Again, good progress. I'm about to get started on mine here pretty quick. Again.

So today I decided to stop thinking about the things that are stressing me out more in life and focus on a different, but arguably, less burdensome task.

I finished putting together the entire front suspension and brake setup. I toqued everything but I haven't fiddled with my camber bolts because I'm not sure how to set those properly. I also installed my Hotchkis, Fox Adjustable shocks and right now I set them to the softest setting. I just hope when I start driving this thing it will be painless and I won't find things I overlooked or forgot.

Right now, what I need to do is remake a couple of the front brakelines to make up for the front mounted calipers, swap out my rear shocks, install subframe connectors and sway bars, send it to an alignment shop, and some fluid based maintenance (oil change, add trans fluid, flush radiator, etc.)

O yeah... Test fit of new wheels to see how they'd look. Torsion bars and shocks were already installed so I couldn't get it any lower.

I know it's towards the end, but I'm throwing in the towel. I've got the wheels on the car and put the car on the ground. Definitely an awesome moment and all I could think was how bad @$$ it was. Well, next weekend, I'm going to be sending the car over to my mechanics. I'm going to have them redo a couple brake lines, do some regular maintenance, set its alignment, and weld in the sway bars and subframe connectors.

Hopefully it will be done sometime before April and I'll be able to take it to the Hotchkis Autocross and/or Spring Fling.

One thing I was upset about was that one side sits higher than the other. Whenever I fiddled with the passenger side adjuster the ride height changed. No matter how much I tightened or loosened the driver side torsion bar adjuster the ride height stayed the same so now my car has a little gangster lean to it. The whole driver side is taller than the passenger side. Overall, I like the ride height of the passenger side.

Also, it looks like there may be some interference with the top passenger quarter panel brace. I don't have that problem with the driver's side because the brace tore off sometime in its lifetime... No, seriously, the mounting points are gone, sheared.

Due to the wheels, the GT trim is starting to grow on me. I really don't know why, but not too long ago I wanted to throw it all out. Now I wish I kind of had the driver's door trim and all the trim was in better condition.

So here are some pictures... I edited on my phone, increasing the brightness and adding a filter to see more of the details. That's why there's an interesting hue to it.

Driver's side:

Passenger side:

Driver's Front:

Driver's Rear:

Passenger Front:

Passenger Rear:

Fixed the ride height issue. It was me just being stupid and tightening one of the adjusters instead of loosening it.

That's looking nice. Strangely I like the trim as well. It sets it off and actually works well with the new wheels.

Sheldon

Getting back on it. Finished my last set of finals on Friday, so hopefully I pass all my classes. Then I should be working full-time soon.

Other than that, I'm back on the Dart. I've got a bunch of little things I need to take care of. Today I replaced a shock (the one I got had a shim that was accidentally pressed in the bushing). Tomorrow I'm going to fiddle with the front and the ride height a little bit. Monday I'm doing an oil change (actually the first one I've ever done). Tuesday my friend is coming over to do brake lines and help me bleed the system. Wednesday I'm going to start greasing ball joints. Hopefully Thursday or Friday I'll send it out to be aligned. And if I'm lucky, I will be able to compete in the Hotchkis Autocross over the weekend.

Well, a big update for you guys... I got the Dart on all 4's again and sent it to a shop. Part of it is to get some safety concerns addressed and the other part is to make it a racecar. Things on the list to get done... Engine swap (I already have a deal made it should make more than enough power for me to handle), new steering box (we're going to try something new, not Borgeson or FirmFeel), a potential manual trans swap (up in the air), and new interior (seats, belt, steering wheel, steering column/maybe, and a 4-point cage). It should be fun, but man is it going to hurt the bank account.

Nice Mustang!

I've gotten Nice Nova before... Hey you're not going to ask me how my 273 is doing?

It looks great man!

Looking good!!

Great looking Dart