Baby's First Mini

Hell yeah. Are those bolt on spokes?

They're 6-lug, if that's what you're asking. They have the place for the center caps, but they didn't come with the truck.

McClean (dont know if I spelled that right) wire wheels...

Are we talking about Daytons? I assume this is what you meant when you said bolt on spokes...

Not too shabby

While I'd love to do this, finding an RX-7 in a junkyard here is a needle in a haystack. You have to remember, I live in Kentucky, second-most redneck state right behind WV. Even at the big name junkyards like Pull-A-Part, there's untold, unofficial waiting lists for any good parts / cars. I'll keep an eye out, though. Thanks for the idea.

Doubt you meant the tires, but the tires are Dayton. Are the rims? Haven't a clue. Is there any way to tell the manufacturer of the rims? I have the fronts off and could easily look at them.

UPDATE: I just now saw your pic of the rims. It is blocked at work. They may be Daytons, but I highly, highly doubt it. These look more like a cheap knock off.

UPDATE 2: I looked at Dayton's catalog. IF they are Daytons (very doubtful, big "IF"), they are the "Classic" line.

I'm doing the joints now. That lower ball joint is a pain. Bruised my sternum with the antenna base when it popped loose. Definitely recommend anyone who does new tie-rods to get new adjuster sleeves as well. Less hassle, and they're $5 from O'Reilly's or the like.

Finished the joints, except for the Pitman Arm. Since I'm swapping the gearboxes (B2000 has power steering, and I'm gonna put that onto the B2200), I am pulling the Pitman Arm off of the PS gearbox.

This has proven to be a difficult task. Guy at O'Reilly's suggested heating it before trying to pull it off. I broke one of their Pitman Arm pullers. POS.

Any one ever had a success story with a very stuck Pitman Arm?

When I did my PS upgrade I had a stubborn Pittman arm. I used some penetrating spray and a rented pitman puller from the parts store.

1. spray it... let it soak
2. Put the puller on and snug it, tap the Pittman all around with a hammer.
3. Tighten the puller a little more.
4. ...
5. Profit!

repeat steps 1, 2 and 3 a bunch of times until PROFIT!!! also if it doesn't work loosen the puller up and re tighten it using the same methods. worked for me after a while of headache it finally started to move... lots of rust under there for me. I put a little wheel bearing grease on the splines when installing the new Pittman.

Good Luck. Be patient and don't over tighten the puller.

If you knew me personally, you'd laugh when telling me this...

I suppose I must be patient.

Thanks for the advice! I'll let ya know how it goes.