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I’ve completed my new disc/drum hydraulic system on my 1971 Super Bee. Rebuilt: booster, master cylinder (stainless steel sleeved), calipers and wheel cylinders (stainless steel sleeved). New: OEM 71 brass proportioning valve and metering valve. All OEM hard lines (not stainless steel). OEM...

I’ve been trying to install one floating caliper with two pins for over an hour!! I am unable to engage the threads on either pin with their corresponding threaded holes in the adaptor plate. It’s been 100x more difficult to get the pins screwed in than it was to remove them. I screwed them...

I have two calipers that came off my 71 Super Bee. Both are marked KH86166. These are Kelsey Hayes, but I don’t know if they are 1971 or another year. Below the KH # is a “312” on one, and “197” on the other. Above the KH is a faint stamping, which I think is the date code. One says “3 40 1...

After installing a new “Right Stuff” FH85 rear brake hose on my 1971 Charger (8.75” rear), I’m concerned about it being too short in length. When the rear leaf springs are almost completely unloaded, the hose appears to be pulled taught like a rope. It’s pulled tight enough that I’m concerned...

What are your favorite lubricants to use on disc brake caliper pins? My pins had a purple colored lubricant on them when I removed the calipers. I’m wondering if it was the Permatex lube in the attached photo? I need to buy some lube for the pins, before I can reinstall the calipers.. The...

I got a Sublime Challenger Shaker for Christmas! Now I have a Challenger again, after 23 years without one. And a Mopar that I can drive daily!

When to look at a few Challengers today. I’ve been noticing surface rust on the engine blocks of modern Challengers that are only 1 to 2 years old. Have you guys seen surface rust on your 5.7L and or 6.4L Challenger blocks after only a year or so? It looks like they don’t paint the engine...

I’m looking for the correct parking brake hook for a 1971 B-Body. YearOne shows two different hooks. #IN02 for 70-71 E-Body and #IN04 for 72-74 B-Body. Which of these two is correct for a 71 B-Body? When I bought my SuperBee the parking brake hook was missing from the car. In addition, the...

This is supposed to be a vintage custom. I don’t recall seeing it before today, when I accidentally found it on autotrader. Shortest Duster in the world (maybe), can be yours for less than $13K. I wonder what the wheel base measurement is.. It is sporting a vintage Hurst Autostick II shifter...

I found this 66 Chevelle that I might go see on the way to visit my mother for Thanksgiving. Ex-drag car with 468 big block and turbo 400 trans, that has been sitting for 30 years. Not an SS, probably just a Malibu hardtop. The wheel flares make me think of the Phantasm Cuda. I have no idea...

Not a B, but it’s a 1971 Mopar. I’ve got a thing for 71 models. And If I had hair left on top of my head, I’d probably run my fingers through it too. I was kind of concerned that I overpaid for my car. I feel a little better after watching this deal go down.

After removing my factory single floating piston disc rotors for refacing, I’ve noticed that my inner wheel bearing seals don’t look like the seals I’m seeing for Mopar disc brakes on YouTube. I’ve include photos of my existing seals and photos of a “new” seal that was installed, in a video, on...

My car has Single Piston Floating Calipers up front. When I went to remove the calipers, I discovered the positioners and anti-rattle spring were missing from both calipers. Service manual shows these parts installed. Do you guys have these “positioners” and the anti-rattle springs on your...

Yeah, lots of us on here have B-Body Mopars. Some of us even have Mopars that are driveable and kinda fast. But how many of us have really FAST Mopars and have made a movie using them? There is at least one. The star of this 2011 movie, “White Mule”, who I’d never seen or heard of until...

While under my Super Bee measuring the width of its 8 3/4 rear, I thought I would perform a test to determine the ring and pinion gear ratio. I did two tests, that gave the same result. First I marked the drive shaft (using chalk) with marks every 90 degrees labeled 1, 2, 3, 4. Then marked a...

Has anyone ordered the prefabricated metal brake lines for a 1971 B-Body from Classic Industries? I need to replace all my lines, and I’m looking for a source to obtain prefabricated lines that will actually fit my car properly. It would be nice to hear from anyone who has purchased brake...

I’m asking people on here that have 1971 Chargers, with factory power disc floating piston brakes, what kind of proportioning/metering valve setup they have on their car? And also, what is the correct factory setup when the car was new? According my factory service manual, it shows that the...

After seeing this car show up on Craigslist list a second time, for over double the price, I thought I’d post about. It was for sale in Avondale or Buckeye, as I recall, in late May. The seller said he had owned it for a long time, mostly in Oregon. I think he said it was originally an Oregon...

I’m trying to remove the single piston floating calipers from my car, so I can send them off for restoration. Service manual says to first disconnect metal brake line from the hose. Which I successfully did on the driver side. Passenger side is NOT wanting to budge. The fitting nut on the...

I’ve got a Master Cylinder leak that has made my Bendix Brake Booster look like the face of “The Incredible Melting Man”. You can scroll down to the next to last paragraph if you just want to see my question and don’t wanna read any boring history of my car. There was already visible damage to...