Got a bunch of new pics from this week's progress:
Before:
After POR-15
Fuel tank top is done...want to cut off the shields that are all rotted before PORing the bottom:
Ain't gonna rust no more no more
Rear suspension and subframe are done and ready to install
Next week's PORing to do on front suspension, subframes, brake calipers, and engine mounts.
All this stuff got cleaned today:
OMG the steering subframe had like 2" deep of muck from PS leaks and dirt. Spent over an hour cleaning just that one part. A mess like that gets me contemplating ordering a $86 1.8L manual steering rack instead of a rebuilt $150 DSM PS rack.
Control arms both need new ball joints..oddly enough I'v never pressed in new joints ever! on the to-do list.
Engine is all apart and on the stand. Pistons are super clean up top without any carbon. Headgasket was perfect. Changing the oil pan, removing B shafts, new Tbelt parts. Porting the head and getting it rebuilt (have an extractor broken off inside a broken exh manifold stud that the machine shop will fix too). HKS cams, JMF intake going on as well. Engine block will get the POR treatment too.
I'm so up in the air on doing manual steering rack and leaving the swaybars out for weight loss/clutter. Also on poly suspension bushings while the car is apart (mostly to keep the alignment straight at the dragstrip).