It started with a gascap - Project Arntz Restoration

[leroy17]

Have not been up to a great deal of late however like with most projects, one thing leads to another and another and so on.

First up the Wilwood front brakes would look out of place against a 30+ year old spindle and control arms. So I thought that I would clean up the spindle, remove the casting marks and then send to powdercoat. More pics next week when I get these back.





The upper control arms were to have a rebuild with new bushings cleanup and repaint. Closer inspection revealed more attention was needed than just a clean and parts.

So instead of repair, I choose replace, with AFCO upper control arms. These have a 70% thicker mount plate, are about 40% lighter and have grease nipple pivots. All up these cost less that the repair option so the choice seemed right. Pics below of the old and the new.








And finally some cleaning of the jag rear has started. Again, 30+ years of build up and this is just the start. This will be fully rebuilt with braced control arms, new bearings and seals. This is just a pic of before and after with the hubs, more to come on this.