deadeyejedi

been making good progress on the engine lately, should have it ready to go soon .time to concentrate on the front end rebuild. it will be a long cold winter in the the northeast should get ample garage time then.taking suggestions on stock control arms vs. tubular .not looking forward to removing 8 control arm bushings

oldcutlass

Nice work

cdrod

Engine looks good. Like the shop too! How do you keep it so clean?

Allan R

If you go with tubular CAs you won't need to worry about removing the bushings. If you keep stock, rent a ball joint press from otter zone ( free rental). Just takes time. Put a good spacer between CA ears where bushing are to prevent collapse when pressing them out. You can also just take them to a shop and have them replaced for a fee.

deadeyejedi

Thanks Crod it's a constant battle .

cdrod

Deadeyejedi:
Allen's tip is a good one, if you don't support the control arm flanges, they will bend and get out of alignment, when you press the bushings. I cut spacers out of some leftover 3" PVC pipe (I think about 1-1/2" wide) and slipped them around the bushing hole to support the flange. It worked well for me. Good luck.

Allan R

Same thing I did. You'd be surprised how strong pvc is!

deadeyejedi

thanks guys i think ill give the originals a try, the tubulars seem quite pricey