Been extremely limited on time to work on my TA. I started working on replacing the subframe bushings with the solid ones and as luck would have it, the driver's side nut near the rear of the front fender broke free of the cage and spun on me. Attempted to pull the inner fender to get in there and was having no luck. I finally cut an access hole and was able to get a 1 1/4" wrench onto the nut. Even with liberal use of penetrant, I couldn't get the nut to break free, finally the bolt broke.
I now have all the solid bushings in place. As I did this project I found a prior owner "wedged" the bushing so there was no bushings between the frame and the radiator support. I'm a little low on shaker to hood clearance with the 455 Olds so I put the PTFB bushings in using the full height option. That ought to allow me to use a bit taller air cleaner.
The prior owner definitely put in some tall front springs and as the TA sits now it is way high in the front.
I try to do as much work as possible on my old vehicles but I'm awful low on free time and want to be driving so I've taken the TA to have the lower control arm bushings replaced. While they are in there they will replace the front springs and shocks and then also do the rear springs and shocks for me. Will also have them go ahead and do the front sway bar bushings and links. A day job for them that would have taken me much, much longer to do.
Hope to pick the TA up this evening with a major attitude/altitude adjustment. Can't wait to see how the GT suspension feels. Gonna be totally different going from skinny front tires to these tires and a much better suspension system. Pretty excited!
