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I'd have to check the hour list in the shop but I have been doing things on the C10.

I finished welding in the door patch but it turned out terribly and I need to cut it out and start over. Good thing I'm not paying for this (besides replacement sheet patches). Ugh. I don't know how many hours I've wasted here. I'll have to check.

While that disaster was going on, I got new panhard bushings and trailing arm bushings as well. They were pretty rotten around the outside edge. The insides weren't bad but I suspect sand from the blaster and 50 years of age and abuse warranted a change. It was a nice change to switch gears from metal work and pull wrenches. I love those easy, fun, instantly gratifying tasks. I had to completely destroy the u bolts to get them out. A 5 foot snipe with heat wouldn't even touch them. A lot of heat in one place did though! 🔥 Enter: the gas axe! I have ordered new bolts. I also had to patch/repair/ weld in new nuts for the lower springs cups on the trailing arms. I have also touched/blasted/painted any hidden rust (Really?! ?! Rust? You don't say...). It took a lot longer than I anticipated. Weird. And it's still not completely back together.

Here are some photos of the work:


https://photos.app.goo.gl/tE5LDEe1uXTgAnL97