Last week one of my friends told me to bring my car down to his shop (
Mayeda Motorsports) to get it out of the way for my
upcoming move and so that he could take a look at some of the upgrades/maintenance I've been putting off. Initially we were thinking of doing the 292 install, but b/c of a few snags I've hit getting the engine ready, we decided to tackle the suspension stuff instead.
We got most of the front suspension stuff mocked up (pics). I initially bought the basic mini-subframe kit, but after pulling things apart, we decided to add the upper control arms and new spring perches. The installation probably would have been done in a day in I didn't need to purchase these extra parts. Someone had previously removed the rivets, which made things go much faster. You can also see my newly installed 5 lug wheels, and disc brakes. The 1" drop coils look new, but they were previously installed. I've slowly bought/collected lots of this stuff over the last 4 years. It's great to finally see some of it bolted up to the car. Please excuse the dirty oil pan - the engine should be coming out sometime in October or November.
I'd usually do some sort of write up on an upgrade like this, but since I wasn't there for most of the dirty work, I don't have much to say other than 'THANKS VINCE!'
This week we hope to get the power booster mounted and the 5 lug rear end installed. Progress will be a little slow though, since my wife and I just closed on our first house. Yesterday we realized we're going to have to do more painting and cleanup than we planned on.
