Road Runner Nest

More grunting and groaning today as I installed the leaf springs.
I used the Mopar performance 3/4" offset front hanger and offset rear shackles.
The ones that were on the car when I bought it were homemade ones as this car was a drag car in a previous life, but was not tubbed.

And now install the rear diff housing....without scratching anything....

Thanks Kevin.......too bad I didn't have a Dana to put in there eh??

Very nice!

Many Thanks guys As the pieces go on it - its starting to look like a car again.
Not alot done this weekend.
Got the front signal lights installed.

And the rear brake flex line bracket. And I did get the heater box installed.

While waiting for bits and pieces to come in I got a chance to sandblast the rear bumper mounts.
My neighbor has an industrial sand blaster in his shop & he allowed me to use it.
I can't believe it took nearly 2 hours to blast them....
Here they are just about to be blasted. Here they are all done.

Looking closely at the mounts, they have some stampings on them.
Good to see that they are stamped "L" and "R" Some part numbers too along with the pentastar...

I put 2 coats of this stuff on to begin with as the steel was pock marked in some places. While the primer was curing I started on the tail light housings.
First I stripped the gaskets and the sealer holding the gaskets on. Next, the insides needed to be touched up to get that reflective coating back on.

Before painting I did check that the wiring and the bulb sockets were okay, which they were.

I must note that these housings were not the ones that came off the car.
I bought these at a Mopar swapmeet some time ago.
Someone took the time to paint the outsides of the housings with grey paint....good job.
The originals were really bad and one of them the housing was cracked....

So after the first coat of reflective aluminum paint... Then the finished second coat.. Here's a shot of one of the original housings....yikes!

Now that the tail light housings are painted, it's time to fit the LED light bulbs. Now to put some power to them (don't forget to ground the housings)... My phone camera adjusted for glare. Here's all three bulbs lit up.

Very cool. I plan to do the same thing. I might have to replace my sockets in my housings first tho. Let us know what the part numbers are on the bulbs - looks like a shorter one for the reverse lights? You need to slow down - you are getting too far ahead of me...