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Hello all;

Thanks again for checking in and following along.

I am very frustrated, not much has been going right lately. I have been working towards getting the suspension installed and back together. I am not having much success. To clarify, the rear end suspension is back together, it is the brakes that are the issue back there. Long story short, after much monkeying around I found out the rear disc brake conversion kit is not going to work. I do not have enough room as the caliber interferes with the frame. It is not a big deal as the drum brakes will be good, but the time invested to figure it out is the frustrating part. I still have to disassemble them and pack it all up yet.
If anyone is looking for a Ford 9” disc upgrade kit that has been partially installed, but not used…
The front suspension got my goat, I tried the other night to install the springs and was unsuccessful. Tonight I tried again with a different type of compressor and after a few different set up attempts I kind of got it. Thing is the spring won’t sit into the lower A frame spring saddle. I took a pause tonight to do some research, so umm if anyone is a mustang 2 guru, I could use your help…
On a positive note the underside of the cab got under coated along with the front fenders. Small win, but I will take it.

Thanks,
Steve