Another fruitful evening of getting some work cranked out on the roadrunner.
After getting a sideways answer about the offset in the shackle mount bolt/bushing housing from AMD, and recommendations from a bunch of different folks, I decided to weld in the shackle mounts this afternoon. Jigging required quite a bit of help from Mr. Vise Grip and his friend the hammer.
Getting in some of the areas to weld is pretty tough, but deffinitly possible
After finishing off the shackle mounts, I moved on to the rear crossmember.
This is the first car that I used a vast majority of AMD parts on. I'm finding out pretty quick that there is no "plug and play" or "turn Key" features about them. Quite honestly, as far as having to modify to fit/work, Sherman and Goodmark are pretty comparable. I guess what can you expect when you see "Made in Tiawan R.O.C." on your parts.:edgy:
Anyway, the crossmember extensions and the bottom of the new cross member both had to be pie cut/relief cut to be able to line up like the factory set up.
After wrestling with the extensions, it was time to weld on the reinforcement brackets. They went on pretty good without a hitch. Although I did notice that the rear crossmember AMD sells has a different opening for the fuel nozzle than stock (factory round, AMD oval), and the upper lip of the crossmember is 3/16" less in width across than factory.
Well after a couple hours of chuging away, old "skeletor" is starting to piece herself back together. Gonna collect myself for tomorrow, focus on fitting and welding in the rear crossmember and have myself a brew...Cheers fellas! :beermug:
but it,s good to know that i can pick your brain if i need to.just remember not to spend all your time hiding in the garage. the better half might get jealous:rolling::rolling:.
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