LOOK MOM, NO WHEELS!!!

To rebuild the front end suspension we decided to use a polyurethane kit plus heavy duty tie rod ends from Performance Suspension Components located in Phoenix, AZ. Their web address is: http://www.performancesuspension.com/. Hopefully these state of the art replacement parts will make the car handle well.

As you can see the car body is now on jack stands. This was done to facilitate removal of the front end suspension. If you look closely you’ll see the sway bar has already been removed. Having the car body suspended is also necessary when replacing floor pans and doing body repairs. Unfortunately we have lots of work in both categories to do.

The first body work on the car frame other than sand blasting the engine compartment took place today. The battery box area in the engine compartment had several pin holes caused by battery acid. That area was ground down to bare metal then the holes filled with metal to metal filler. The next steps will be to sand the filler smooth and apply primer. Check this address for pictures:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/robertmitchell32000/album?.dir=/513dre2

With the car body suspended the old turn one rear wheel to see what the other does test was performed. We are sorry to report the Charger does not have a “sure grip” or positive traction unit in the differential. We’ll install one when we replace the rear shocks and springs.

There is one other development! We believe we have identified the color scheme we will use. Once we’ve identified the exact shade of the base color we’ll post our selections.