Just realized I keep asking for help but haven't really documented any of my work on the car here despite owning her for over 2 years now! A bit rude of me, so thought I'd share.
VIN 4494 was a California car that was well kept by the first owner, but the owner immediately before me was more of a driver and less of a hands-on chap so there were a few rough edges. Then I imported her to the UK and she got introduced to English and then Scottish weather, so the suspension components got a bit of a beating.
This past winter I embarked on a rebuild of the front/rear suspension and ended up having to tackle a few other jobs whilst I'm in there since with everything off the car I have much better access.
So here are a few shots from my "before" progress as I stripped the parts off;
Running out of space for bits in my garage
Fortunately I have a little cubby area that I can pile up with more parts
I have the complete service history and no mention of the bushings ever being replaced
No cracks, but plenty of rust. Needs boxing, but already had PJ Grady ball-joint collars. Got rid of the DMCH repro ball-joints though and will be replaced with UK ones soon enough