Left and right tie rod assemblies?... CHECK!

Steering damper?... CHECK!

Sway bar?... CHECK!

All out of new parts :( Have to wait and see what Santa brings - Hope it's a pricey new disc brake conversion kit so I can get two front tires on the ground soon!

Spindles?... CHECK!
Coil-over shocks?... CHECK!

Control arms?... CHECK!

If you think this was an easy task... as long as you don't try to get them through there all together. Go one leaf at a time - it's more tedious, but less frustrating.

Torsion arm leaves finally coaxed through the tubes

Items that will be used today to give this puppy some arms

Steering gear box?... CHECK!

And back in place again

Packed with fresh, clean grease - Ready for full assembly

Well, I can put one gear back together again - Bring on the four gear tranny!

After much blood, sweat and tears - I finally gave in and took these bad-boy-control-arms to a machine shop to press out the old ball-joints and press in the new. Yes - there are just some things even I can't do myself. Now I have all new ball-joints and tie-rod ends - Let's start the frontend assembling already! (Now if I can just get the missing box of parts UPS lost for me! I'm still crying over that one)

Scored Big time at the VW festival at LMRA


Got me a ragtop roof out of a '59 - JACKPOT!!

Is it me or is it just a crazy bit off that this one section cost a little over twice what I paid for the whole car?

Waiting on parts to arrive - And soon this pic will become a reality, but with disc brakes instead of drums

Seems pretty straight-forward, right?
waiting for my replacement sealing washers before I jump in

The steering gear box in pieces
practice before tearing into the transmission