The leaking front shocks needed to go along with broken springs, although the Koni STR shocks, new springs and drop links took the budget this month. So, some reconditioning was needed, where the top mounts were stiff and rusty; these were rubbed down and de-rusted by electrolysis (18v at 4.5A for around 1 hr), then dried and painted. Plus the bearings and races were cleaned,

de-greased and re-lubricated with Sapphire 2 bearing grease.

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I decided to replace the standard shock to hub carrier bolts with hardened cam bolts too (these are still on the car, June 2020), where they allow you to easily set up the camber without all the hassle. Then it was setting up the camber, toe and steering to the vehicle's center line with a home-made rig (amazingly it passed a full laser check). Then it needed some custom made temporary exhaust mounts (these lasted over a year).

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A modified bike spanner is a must for drop links ;-)