My "Free" 68 Road Runner

Superfreak · May 13, 2019

Hey Basket, did you finally get your car painted? (Not to hijack this thread).

JM, just keep plugging away at it.

Basket case · May 13, 2019

yes I did! Last year about this time.

Superfreak · May 13, 2019

Looks awesome! F8??

Basket case · May 14, 2019

it's supposed to be, but it leans more towards F5ish, but I love it.

jm8881 · Feb 23, 2020

Time and money have been at a premium for a while but I'm finally getting back on top of things and now I have time for the rr again. Yesterday and today I spent tearing apart the brakes and steering to find out what all is needed. I've got brake hardware and auto adjusters coming in the mail as well as new boots for the tie rods and pitman/idler arm. The tie rods and arms all seem to be in decent shape except for the boots being rotten. Also the previous owner seemed to be a "what fits" kind of person and the bolt for the idler seems to be too small and he stuck a copper pipe section into the bushing to take up the slack. It didn't work. There was a lot of slack even when tightened.

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In the next couple days I'm going to order a steering box because the output is very loose.

Chargerjase · Feb 23, 2020

Welcome back, I was wondering how you were going with your car. I am glad you are still working on it.

kiwigtx · Feb 23, 2020

jm8881 said:
Time and money have been at a premium for a while but I'm finally getting back on top of things and now I have time for the rr again. Yesterday and today I spent tearing apart the brakes and steering to find out what all is needed. I've got brake hardware and auto adjusters coming in the mail as well as new boots for the tie rods and pitman/idler arm. The tie rods and arms all seem to be in decent shape except for the boots being rotten. Also the previous owner seemed to be a "what fits" kind of person and the bolt for the idler seems to be too small and he stuck a copper pipe section into the bushing to take up the slack. It didn't work. There was a lot of slack even when tightened.

In the next couple days I'm going to order a steering box because the output is very loose.

It is cool that you are able to get back into that project. Good luck, and feel free to ask questions here. :thumbsup:

HD539 · Feb 23, 2020

Great thread, keep it going and good luck.

roadrunnerh · Feb 24, 2020

Get back at it! It's gotta feel nice.

Basket case · Feb 24, 2020

bit by bit it'll get there

jm8881 · Feb 27, 2020

Today was a good day, got a big box of parts in the mail today!

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Also when I moved I had to leave my bike in california in storage. Well look what also showed up today!

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jm8881 · Mar 1, 2020

Started working on the brakes today but got really confused really fast.

Here is how they were:

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Notice how the auto adjuster isn't doing anything.

And during install of the new hardware the new parts didn't match the existing so I was searching parts and diagrams and installs on here and google images only to find out that there is 11" hardware on these 10" brakes. After that things went smoother.

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The way the auto adjuster hooks into the hole seems off though. Does this look right? I'm thinking that once they are adjusted the hook will sit better in the hole.

Basket case · Mar 1, 2020

road runner should have 11" brakes

jm8881 · Mar 1, 2020

Basket case said:
road runner should have 11" brakes

There are 11" brakes on the front but the rear has 10". I don't know if the axle is original or not.

Basket case · Mar 1, 2020

Is it an 8 3/4? If so just need to swap drums and backing plates

jm8881 · Mar 1, 2020

I think the axle is from a 1965 belvedere. It says 65 *** Belvedere on it in yellow marker so probably is still an 8 3/4. We may "upgrade" back to the 11" brakes but for right now we're going to have to rock the smaller brakes.

khryslerkid · Mar 1, 2020

jm8881 said:
Started working on the brakes today but got really confused really fast.

Here is how they were:

Notice how the auto adjuster isn't doing anything.

And during install of the new hardware the new parts didn't match the existing so I was searching parts and diagrams and installs on here and google images only to find out that there is 11" hardware on these 10" brakes. After that things went smoother.

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The way the auto adjuster hooks into the hole seems off though. Does this look right? I'm thinking that once they are adjusted the hook will sit better in the hole.

Do you have the longer shoe on the rear half?

If your adjuster catch isn't touching the star wheel, compare the diameter of the star to your original one. The spring might be a tad long if there's no tension on it (white spring)

jm8881 · Mar 1, 2020

khryslerkid said:
Do you have the longer shoe on the rear half?
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If your adjuster catch isn't touching the star wheel, compare the diameter of the star to your original one. The spring might be a tad long if there's no tension on it (white spring)

The first picture is of the drivers side with the old parts and the picture of the new parts is the passenger side.

I did put the shorter shoe on the rear, my bad, must have been getting tired. I'll change that tomorrow.

khryslerkid · Mar 1, 2020

jm8881 said:
The first picture is of the drivers side with the old parts and the picture of the new parts is the passenger side.

I did put the shorter shoe on the rear, my bad, must have been getting tired. I'll change that tomorrow.

Your first pic didn't show. No biggy.

You'll get it!

kiwigtx · Nov 7, 2023

Any updated pictures of the car @jm8881 ??? :poke:

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