Omodified's 1970 SWB Custom/10

[omodified]

I got the shock mount brackets back from the powdercoater this week. The weekend came and it was time to start the installation. I did as much research as I could to find out what I needed and what obstacles I could expect. It seemed fairly straight forward as long as everything goes smooth.

First thing's first, removing the upper shock brackets. From what I read, this was probably the hardest of all the steps. So, it was nice to get it out of the way first. There are a few different ways that are suggested to remove the upper mounts. I felt the safest way was drilling out the old rivots. First, I used a center punch and followed up with a 3/8 drill bit. Two were really easy and the other two were a bit tricky because the mufflers were in the way. So, I had to drill at an angle. It took a bit more time, but they did come out without any damage to the truck. Phase one complete!