Wheels!

With the arrival of the front lower control arms and the mount/balance of four mondo BFGoodrich Radial T/As (courtesy of Lorne), Jim, Mark, Adam, Lorne, and Jeremy set upon the "half-hour" task of installing the front suspension.  "We've got all the parts, what could go wrong?" we asked.  A partial list:

• Lower control arms about 1/8" too wide to fit in the frame, and 1/16" too small to accept the bottom shock -- both remedied with our favorite tool, the newly-developed "frame tab adjuster".
• 20 pin-drive lug bolts too long -- evidently "may need trimming" means "definitely will need to be cut with an angle grinder"
• Discovered Flaming River steering column won't work (without welding anyway)
• Rear caliper bolts too short
• Lower control arm bolts too long
• Steering rack bushings too large in pretty much every dimension

Nonetheless, a mere 4 1/2 hours later, with only the very occasional (okay, constant) use of a dead-blow hammer and colorful language, the job was complete!  And the results are worth it.  We've got wheels!  We haven't yet, but as of today we could lower the chassis onto its own tires.

Special mention goes to Scott Harris, who took one for the team by battling the vicious finger-biting rear calipers as he mounted rear disks and pin-drive adapters.  Don't worry Scott...it'll feel better when it quits hurting!

-Mark Gibson