With the tank being shot and waiting for another one to show up I got to work on what I could keep on.
The fuel pump will mount internally to the tank, it has the pump, hydramat and regulator all in one so it will have a single line running forward.
I have to mount a filter somewhere and the stock under car filter and pump location seemed to make a lot of sense. I fashioned a plate to cover the stock holes and got it all welded up. Didnt have time to get it to powdercoat, but only a handful of people will see it so it got the wrinkle paint on it and then got the Holley 10 micron filter and their brackets to hold it in. I think it turned out pretty well.
I didnt take any pics but I ran the fuel line up front under the car, factory location, head sleeved front to rear as I dont want to have any issues down the road. Russell GM connection at the fuel rail is super clean.
So without the tank that is where the fuel system stopped.
So this then took place.
Then everything got cleaned up, brackets all pulled out, brake tabs all hardware soaking in my secret sauce to remove all the grease and undercoating.
Everything got tapped off and shot all new undercoating in the front innerfenders.
I dropped off the lower control arms with the rear bushing pockets at the powder coater monday morning. They blasted them and had them back to me by 4 pm on Wednesday and again some killer work.
I had to be up in Seattle on Tuesday and Portland on Wednesday. So I ordered some parts and picked up on my way home.
New steering rack, wheel bearings inner and outer, seals, lower ball joints, outer tie rod ends and some misc parts.
So here is the haul for the front suspension,
From Ben
JRZ rsone coilovers
machined upper camber plates
adjustable sway bar endlinks
5x114.3 drilled hubs
ARP long wheel studs
mock up roll correction steering arms (new version hopefully coming soon)
STS Machining
R brake mounts
IPD
Lower control arm bushings
Misc,
New 330 mm brake rotors
s60R brake calipers
Custom built braided stainless brake lines, fittings and plugs from Pacific Rubber in Eugene.
Powdercoated lowers
Had a lot of little issues that hung me up today, wheel bearings just did not want to fit on the JRZ spindles, so a fair bit of finesse went to get this together, chopped off the backing plate so that everything operates like it should with proper dust protection and seals.
New steering rack installed, Lower control arms, cleaned up brackets going back in and stainless lines.
I only got the one side buttoned up today but its fully plumbed and mostly tightened up on the one side. Its gonna be low.
I am really digging the details in this little section.
Picking up the 8.8 tomorrow, then off for the weekend to spend some time at the coast. Hope to get back on it sunday for at least a few hours.
Sean