Hey guys –

So I recently came up with a to-do list that I wanted to accomplish this winter. Since I refurbished the front end frame and suspension last winter, I was going to attack the back of the car this year. I plan on doing the following items:

Rear Suspension:

  1. Tear down old rear suspension and clean-up/por-15/paint rear portion of frame.
  2. Install new rear shocks (Spax as to match the fronts)
  3. Refurbish old springs (sand blast & powder coat)
  4. Refurbish rear spring platforms (sandblast & powder coat)
  5. Refurbish king link pins or replace depending on condition
  6. Replace TAB’s with new hardware
  7. Replace all bushings with poly
  8. Replace rear wheel bearings
  9. Replace any worn out miscellaneous rear suspension hardware


Drop manual gearbox: (will definitely need tips on this one)

  1. Replace rear main seal (it’s been leaking ever since I purchased the car)
  2. Replace Clutch, pilot bearing, pressure plate, throw-out bearing
  3. Replace flywheel if it needs resurfaced (not sure who really resurfaces these…)
  4. Replace Primary/slave clutch cylinders & install stainless steel cable between them
  5. Replace drivelines with rebuilt ones & new hardware
  6. Potentially split open gearbox to replace roll pins (I’ve had minor issues with shifting into 2nd gear when vehicle is cold)(not sure if I want to attack this one or not……)

So, I am definitely looking for tips on how to raise the car on blocks and how high in order to get the gear box out, and do’s and don’ts in regard to all the work that I have listed above. Also any opinions on specific vendors for certain parts would be nice.

Thanks in advance for all the help.