Hello all! Just wanted to do some trivial sharing.....
I got my new front springs a couple of days ago from Mike Kerr, Roadster
Restoration (Thanks, Mike!) to lower the front end (+-1 3/4" lower than
US stock).
The passenger side went smooth thanks to the tips I got from Mike: undid
the top nut holding the shock, popped out the torsion bar, undid the 4
bolts holding the bottom plate where the spring rests, and the whole
thing popped out. I cut the rubber stop down, put the whole thing back
together and left the other side for the next evening.
Last night I started on the drivers side. I took everything apart as
mentioned above. When I went to put it back together, one of the bolts
holding the bottom plate wouldn't go in. I tried jiggling it around,
prying with a crow bar, jacking the plate up, then tapping it down,
cursing at it, staring it down, nothing worked. I finally decided to
take a break, drink a beer, reflect upon my limitations as a mechanic,
and then talked myself into the fact that I CAN DO THIS. I had to undo
all the other bolts, use the crow bar, curse some more (hey, a little
profanity is proven to help in these situations), and I finally got it to
go in.
I put the wheels back on and lowered my precious baby to the floor. What
a difference! I must have spent a good 20 minutes just sitting there
admiring my handiwork and my car.
You know something, I just love this car.....
Arthur R. Rockwell
'66 SPL311
North Hollywood, CA
E-mail: arthur@vistamediagroup.com
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