Sometimes you just have to know when to start over...

[Nismo]

Well, I think it's time for an update, I have some time off (laid off) waiting for a call for another job, and I figure I better get my butt in gear.

I never did update this thread before with the lower arm bar, so I will post those pics as well.

Here is the lower control are bar I made, pretty easy really get some 1" tube and crusj the ends in a press, and drill a few holes and you are good to go.



Here it is installed:



Tearing the front subframe down so I can wash and repaint it:


Now in order to make way for the new subframe to go in I have to dismantle the one currently on the car; I'm sure a few FC owners can agree with me here, getting the brake rotors off the front is a MAJOR cluster fuck... I found away to get the bastards off, I made a few new swear words up a few years ago, when I was hammering them off, and even with my hydraulic press I couldn't get them off so this is what I did:

Here are the Siamese twins, you separate them and you kill one of them, usually the rotor, it's cheaper than going to a shop, and not that hard or time consuming, took about 25mins or so:



Take Mr.Grinder, and cut notches in the hat of the rotor, you will see a hole in the middle stop grinding there:



Insert cold chisel with a hammer:



You will actually crack the rotor and this separates the the hub from the rotor partially. Be careful when doing this you don't want a chunk of rotor coming off at 120MPH:



Oh, and you thought it would just pop off now right? Not so much... Reinstall it on the car with a bolt through the strut, and on the ball joint mounting points:





Insert a prybar between the rotor and the brake caliper mounting boss and hammer in that starts the separation even more:



and one in the lower mounting boss:



After the prybars no longer fit in there, hit the rotor with a hammer, and rotate it a 1/4 turn every strike until this happens:



Here is why they don't separate...:



Have fun, and I'll be more vigilant on the updates now!