My First Build Thread, and a long time comin' Options

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So...technically I started this restoration a month ago, but now it has a thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

A little history...This was my first car. I picked it up for $1200 back in high school and had it towed home with mice in the glove box and hoses going to no where in the engine compartment! My dad and I had it up and running off and on for three years before I shipped off to southern California for college. It has sat in the 'rents driveway for 5 years now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) waiting for the restoration that it deserves

Well...now that I'm edumacated and have a "real" job (and also have moved back to Northern California) my pockets are slightly deeper than in high school and the build has commenced!



So far I have stripped it to a tub, built me a rotisserie and washed off about 30 years of road grime and PO molestation. Along the way I even made a new friend! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

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When I was fitting the front A-arms I found some binding in their movement once all bolted down. I did some searches and this sounds like a pretty normal experience for folks who have gone to the bronze bushings. Does that sound right? Instead of purchasing the low-friction mounting kit (cause I'm a CSOB and also because I don't want to press out the bushings) I went ahead and ordered some self aligning washers from McMaster-Carr and will modify the rear mounts to accept them. Most of the mis-alignment looks to be in the vertical direction anyways.

Also - Today I received my 5-lug conversion parts from Eric! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) So - hopefully by the end of the weekend I'll have my suspenders back together! Now I need to source some wheels to roll the thing around on. What have others been doing for this? Cheap 5-lug donuts? Looks like I'll be making my June deadline for a roller!