1970 Plymouth Sport Satellite from Junk to......

[Moparfiend]

The interior rear top metal door panel used staples to attach the whiskers. After some thought I decided NOT to attempt to use staples. I think without the right heavy stapler and backing it just wasn’t practical. So I decided to deviate from Chrysler and use rivets. I used a 3/8 rivet which was just right. Works well as they sit below the whiskers and hold extremely tight making this an ideal alternative.

 

[JimKueneman]

Drive past your house today. Should have stopped!

 

[Moparfiend]

Drive past your house today. Should have stopped!

Yes you should have! I am headed to bean town tomorrow AM. Merry Christmas!

 

[Moparfiend]

Trim almost done.

 

[Moparfiend]

So it begins…… Front end rebuild.

 

[Moparfiend]

You bitch you lol! Ok well map gas, penetrating oil the right tool (btw the size I used is 1-59/64) and ultimately an impact to loosen it. I was bending my breaker bar and thought it better to possibly damage the threads of the upper ball joint than bang the new paint or worse **** myself up.

 

[Moparfiend]

You wanna ask me how my day was?

 

[F4R/T]

Isn’t that about the same as Sunday?

 

[Nxcoupe]

You bitch you lol! Ok well map gas, penetrating oil the right tool (btw the size I used is 1-59/64) and ultimately an impact to loosen it. I was bending my breaker bar and thought it better to possibly damage the threads of the upper ball joint than bang the new paint or worse **** myself up.

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I bought the proper A, B, E and C body ball joint sockets years ago in the early 80s. I still have them, they work great for pressing bearings on and off with the press. Lol.

 

[Black_Sheep]

I removed the UCA’s and had the alignment shop R&R the ball joints, it was cheaper than buying the special socket.

 

[Moparfiend]

I removed the UCA’s and had the alignment shop R&R the ball joints, it was cheaper than buying the special socket.

Socket was only $22 on Amazon!

 

[Black_Sheep]

Socket was only $22 on Amazon!

They weren’t that cheap at the time

 

[F4R/T]

Best find on amazon yet that’s pretty cheap for as often as you use it it..