Post #33 6/2/11 Steering Gear & New Parts Arrival

65 Mustang Restoration

We're Finally Back!  After a long winter of cold & Ebay'n,,, it's finally time to get back to work.

As we left off last season,, we were extremely disappointed with the CJ's quarters that we had just tried to fit, which were absolutely worthless,,, since then, we ordered in another set of quarters from Laurel Mountain Mustang, along with a new front tinted windshield. Here's a big tip,,, if you have to order something that has to be truck freighted into you,,, buy everything big that you can think of,,, it'll save you a fortune in later shipping costs. For example,,, the truck freight for the quarters was approx. $142.00,,,, which is approx. what it would have also cost to get my windshield sent to me later on down the road, but by buying it at the same time, it only cost me an additional $4.00,,, BIG SAVINGS!

Before we start with what we did last weekend,,,, Lets look at some of the new goodies that showed up on the truck today. The first couple of boxes we got came from our friends over at Chockostang, out of Illinois. They do extremely nice work, and Dan, the owner loves to talk Mustang! 

Dan & his crew took care of just about everything I needed for my steering needs.
 

 Here the freshly rebuilt, large neck power steering pump that they did all up for us. They massaged the tank portion and made it look like new,,, it really looks nice.

 They also supplied all of the new hoses that we'll be needing. Gosh I love new parts! They're like all nice & clean!

 These are the two rebuild kits that are for the control valve & the power assist cylinder.

And last but not least,,, here's the nice 4-turn box that I had them go through(and a new idler arm). I sent along a can of Eastwood's Brake Grey Paint so they could coat the entire assembly when they were done with it to help keep it looking nice for a long time. I chose the Brake Grey for the Cast Metal finish,, the large amount of Stainless Steel that it contains, it's also brake fluid resistant,, and it withstands heat up to 400 degrees. This will be the coating that we'll be using on just about everything that's suppose to look like cast.

Chockostang

1624 Chock Rd.

Murrayville, IL 62668

(217) 882-2083

And then there was the large pile from Laurel Mountain, I talked with Lou who was very helpful making sure I got everything I needed,, and even some things I didn't know I needed,,, It's great to have someone like that to talk to when you're not 100% sure on everything.

 Starting the list,, is a new set of bumpers & the bolt kit,,, the chrome actually looks very nice,, much better than I was expecting,,, just packed with a bit of oil residue.

 We also got the window felts along with the new felt lined, window guide tracks/channels.

 Here's the new pre-bent fuel line,,, they have to bend it with a big arc so it'll fit into the box.

 Here's the new steering wheel & the dash bezel & knob kit.

 We also ordered their weatherstripping kit, which contains just about every piece that you'll need for your car,,, I bought the other vent window strips & the above tracks,,, so we should now have everything.

And lastly,,, here's the new speedo cable & the nice little Brake & Fuel Line CLIP Kit. The only item that was back ordered was the brake line kit,,, but it'll be here long before I'll be ready for it.

Laurel Mountain

113 Mustang Lane

Ruffsdale, PA 15679

1-888-925-PONY

Well that took to long,,, I guess we'll try to post what we actually did to the car tomorrow. 

Till next time,,,,