Nice video. I love watching other people work on their projects makes me feel normal when I see others struggling through the same thing as me. Keep up the good work. I have a 79 and pretty much have to do the same job. Thanks
A few years back when I relived my youth, I bought an 81(which of the 3 C3s I've owned, the other 2 were 1980's I hated)It's a bummer Chevy riveted everything on those cars. A pain when I did the front shocks, control arms, door actuators...
5:15 - WHOA! This is very dangerous what you have shown, especially any newbie watching this and trying it. ------- Make your own spring compressor. Get a piece of 1/2 or 5/8 inch threaded rod about 24 to 36 inches long. A couple of nuts for each end (the extra is a safety nut in case the first were to strip), several large washers, a plate large enough to cover the shock hole in the lower control arm, and some oil to make the nuts turn easily and the washers to spin and act as thrust washers. This has the advantage over commercial finger spring compressors in that the spring cannot come out of the pocket until all compression is off. It also captures the spring so it cannot fly out of the car. Remove the shock. Slide the rod through, oil the threads, and install the washers and nuts on top. Then put the plate, washers, and nuts on bottom of the rod. Tighten the upper nuts to compress the spring. You could use a long barrel nut or just keep the second nut snug on the primary nut to get more threads and reduce the possibility of stripping. Then remove the inner pivot bolts on the lower control arm, and slowly uncompress the spring by backing off the nuts on top.
Thank you for posting, I just used this exact process to remove my original springs and install new Ridetech springs to drop the front.
Thank you for posting this video. Very educational.
Nice video. I love watching other people work on their projects makes me feel normal when I see others struggling through the same thing as me. Keep up the good work. I have a 79 and pretty much have to do the same job. Thanks
it’s a passion for the end result makes it all worth it
A few years back when I relived my youth, I bought an 81(which of the 3 C3s I've owned, the other 2 were 1980's I hated)It's a bummer Chevy riveted everything on those cars. A pain when I did the front shocks, control arms, door actuators...
@@russelljdj i guess it was easier in assembly but not for us years later lol
@@torque405 true dat!
5:15 - WHOA! This is very dangerous what you have shown, especially any newbie watching this and trying it.
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Make your own spring compressor. Get a piece of 1/2 or 5/8 inch threaded rod about 24 to 36 inches long. A couple of nuts for each end (the extra is a safety nut in case the first were to strip), several large washers, a plate large enough to cover the shock hole in the lower control arm, and some oil to make the nuts turn easily and the washers to spin and act as thrust washers.
This has the advantage over commercial finger spring compressors in that the spring cannot come out of the pocket until all compression is off. It also captures the spring so it cannot fly out of the car.
Remove the shock. Slide the rod through, oil the threads, and install the washers and nuts on top. Then put the plate, washers, and nuts on bottom of the rod. Tighten the upper nuts to compress the spring. You could use a long barrel nut or just keep the second nut snug on the primary nut to get more threads and reduce the possibility of stripping.
Then remove the inner pivot bolts on the lower control arm, and slowly uncompress the spring by backing off the nuts on top.
what motor do you have in there? I want to convert mine to a single belt system.
@@ninja6567 it’s a ls based 5.3 with a 4l60e transmission it’s a big difference from what it came with originally it made it a different car basically
nice job, to much for me, but i liked the video a lot
Thanks!