Well I think I've mastered the art of self-alignment with a broom handle and measuring tape.
To update things a bit... after I over torqued the front spindle nuts(yea yea yea), decided to drive it as it was, snapped the spindle and took a CAA trip home... I've gone and parked it for the winter.
Thanks to Rob for the spindles and the bearings I already had, it was a fairly quick and painless change.
While I had the spindles off and being changed, I also changed the lower balljoint boots after wrecking them trying to cut the springs earlier while still in the car. I also took the springs out and cut them up some more, re-aligned the upper spring mount and got it all back together. In total, to lower the front-end enough to be equal with the rear drop, I've used Rodney's 1" lowering balljoints, and cut 1 coil off the bottom, and a half coil off the top of the front springs. I'm about 6" clearance from the rocker panel to the ground, front and back. Looks much better with the extra half coil cut, though I could've even gone a full coil to drop the front a bit more.
But I need to keep a bit of space up there so I can add the 'upside-down bumper' lip spoiler.
Yesterday I drove it to my parents' place SW of London. Was a cool, but a smooth trip down there. Parked it outside their garage for now, as they finish doing some wood work and free up some space to park it inside beside my brothers '71 Triumph.
Next year will be more driving, and less fixing... hopefully.
Though my list still has:
- Brake upgrade (GrandAM fronts?)
- Lip spoiler (front and rear)
- Interior swap (Factory 86 Grey)
- - Flush-mount the stereo
- - Create GPS Mount for either old Milestone, or current GPS device.
- Power mirror install (finish it really - door section)
- Side quarter scoops?