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Old 08-01-2018, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by jakey poo
Looks like everything is labeled very well! Life size Lego set!
^^ Yes!

You are doing things right. Keeping yourself organized takes out the frustration of "where do these bolts go".

Just working on things a bag or two at a time will make the bags of parts less scary.

The picture would be much scarier if all of those parts were just rolling around in a box somewhere, unlabeled!

Good luck!

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Looks like everything is labeled very well! Life size Lego set!
Yes, if only there was an easier way!
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Headlight swap to H4 7” IPF and Amazon LEDs was almost too easy! Man they are bright!


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Front End Done!
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Looking great!

How's your camber after the ball joint spacer install?
I had to bring mine in quite a bit.

You are progressing so quickly. It's fun to watch. I've fallen behind on mine!
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Front End Done!
Wow!

You put the front end back together fast.

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Minor progress. Trimmed Upper A-Arms to hopefully fit 32’s later this week. And installed some small stuff.

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Rear Bumper is done. It was a bear! One bolt broke off for the mounting brackets and I had to drill it out. Glad this one is done and all worked out in the end.
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Originally Posted by Melrose 4r
Looking great!

How's your camber after the ball joint spacer install?
I had to bring mine in quite a bit.

You are progressing so quickly. It's fun to watch. I've fallen behind on mine!
I’m sure my alignment is off. I’ll do a driveway alignment once all the weight is back in.
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Rear chrome molding and mud flaps done!
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Sorry if you mentioned earlier but does this have the digi dash?
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Sorry if you mentioned earlier but does this have the digi dash?
Yes, it’s got everything the original Turbo had!
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Not Ideal! The ‘85 flawless front wheel well moldings don’t fit the ‘87 - ugh! So I did my best to fix my damaged ones and put them on till I find a replacement.

Also so installed the power antenna with the new mast.


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Spare tire is in!
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Made progress on the interior before I stopped for the night. Hope to finish tomorrow!
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Headlight swap to H4 7” IPF and Amazon LEDs was almost too easy! Man they are bright!
Good to know, I was waiting for this post before buying them. Thanks!
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As you may have seen from my other thread on the topic, I’m a little worried about the 32x11.50s rubbing on the upper A-Arm now that the 1.5” BJ spacers have pushed the upper arm up and toward the tire more.

I trimmed the lip on the Upper A-Arm and added a thin 1/4” wheel Spacer in the front. Let’s hope they clear - abou 1“ clearance right now.


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Work was busy today. Knocked out a few small things like door locks and handles. Will get started again later tonight.
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Oh the digi dash made my day so 80’s cool!!!!!!
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