Turbo 616 powered Astro Van build
Turbo 616 powered Astro Van build
couple small setbacks, but maybe with a silver lining. Ive been busily plugging away at disassembling, cleaning, and trying to recover as many bits off the stock suspension I can.
The original plan was to do all new control arm bushings, ball joints, ect.
I had removed dropped off 4 upper control arms (off two vans) and one of the lower control arms so far to be sandblasted. Was still working on the extremely bad driver side lower control arm bushings off the 89.
Powdercoater called and said of the 4 uppers, he thinks only one is worth coating, so much rust flaked away that he thinks 3 at least are paper thin if I were to sandblast them all completely. He did a couple sample areas.
Meanwhile, in trying to press out one of the bushings on the lower control arm im still screwing with, the rust was bad enough that I managed to crunch the whole dam thing, splitting the entire area I was trying to press the bushing out of. Its ruined. Pic-
so, in the end, I have a rusty passenger upper control arm, and a rustier passenger lower control arm, out of 6 (actually 8, two lowers off parts van were scrapped, too rusty) originally.
Went on the internet, and discovered I can get brand new upper and lower control arms for about 100 bucks a pop that fit this van, so gonna do that. Come with ball joints and bushings installed. Love working with domestic common stuff.
Also have to get a replacement sway bar, original is strangely cracked on both sides lengthwise. 100 bucks brand new also, comes with links and mounts.