Your right there Mr Ebo!
I called Rich when I was ready to start this project because I knew he had just completed the 73 last year. I told him what my time table was and he suggested just buying new trailing arms because of the time involved to rebuild them myself. I was going to tackle it but Rich convinced me to spend more money! What are friends for! Anyway it turns out that on this project this was the best way to go about it.

So progress tonight was the passenger arm is out and all u joints have been removed from the shafts, The drivers inner fender is now undercoated and ready to start going back together. Tomorrow nights plan is to remove the crossmember and rear, clean up and paint everything before reassembly and install u joints. I'm hoping to have the rear project completed by the end of next week. Then I can move back to the wiper door issue!

Rodney

  When ya have REAL friends, ya don't mind helpin them out. Distance don't matter, it's the satisfaction of bein a part of a lifetime team. I'm waitin for a FLAMING RIVER rack and pinion set up to arrive at the house. My New Jersey friend is comin up to put it in his ride.

Sure did spend that money and I'll never tell the wife what ya got into it!! Getting rebuilt arms is a much faster way to go than doing it ourselves!! Really want to get this done and this will speed things up considerably! Sorry missed your call last night...got some bad food last night and was removing it from every point of exit till 3am!! Look forward to next week!!

Rich
Sorry to hear about your bad night. I called then went inside to get something to drink and missed your call. Was just lookin to run by you that the rear I took out had a larger yoke then the one on the 4:11 gears I bought. I swapped them out and tightened the yoke with an impact but didnt hammer it so it wouldn't change the backlash. I think I should be ok as I had .007 - .008 before and I am now at about .008. Was glad I checked that when I first got the rear. Gave me something to compare to.

My update is that everything is out on the back end of the car. I hope to clean and paint parts Monday - Tuesday. I still have to install the u-joints back into the half shafts I'm hoping I got all the parts I need to put everything back together.
When removing the arms I had to cut the rear trailing bolts because they were rusted into the bushings. I found that the Milwakee Torch blades work very well if you cut at a slow speed and use an oil for lubricate. If the blade runs fast it burns up very quickly.

Rodney

Rich
Sorry to hear about your bad night. I called then went inside to get something to drink and missed your call. Was just lookin to run by you that the rear I took out had a larger yoke then the one on the 4:11 gears I bought. I swapped them out and tightened the yoke with an impact but didnt hammer it so it wouldn't change the backlash. I think I should be ok as I had .007 - .008 before and I am now at about .008. Was glad I checked that when I first got the rear. Gave me something to compare to.

My update is that everything is out on the back end of the car. I hope to clean and paint parts Monday - Tuesday. I still have to install the u-joints back into the half shafts I'm hoping I got all the parts I need to put everything back together.
When removing the arms I had to cut the rear trailing bolts because they were rusted into the bushings. I found that the Milwakee Torch blades work very well if you cut at a slow speed and use an oil for lubricate. If the blade runs fast it burns up very quickly.

Rodney

I'll do the half shaft u joints if you want..I can stop by Sunday night or drop by the shop Monday..I promise I'll be nice to them!

I should be able to make one of them options possible. I'm not sure what time on Sunday night we will be getting home but i'll give you a call sometime Sunday and let you know what the plans are. I already have the worst done as the joints are out but the new ones need to be installed if you want to do that. That will save some time. I do have to clean them paint them yet. Thanks for the offer.
Rodney

If it's not too late, recommend putting the st-st parking brake kit in.  Or maybe your rebuilt ones already came that way.

73shark,
great suggestion. They new arms came complete all the way to the rotors are already riveted in place. I was warned about the fun time changing out those shoes. Thanks for suggestion though. Thats what makes this site so great. SO many members are out there lending their experience and recommendations to make each job easier. Thanks to ALL!
Rodney

Hey..changing those shoes are a piece of cake if you got the tools to do it..time is what the goal is now..we'll get those shoes adjusted and cables set right on once it's all together and driven some..I remember the first time I saw this car!! At the Sonic...it's a different beast now!!