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Very nice. I'd like to hear about the paint products you used.

+1 for ditching that bumper. :) You can disable the security system by bridging the two wires that lead to the factory hood pin.

Looking good. Did you decide not to go with the Turbo A duct front?

http://www.bicperformance.com/products.htm

:) Yay me. Now I'm looking for some axles to show up...

I just ordered remans from Autozone. I tried getting them from advanced(would have saved me about $30), but when I tried to pay for the online order, it said they were not available, and couldn't be ordered.

"You know how I know you're gay?..." :biglaugh:

After install of parking brakes, cables and new studs: I sure hope the axles come tomorrow, because I'm running out of things to do back there. Regardless, I guess i'll be reinstalling the differential, hubs and all arms to the subframe, so it should at least *look* like there's progress...

Three shops listed for Alabama... http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?23782-Machine-Shops-in-YOUR-area!&highlight=machine+shop+alabama

Hey Reign- Welcome back. I know I don't know you personally, but you and I (i think) had joined this site within a few months of each other back in 2005, so it's good to see another veteran back on here. I look forward to your build thread.

Was it possible that the mating surface was slightly uneven? I could see that being a contributing factor... Otherwise, as Suprakid stated, maybe a bad cast.

Thanks, Destrux- makes me feel better about buying Toyota parts. Hmm- The oem's seem to use a spiral spring; doesn't look too difficult to reinstall. Also, just found that my rear toe arm boot is torn on one side- Guess I'll be buying two of those too. :(

I would also check the mount points for all three arms, on the subframe.

Aside from a Bee-R, I can only think of the MSD units, with a tach adapter. One can usually be had on craigslist or a Chevy/ Ford forum for a reasonable amount.

Today: Pulled out the last two hub bushings(the lower rubber and lower spherical) from the passenger hub, and cleaned up the hubs/ painted them. Under all that dirt it was practically bare metal, so I just threw little black paint on them too keep em from rusting. If you notice in this pic...

Update: I just called Toyota(in fact, I'm still on the phone as I type this), and they sell them. Part # 43324-14010, $16 each. Now that strikes me as pricey, considering you can get all 4 boots for about the same amount from ES in poly, but at least I know these will fit perfectly, and I won't...

No, I searched Upper arm. The only thing that concerns me, is the long term results of this part. I have no doubt that the poly holds up perfectly, but these boots don't appear to have a lip on them to 'lock' onto the corresponding lip built into the upper arm. The person in that post...

Thanks! I KNEW I'd seen that thread a long time ago, just didn't find it.

Well, Got just a little bit done today, more tomorrow, hopefully. With some helpful advice from Toyotanos, I finally managed to break loose both of my rear CV axles. Ordered some new ones, as well as new wheel studs for the rear. Also, I managed to pop out one of the rear spherical bushings...

Hey guys- I did a little searching, and saw a few threads concerning attempts at replacing the upper ball joint, or the entire upper arm with custom arms. However, I've found that both my rear upper arms seem to be in good working order, but one of the rubber covers is torn, and the other...