Last night didn't go too well, I made a bunch of fucking scrap.  The spherical bearings in my control arms were all seized in place, and I ended up destroying them trying to press them out.  I even buckled my press tool!

I got some stuff ready for sandblasting.   This batch will get blasted and powdercoated satin black:

This batch will get blasted and powder primered.  This batch will be visible, so I'm going to paint it myself so it matches everything else in the engine compartment.