Spent the bulk of the past weekend wrenching 'the Bird.' New bushings, tie-rod ends and progressive springs at the front (found the V-Classics articles very helpful (thanks Phil S!), finally got the drums off the rear and replaced the wheel cylinders, shoes and break hardware, flushed and bled the system, put some H4 headlights on (stock wattage bulbs- gotta upgrade the wiring so I can put something brighter in) and a bunch of other little odds and ends. Aside from getting the drums off I've been very fortunate not to have encountered anything frozen or even particularly difficult to get off. The car is feeling tighter, safer and more fun than ever (the new stereo adds to the fun, for sure)! The steering still has a bit of play in it, coming from the box. Any tech articles out there on rebuilding that (or tips, tricks, etc.)? And now with the nicer front end feeling I can feel that the rear end is a little bit clunky at times. Some of the bushings in the rear have been replaced with poly in the past, but I can't tell if all of them have- how big of a PITA job is that? Thinking that might be next-week's agenda.
Than ks
Tom
NYC