Rear suspension is assembled and some paint on the frame rails to protect it.
The frame has some paint on it now at least so it is protected and won’t rust to bad I hope. I used some paint I had laying around and decided that it looked decent with all those bright colors on it. I didn’t have enough yellow to do much more than the front suspension but yellow might be a bit much for it anyway.
I put the rear suspension back together, all except for the upper A arm bolts, they were all broke off so I will have to find some more of them somewhere. I will definately need to get a 4 wheel alignment done on it as soon as it is back on the road, the wheels are pointing all different directions. if you look at the last picture you can see where the old steering box would have fit on the Eldorado. I cut it off and welded a plate on the steering assembly to fix it in place. there are a few braces under the engine that can’t be seen. All the braces are there to help hold that link in the exact spot it was originally so the rear toe can be adjusted on the tie rods and it won’t bump steer on the back. At least that is what the plan is, I won’t know for sure till the first time on the road.
WOW! this is the exact same setup I had in mind! my mom got my montage for me three years ago, and i just have started workin on it. I just turned 19 and I waited til after high school to start on it. the only thing different that i was planning was a corvette front suspension, but I like your way, and it seems more cost efficient. The only problem I have is: the frame. The car came on a VW beetle chassis, and i have to take the body off to measure and whatnot. Question for you, from your personal experience, how difficult was the custom tubular frame to build? It probably seems like an amature question, but this is my first kit car build. Any tips or pointers would be greatly appreiciated. Thanks and awesome build!!
Nick