thanks for the kind words! i don't have a drill chuck...i may pull the wheel off and see how much it would cost to get a new one made of the correct material.
today, we attempted to get the front crossmember completely bolted in and the steering lined out. i was able to get 1/2 of the bolts in. i think once they are cinched up tight the rest of the holes would line up. the steering was a nightmare, and i failed to get it hooked up. the power steering pump that came from the 74 won't fit my frame quite right, so untill i can look into it more i thought i'd just use the manual steering box that was on it. but i'm having a heck of a time getting the tie rod end hooked up to the steering rod. i think it's a combination of things after fighting with it for two hours...one is the front end is completely unloaded..no weight on it. the angles are not quite right on everything. So i'm wondering if i need to loosen up all of the joints and connections to get it all to line up. same thing on the passenged side...there is a arm/connector that bolts with two bolts onto the frame and i have got the top bolt in but i can't get the arm to go high enough to get the bottom bolt in...
So i gave up that for a while and moved to more paint and bondo removal. had my son and friend of his both wanted in on the action! Sweet!
