Blaze's 86 SVt Vic (The on-going project)

[1987cp]

I know I've asked this before, but can those hubs bolt onto our stock spindles?

[Blaze86Vic]

I have the old carpet in there, I would like to find new carpet. Since this is going to be my DD and tow vehicle, I'm gonna be putting some of the nicer things back the way they were.

[Grand Marquis GT]

First rate work!

Not like any other part of the car is an exception, though... Are you going to go with black rubber matting for the floors?

[Blaze86Vic]

In a few weeks, I gotta redo the paint around there before it's picture worthy again. And I need to get this thing trustworthy again as well.

I got accomplished today, spindles cleaned, painted, ball joints pressed into lower arm, hubs replaced with new Timkens (I love that they beaded on some anti-seize on there for ya), and a rough assembly for some cool pics!

[85crownHPP]

I need pics of you-know-what installed!!!!

[Blaze86Vic]

Oh it is odd indeed. As rough and tight of a ride I have made the Vic into, it's like a Cadillac next to the Celica. Just imagine a car with no springs, just solid bars and that's about what it feels like.

[packman]

My bad, Toyota Celica. Occasionally I'll see those classic Toyotas and Hondas being trailered to Englishtown. They jack the rear ends up like they would with an American drag car. They look pretty badaz like that. I always wondered what they were running.

I dunno why both the old and replacement isolators wouldn't work. Anyways, I got the brass stuff in the works and they should work fine. That's gotta be an interesting combo to own; the classic Toyota and the SVT Vic.


Packman

[Blaze86Vic]

I got a Toyota, a 1973 Toyota Celica. Pics here! Though I still have yet to actually go take a photo shoot with it. Still cleaning details on it. I'm having to wet sand and polish a lot of the paint on the lower filler panels.

I don't know why your stock ones didn't work. I have all speedway racing springs and they all have the stock isolators. The bushing kit for the front came with poly isolators as well (which I will be using).

[packman]

It's in my reader's ride thread, aint it?

Why would you be making a brass spring isolator? If you don't want that cushiony rubber isolator, then take it out, and hear the clatter. It wouldn't be any different from putting a brass piece between the spring and the car. Unless you are talking about something else.

I didn't know if you were prepping the control arms for your CV or your Honda. BTW, where are the pics for that car that you promised B4 Christmas break?

As for the isolators, I can't get the stock isolators to work with the Speedway Motors racing springs. So I figured that I'd get something that is softer than the metal on the spring perch and can be machined a lot thinner than the rubber material on the OEM isolators; that way I can get everything to fit. I am uneasy about installing springs without isolators.

I know you said that you're going to focus on the Honda, but are you still going to mess with your CV (i.e. paint it and all that)?


Packman

[Blaze86Vic]

It's in my reader's ride thread, aint it?

Why would you be making a brass spring isolator? If you don't want that cushiony rubber isolator, then take it out, and hear the clatter. It wouldn't be any different from putting a brass piece between the spring and the car. Unless you are talking about something else.

[packman]

Dumb question; are those control arms for your CV?
I am contemplating a clean-up of the suspension under my ma's car and I might update a few items underneath. I have a guy in Linden working on brass isolators for the springs, so I will be taking the front-end apart when we thaw out a bit.


Packman

[Blaze86Vic]

I got my "new" control arms from Scott this week. I still have to clean, paint, and assemble the spindles, but for now I have cleaned and restored the upper and low control arm and installed new polyurethane bushings from Energy Suspensions. Tonight I get the spindles cleaned and painted.

[1987cp]

I wish it was in better showing condition. Because next to that wagon it'll look like it just got pulled to be crushed lol!

Maybe you'd feel better if my cars were parked nearby?

[murphmobile2]

It's still in A LOT better shape than mine Blaze, don't worry about it, lol.

[Blaze86Vic]

I want to see that car in person! Cant wait to see them installed!

I wish it was in better showing condition. Because next to that wagon it'll look like it just got pulled to be crushed lol!