We have been running the brake lines on the buggy for a couple weeks now. We have been going to several different stores around town and ordering online to get all the right sizes. They are steel lines that we are bending and shaping to fit the buggy. The next step will be all the electrical wiring which Steve tells me he feels confident we can do now. This should be the most difficult and tedious part of the job so far. Can't wait!
Here are the photos of the brake lines and CV joints we finally got installed.
Our "supervisor" is getting more and more lazy by the day!
The brake and clutch lines...
Sometimes Elwood can be such a micro-manager!
The shocks...
(These are the rear ones. We learned that the front ones are not so good and will need to get replaced at some point.)
The CV Joint before the rebuild...
Put back together...
Getting gooped with grease...
...and installed.
The new tie rods. Shiny chrome. Very Pretty.
Someone found the box the crib came in Apparently the boxes are more fun than what's inside!
The under bars are installed again to protect the motor from the trees we will be driving over. LOL. We also installed new exhaust pipes that look much better than the old ones.
The view from the rear. We added a chrome guard over the fan/generator belt to keep fingers out. (Very important.)
We also finished putting together the "dashboard". This will be one of the big wiring hurtles that is next on the agenda. We have turn signal indicators and a high beam indicator light across the top. Under that is the tachometer and volts and oil pressure gauges. Next in line is oil temperature. The switches are for four-way flashers, high beams, and the lights under the buggy. There is a horn button. The ignition is at the bottom. No, there is no speedometer, we are gonna wing it! (plus we have the gps as a backup, if we really need it!)
