Starting on the driver side, I cleaned up all of the road gunk using a scraper and wire brush on my electric drill. It's not a perfect clean up job, but good enough to start reassembly. The full cleanup will come later after I completely disassemble the car. Good enough is good enough for now.
When I got through all of the gunk on the lower control arm pivot point, I discovered that the old bushing had started to work a hole into the mount. This part will need to be replaced later, but I think it will hold for now. You can see the wear marks in this pic on the left inside of the channel.
I stopped work when the wife had my birthday dinner on the table, but before then I was able to reinstall the fuel line and brake line that runs through the driver side fender well. I also cleaned up the wheel hub and bearings. No pics of these parts since they are kinda boring.
I got to thinking during dinner that with this fuel line reinstalled, there's no reason why i can't fire up the engine. This week I will change the oil, get some fresh fuel, charge the battery, and she if the old gal still has some life in her.
More to follow!
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