Jumping into SBP

[Lemming]

Originally Posted by PGas32

How big of a pain is this for a DIY? I want to do mine as PM, and am debating struggling with it myself or just paying up for a shop to handle it.

As Trygve wrote, if you have the right tools and a bit of skill, it can be done. Just takes time. I always borrow my friends Matco bearing puller set (similar to B90 tool), plus I have a 12 ton press (Harbor Freight, $120). Keep the bearings in the freezer and heat the hubs to make the job a bit easier. Both front and rear bearings could be pulled and pressed in the car after dropping the wheel carrier from the shocks. If a was not replacing the LCA's, I would have done it on the car.

I had one bad bearing when I bought the car, it had to be replaced - so while I was in there!!!!

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My fiberglass hard top came in last week and it's a piece of art. Very well made, excellent fit, light, and an excellent price. Purchased from Marshall Talbot at https://www.advancomposites.net/ (no affiliation, just a happy customer).

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Great progress on the car yesterday thanks to help from a friend. Got the center radiator installed and plumbed, reinstalled the side radiators. Will cut the heater hoses today and install a 90o bend and clamp. I plan on adding water and running it today.

Also cut the rear bumper and started fabricating the screening.

Car starts like a champ, but not seeing tach, oil, fuel, etc on the cluster. Cluster does light up and show miles and such. Guessing I have a missing ground, will try to run that down today as well.

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Got all of the instruments gauges working yesterday, missed one stinking wire! Add distilled h2o and water wetter, system seems to be working well.

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Worked on the exhaust today, in place and ready for final welding.