Front-end progress pics...

[COBALT]

After 4 weeks of work (taking it apart, painting the new parts, wire brushing the old parts, and soaking them in solvent, and brushing some more, and 2 coats of paint) I finally have the front-end back together and looking kick-a$$.

Those coils are original. I wire brushed the crap out of them to make them look that good. So are the control arms. Even the sway bar (jostrans68 supplied that by the way).

I've got some details to work out, but now I can bust out the trailing arms, replace the bushings, and then focus attention on the transmission that needs resealing (see the puddle in the background? That's the front seal after 4 weeks of sitting with 1 inch of slope downwards on the front-end). Needs a main seal badly.