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531 hits | 74.75 KB | Posted: 7/29/03
Pulled the bent up bumper off

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Looks better already

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Look at the engine..

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'85 aluminum lid and K&N filter

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Running board

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Other side

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490 hits | 71.9 KB | Posted: 7/29/03
Making Progress

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Almost looks ok on this side

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456 hits | 69.06 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
Damage shot before I take it apart

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473 hits | 59.16 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
Bent steering and stabilizer

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508 hits | 69.23 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
Check out the driveline angle

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See how everything is towards the rear?

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514 hits | 51.77 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
Way bent steering rod

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521 hits | 82.36 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
Bent sway bar

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519 hits | 69.47 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
Funky bearing location

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527 hits | 67.56 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
Funky spindle

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547 hits | 74.79 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
Funky rotor

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554 hits | 79.75 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
Getting the pivot bolt out

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Prying the bent beam out

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And it is down

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484 hits | 78.23 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
On the ground

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417 hits | 80.82 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
Took it apart

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467 hits | 65.45 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
I will be leaving this clip out.

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479 hits | 75.63 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
That is about as far as I will be going I hope

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505 hits | 71.17 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
All that is left looks ok....but I cant take the transer case out of 4x4 ..........???

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490 hits | 70.09 KB | Posted: 7/30/03
I think all this 87-88 hub-rotor stuff will be for sale...

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485 hits | 67.02 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
Loaded up with parts.

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460 hits | 84.54 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
Funky axle on a '80

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510 hits | 83.5 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
I wont be using this differential or outdrive

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421 hits | 76.72 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
This is the old style brakes...wont be using these.

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514 hits | 70.92 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
Ahhhh..normal locking hubs...I will be using these hubs, spindles, and rotors

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508 hits | 80.8 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
I fired up the Fairlane while I was at Todds.

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466 hits | 78.22 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
All pressure washed, and ready to go to my house

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481 hits | 71.14 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
This is a lower coil bucket for no sway bar....wont be using this, but it is cool

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526 hits | 80.05 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
Longer axle is from '80, short one is from '87 with hat hubs

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473 hits | 65.08 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
The boy was helping out a bit

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496 hits | 46.46 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
Slight brake line problem

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476 hits | 79.75 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
The boy helping to take apart the new beam

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503 hits | 56.26 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
Big difference in coils....the left is a '87---.675 dia wire. the right is from the '80---.720 dia ...

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592 hits | 53.82 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
Had to cut a new spline into the long axle shaft...the '80 had the spline end early so the that the ...

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518 hits | 65.27 KB | Posted: 8/2/03
What a mess.