Everything I touch turns to manure...

[Derek69SS]

I had a crappy day in the garage tonight

I've recieved most of what I've ordered for my front suspension, so I decided it was time to sandblast up the old parts that I plan to re-use, such as LCAs, spindles, various hardware, etc.

First off, I couldn't find my box of miscellaneous pieces and hardware, so I couldn't do anything with that, then I have to dissassemble my swap-meet stock disc spindles. I pull them apart, and one of them is junk What am I going to do with one good spindle??? The surfaces where the bearings go are all gouged up, it looks like someone did some grinding, and it appears that the pin is bent. Then I check my springs, and I ordered the wrong size... 5.5" dia instead of 5". They are too big to fit in the pocket of the LCA.

All I could do was blast the LCAs, and it was dark by the time I could prime them. I still need to remove the old bushings and press in the new ones. The bushing debacle hasn't been pleasant either, as I spent more than I needed to, which I explained here.

Worst of all, I need to swap the entire chassis, adapt an LT1 and 4L60 into the car, and have it back on the road before my wedding in May. I need things to go smoothly or I won't make it.