the alpine garage

 When we last left off, I had finished the subframe. Pretty much everything was replaced: a gazillion ball joints; adjustable control arms, rubber cones and the like. All in all, it was now a thing of beauty. A lot of work since then and a significant milestone was reached, so time to update the story. To give you a taste of where we came from, here's some beauty shots. Subframe with various suspension bits - make sure you have an up to date tetanus shot! Subframe and motor in all its glory And as you can see, the motor also needed a large dose of TLC. That's one bucket of rust there. But it ran and had good compression New cones vs Old cones After many hours of labor, I ended up with a clean and refreshed subframe and bits. Looking ready to go back in. Rated R: Naked Subframe and naughty bits While waiting for some parts from the UK to finish the subframe, I started work on the motor. The first order of business was to give the motor a good wash with industrial degreaser. Outs