I am creeping steadily forward. As indicated above, I installed the new bushings and wheel bearings in the banana arms:
Then, I re-booted the drive axles. I could detect no play at all in the axles and the balls and race-ways looked clear of any pitting, discoloration or other damage, so I think it was reasonable to go this route rather than buy new axles or CV joints at this stage.
Other than that I have been slowly stripping the paint off things like the control arms and cleaning parts to be re-plated. Tedious work...
I also have painted the floor pan (Another senseless endeavor.) The hardest part was scrubbing and prepping the pan - only hard because I did it lying on my back on a cold concrete floor. There were various scrapes and nicks in the PVC coating that I "patched" with seam sealer. For the paint, I used a Glasurit single stage (i.e. 22-Line) color that was reasonably close-ish to the Prussian blue tone. The reason why I went this route was that spraying base/clear on the pan was not going to be all that practical unless I could raise the car even more. So, instead I used a urethane-safe paint roller... Hence the need to use a solid color instead of the metallic. Since the PVC has texture, you can't tell the difference between roller and spray application. I mixed the paint and hardener just as I would for spraying, except left out the small amount of reducer (thinner). I guess ants, caterpillars and worms will really dig my car...
