62 Belvedere 318 poly granny cruiser (one day i hope)

icetech · Friday at 8:33 AM

Finally got off my butt and ordered front tires... 215/75/15 27.7" diameter.. i'm praying they fit.. '62s wheel placement in the wheel openings is not great.. wanted as tall as i could get...

Really happy with how the rims came out.. other than 1 hair

for being shot in a dirty garage they are almost perfect...

P.S. the tires on it came with the car and they are BFGs from i think the 70s.... totally rock hard but no dry rot... kind of surprised they lasted me this long

Need to find some 9" dog dishes.... hate to scratch up the rims putting them on though

icetech · Saturday at 8:34 AM

k... new tires... it's hot as satans balls already today.. but at least they are done.. Gonna swap my front shocks at the same time i put these on.. $280 mounted

grrrr

Praying they clear the front valance..

icetech · Sunday at 11:23 AM

changed the front shocks... and put the new tires on.. and then took a pic with them in the shade.. wtf.... and i think i need 2 9" dog dishes for sure.. too dark like this..

Also lost one lower shock nut which are fine thread so i don't have spares.. grr.. air gun flung it across the world somewhere...

RemCharger · Sunday at 12:01 PM

icetech said:
finally decided to figure out my brake problem.. i had checked with a pressure gauge and was only getting 400psi at the calipers no matter how hard i pushed.. was starting to think it was my pedal ratio or something mechanically wrong, then i ran into a post by a guy that tested at the MC (common sense.. just didn't think of it...) and made up a short line and tested tonight.. 1000PSI at the MC.. soo.. losing 600psi somewhere.. first thing i'm trying is, the line for the front brakes i got from inline tube and has a big vertical loop in it, possible it had trapped air, i made a new line in it tonight with more of a Z so it can have a bit of movement (my MC moves a bit) but shouldn't trap air, need help bleeding before i can test it..

Also last time out a few days ago i went shopping and backed out of a parking spot and heard a loud CLUNK when i turned the wheel.. made it home and if i turned the wheel like 1/4 turn left i got a loud clunk.. found my steering box loose tonight.. not sure if it was the issue but tightened it up. It still slightly rocks when i turn left/right, not sure how i can fix that..
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Am I seeing this right? You have a dual master, with an adjustable valve, all feeding into a common tee going to both ends of the car??????

icetech · Sunday at 12:14 PM

RemCharger said:
Am I seeing this right? You have a dual master, with an adjustable valve, all feeding into a common tee going to both ends of the car??????

no, the T is a distribution block, front goes to front..rear to rear... I think i finally figured my brake issue though.. waiting for help bleeding then i'll know

62 Belvedere 318 poly granny cruiser (one day i hope)

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