The progress on the Triumph is back to where it was in July of 2012 with the front arm assembly restored and assembled. It took a while to get to this point and at times felt like I was going many steps backwards, but as it has been before, the second time around is always easier when it comes to car restoration.
After struggling with removing the rubber bushings a second time to prep the parts for powdercoating (and ruining the new rubber bushings during the removal), I decided to splurge and get poly bushings instead of rubber ones this time. These bushing are so much easier to install than rubber bushings. In the time it took me to install one rubber bushing last time and trying to grease/press/wiggle/jam the rubber bushing in, I was able to install all eight poly bushings. The trick was to install both poly ends in first (had to apply a bit of pressure - no vice or clamps needed) and then slide the inner metal tube...piece of cake. :-)
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| Poly bushings - 1 installed and 1 waiting to be installed |
The only tricky part in the reassembling the suspension parts was that some of the holes were no longer as big as they once were. The powdercoating had shrunk some of the holes to the point where some sanding was required to fit bolts through the holes.
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| This hole is not as big as it was after powdercoating |
The powdercoated parts looks great and are much more durable now. Any dings/bumps during reassembly that would have caused chips in the previous restoration paint job do not leave a mark. It took half a year to get back to this point and more money, but with how good things look, I would definitely do it again.
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| Finished front arm assembly |
Next up: Finish the rear brake assembly and hopefully in the spring (when the weather warms up) install the suspension and brakes on the chassis.
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