2 (probably) dumb questions

[robdelorenzo]

Thanks for all the help.
By "manual" do you mean The Bentley One?
That's next on my list, since I have 101 Projects, but sometimes it's a tad thin on the details.

Other obvious questions are then is which tools is the best ones (other than the gold plated $300 Porsche ones) to remove the ball joints on the coffin arms and to lock the cams.

I have seen videos where people have made their own cam locking tools, or am I being foolish trying to save $100?

thanks

Rob

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by robdelorenzo

Other obvious questions are then is which tools is the best ones (other than the gold plated $300 Porsche ones) to remove the ball joints on the coffin arms and to lock the cams.

I have seen videos where people have made their own cam locking tools, or am I being foolish trying to save $100?

thanks

Rob

Rob, buy the cam locking tools, all the other ones that you may need should be already on your toolbox, to remove the ball joints, 'borrow one' from Autozone, it works great.

Good luck!

[robdelorenzo]

Great. I'm ordering the parts from Pelican and this will be next weekend's project!

[robdelorenzo]

Thanks for all the sage advice.
I just got off the phone with my trusty Pelican Parts Specialist (Hi Katy!) and am ordering the parts to refresh the front end. Both Tie rods, control arms, coffin arms, nuts and bolts.
But when trying to order the boots for the steering column, apparently there are different ones depending on the steering rack #
How do I find that #?
We were unable to determine it from the VIN
The car is an 02 Base
As always, your help is appreciated!