms exactly as they came off, I also touched up the original marks on the rotors. You can even see the stamped date codes on the upper control arm.

**njsteve** · #3 07-25-2005, 12:16 AM

I left the spindles exactly as I found them. I cleaned them and then sprayed a wax preservative on them to delay any rusting. The rotor dust shields were power washed, which returned them nicely to their original galvanized condition.

**njsteve** · #4 07-25-2005, 12:18 AM

The car still had its original rotors at 114,000 miles, which were cleaned and resurfaced. I then redid the paint marks exactly as they were found. The pink paint was on the area where the maximum thickness measurement is cast into the hub: ".985"

**njsteve** · #5 07-25-2005, 04:09 AM

Here's the rolling frame as it sits now. Next comes the steering linkage, next week. All the tie rod ends and drag link joints feel nice and tight. I'm just going to clean them up and reinstall them.

**njsteve** · #6 07-25-2005, 04:09 AM

The other side.

**njsteve** · #7 07-25-2005, 04:10 AM

Rear view.

**SamLBInj** · #8 07-25-2005, 06:43 PM

You are pretty good at this, Want to do a Z/28

Was watching the Guys from Classic (Legendary?)showing how to dip certain parts in paint, Pretty cool

**njsteve** · #9 07-25-2005, 11:54 PM

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You are pretty good at this, Want to do a Z/28

Was watching the Guys from Classic (Legendary?)showing how to dip certain parts in paint, Pretty cool

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I'm trying to do all of the cheap labor-intensive stuff on my own (read that as when you got no money to spend, use your own labor). I already have the drivetrain finished. Next comes the rear differential and springs.

The major expense will be the body shell, which hopefully wont be that bad as it only needs the center section of the trunk floor replaced and one very small rust spot in the pass quarter, plus the usual 35 years of dents.

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