Europa TCST

[TurboFource]

No going back now 
I cut the ends off my anti-roll bar and sanded/filed the end round so I could slide
the adjustable end link clamps on that I made. Painted the bar and started cleaning up
my rear Koni's so I can take them apart.

[tedtaylor]

if you decide to go back to original, i have one i'm selling for $80
http://www.taylormadeclassiccars.com/images/IMG_3953.JPG

[TurboFource]

Adjustable anti-roll bar end link....


(I end up moving lower mount position...and going to double shear on the top link mount)

[TurboFource]

The cleaning, sanding/scrubbing, painting seems never ending.....some more parts done

Wrestling the u-joints out with a c-clamp ..... Lot's of torture usually severe ..... I miss having access to an arbor press....

[BDA]

Looking good! I've always used a vice for u-joints.

[jbcollier]

You can also use a soft face hammer.  I use a lead hammer.

[Clifton]

I like the sway bar. Adjustable is nice. Did you mount it off the upper control arm bolt?

[cwtech]

Adjustable anti-roll bar end link....

The Heim joints and adjuster are in tension/compression, so they should be OK.

With the upper and lower bolts in single-shear, will that become an issue?

[TurboFource]

Clifton, yes mounted with upper control arm bolt.

CW….I will keep an eye on them….they are grade 8 and 3/8”

[brucelotus26r]

Glen broke his shock on his Europa on the way home from Don Butler's when we hit a place in the road where they had 1 1/2  dump  for repaving.

[jbcollier]

Low profile tires exacerbate the issue.  I run 175/70 series and not a scratch.

[Fotog]

It looks like my car, run with normal sized tires, was used for off-road rally racing.  Pretty much everything underneath has some evidence of off-road work, and the sway-bar bushing thingies (just what are they called?) are definitely flattened.

[TurboFource]

This week:
-Finished removing u-joints and degreased the half-shafts
-Painted rear uprights
-Wire brushed/sanded trailing arms (used scotch Brite stapled to a board to do inside) and degreased in prep for painting
-Rear Koni's getting soaked with penetrating oil for a week so I can take them apart

[dakazman]

Nice work turbo, I don’t regret getting past that assembly. Keep up the pace .👍👍your doing great.

Dakazman

[BDA]

What D'man said! You're making great progress!