commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Yes, here would be excellent if stickied to the top.
Fuselage - Drums to Disc Brake Conversion
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70_NPORT
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Drivers side......
2 things..
1 - wipe those greasy fingerprints off the rotor before you contaminate the pads. I may be overexcitable here, but I get them squeaky clean before the pads go on.
2 - is that dust cap fully seated?
1 - wipe those greasy fingerprints off the rotor before you contaminate the pads. I may be overexcitable here, but I get them squeaky clean before the pads go on.
2 - is that dust cap fully seated?
Here in fuselage years? Figured it should be somewhere in a tech forum - maybe edit the title to say "Fuselage - Drums to Disc Brake Conversion"
Maybe here: Brakes, Suspension, Rims and Tires
Do you mind a title update Gary?
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70_NPORT
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nope. go for it.
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Should have painted the rotor to combat ugly rust on non friction surfaces.
70_NPORT
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Why? not gonna see it behind the rim anyways.
70_NPORT
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Ugh...wut a nasty mess that was in there.....
70_NPORT
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New MC is about maybe a little over a 1/3 larger than the old one.......(one hundred percent cleaner tho)
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Now is the time to change the #7 sparkplug.. 
70_NPORT
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TRUE! good idea! Ive all but squeezed half my body under the freakn hood trying to get to that sumbitch.
SF-66TC
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With the way the inlet of your booster looks hopefully none of the fluid leaked into the diaphragm. My booster began leaking just prior to my doing the disc brake conversion and when I took the master off it looked very much like yours. Unless you're going for the dual diaphragm booster, IMO I'd get that one rebuilt. Besides, if it's the original it's 46 years old.... just sayin'
70_NPORT
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I could get a new one...no problem.....BUT from what I hear its a REAL ***** to install one of those. Don't know if I'm up to it...might be getting in over my head with that.
traintech55
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Compared to what you just went thru with the spindles, the booster and master is a piece of cake. Do it, do it.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I may have scared you off earlier, Gary.
It's only 4 nuts you have to get at under the dash. The hardest part is finding the right combo of flex sockets, extensions, flex joints, and ratchet to get at them.
Personally, if you have the money, and the time, absolutely go for a new booster. It's a simple process. 4 nuts. Getting at them nuts is a *****.
Fuggit. Do it.
It's only 4 nuts you have to get at under the dash. The hardest part is finding the right combo of flex sockets, extensions, flex joints, and ratchet to get at them.
Personally, if you have the money, and the time, absolutely go for a new booster. It's a simple process. 4 nuts. Getting at them nuts is a *****.
Fuggit. Do it.
70_NPORT
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no...too late now. its a total ***** and i aint diving into it.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Fair 'nuf, then. I hear ya, brother.
70_NPORT
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"The hardest part is finding the right combo of flex sockets,extensions, flex joints, and ratchet to get at them"....
THIS is the part that scares me
THIS is the part that scares me
If you take the front seat out, the job will become much easier.
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