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Finally back on it's own wheels!

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markberry

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Hi All,
My six year Bugeye restoration is finally back on it's own four wheels! I've been working on the axle housing exclusively since november so that I could get the car down off the dolly and ready to take to the painter's. I don't think the axle housing had been touched in 55 years and required literally everything to be replaced or refurbished. Everything was disassembled, beadblasted, powdercoated where applicable, seals changed (pinion, differential, hubs), wheel cylinders rebuilt, brake lines changed, bushings in leaf springs and radius arms changed, and every nut, bolt, and washer replaced. What a mess! Anyway I was just excited about the long overdue accomplishment and wanted to write about it.
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Mark
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Fantastic! Congrats, it feels wonderful.
 
Congratulations! That is a great moment -- nothing like visible progress to keep you motivated!
 
Congrats! I bet you feel great about your accomplishment! Not only do moments like this motivate you to work even harder on your car, it motivates others to work on their cars! Now i got to get back in the garage.
 
Sooooo nice to have that bodyshell looking like a car again! By the way....speaking of installing the rear suspension.....Am I the only person that would like to strangle the guy that thought up that 1/4 elliptic spring mounting design? I start sweating, my stomach starts hurting, and I need a drink Everytime I think about having to take those springs off :smile:
 
Was it worse reinstalling the springs? On the BE I am buying one spring is off and the other is still on. Thinking once you get rid of all of the rust and crud reinstalling can't be all that hard.
 
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