Here's some progress photos:

Replaced bushings in steering box. Cleaned out old steering grease and replaced it with Delo EP 00 grease from drdoug in the swap meet section.

Attached transmission. I was pleased with the engine crane thru door method... much easier than my usual balancing it on the floor jack.

Made bushing for the lower front shock absorber mounts. Nominally 1/2" holes were wallowed out almost to 3/4" ! I used pieces of the original valve rocker shaft.

Laid soundproofing in the rear. It started with chiseling up the old linoleum and hand planing off the tar paper. Then applied polyurethane to the plywood. Finished the job by laying down 3/8 batting, followed by mass loaded vinyl, topped off with regular vinyl floor mat.

Replaced a couple shock absorber logos that had peeled off. Clearly an important aesthetic.
Attachments
DSC_0001.JPG (335.46 KB, 148 downloads)
DSC_0005.JPG (157.94 KB, 151 downloads)
DSC_0011.JPG (148.61 KB, 153 downloads)
DSC_0016.JPG (202.78 KB, 153 downloads)
DSC_0020.JPG (161.23 KB, 152 downloads)

Last edited by Phak1; 04/02/2025 11:45 PM.

'59 Chevy Suburban, NAPCO