Front Suspension Continued 2..

Today I started by painting the calipers:



Then after I got the lower control arms back from Chuck at the Boost Factory who did some machine work I installed them, the coilovers and finished up the front suspension (except for the steering rack).



Now I'm just waiting on the new steering rack in the mail to finish the front suspension. Ill get new brake pads next weekend and put the front brakes on as well.

Front Suspension Continued..

First I thoroughly cleaned and painted the spindles and brake shields. I then cleaned the calipers so they're ready to be painted tomorrow.




Then installed the front spindles..





Then assembled the front coilovers. After the machine shop makes some modifications on the lower control arms tomorrow for the shock mounts I can finish the front suspension (except for the steering rack which is in the mail).

Front Suspension

Today I assembled the upper control arms, put them on and painted the spindle adapter brackets.







Then I had new ball joints pressed into the lower control arms. I cleaned them up, sanded and repainted them.

Build Begins

Today we started by getting the body off the chassis and setting it aside. My dad made some wood pieces for it to sit on as factory five recommended.






With that out of the way we started by riveting the firewall and some panels in the engine bay on and sealing them with silicone.




Then I dissembled the front suspension pieces that we removed from the Mach 1. Tomorrow Ill bring in the lower control arms to a machine shop so they can put new bushings and ball joints on.

Good-Bye Mach 1

Thanks to my old high school shop teacher Mr. Caine, I got the Mach 1 shell hauled away.




Now Ive got room to begin the build!

Mach 1 Donor Complete

Finally finished getting the last parts from the donor car today. Started with the rear axle assembly, e-brake assembly and fuel evaporator..




The steering arm is bent so we'll have to buy a new rack:



Then we finished by removing the front suspension components and brakes:


Now that we're done with the Mach 1 we can get it out of the garage and hauled off, get the body off the Cobra and start the build!

Lugnut Locks Removed

Thanks to Brandon and his friend Brian I got the locks off today! This little socket is gently pounded onto the locks and rips into it as you turn. I need a set of these, brilliant!