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    Right Stuff front disk brakes

    Just finished the Right Stuff front disk brake upgrade, has anyone used this on a B Body and found the front hoses are too short? Either way lock to lock it stretches the crap out of them, found this out when I took it for a drive, oopps, was so excited I forgot to look at them before. Anyone...
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    disk brake conversion on my 69 Bee

    So finally going to have time to do the disk brakes on the 69. I bought the PST kit, which was from Right Stuff. Any thing I should be wary of? Anyone else do this? I think when I read the instructions that sometimes you need to mount the calipers, differently, i belive mopar...
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    Manual front disk brake upgrade, (yes another thread)

    So, I am thinking about going manual front disk brake conversion with a kit on the Coronet. There are a bunch of threads, but no one really said, how hard or easy it was, problems, and final results. My options are the PST kit Summit Right Stuff, or Right Stuff itself Pirate Jack...
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    Help with Frame and front end componant ID (hopefully)

    Hey guys, As most of you know my wife has a 41 Chrysler street Rod with a 38 Chevy nose, with GM subframe. Its time to rebuild the front end and steering box. the original builder built it 30 yrs ago, and doesn't remember what he used to build it. He said 70 Monte or Nova, but the...
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    Swapping 8 3/4 centers, any info

    Hey guys, i am thinking i need to do a center section swap on my cars. The Bee (clone) has a 741 8 3/4 one legger in it, the 73 Duster has a 8 3/4 Sure Grip 742 in it. pics below The 742 i think is a 3:23, (marked tire and driveshaft and the tire went 3 revs and the driveshaft went a little...
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    Heat causing rt front brake to drag, re-route?

    Hey guys, 69 Bee with a 440, headers, drums in front. I think the heat from my right side header is causing the rt front wheel cylinder to cause the brake to drag. When I got the car its rt front brakes were half gone, and the drum had a rivit ring around it, the left side was ok. Going on...
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    Just finished PST front suspension rebuild

    Just finished my suspension rebuild, wow, lots of work. I was doing it at a friends place with a lift and a press, and air. I cant imagine doing it on my back on a garage floor. Man, I am exausted. took me about 15 hrs total. I bought the original kit, rubber, not Poly, had to bang out the...
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    Performance Suspension or P-S-T

    So i am getting ready to order a supension rebuild kit for the 69 Coronet. P-S-T has a poly kit for $269 Performance Suspension has a poly kit for $290 $290 kit gets you a idler arm and outer tie rod ends also Havent heard anything about Performance Suspension. Anybody deal with...
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    Brake help and suggestions needed

    So everyone has probably read my "Steering and Alignement thread. My Wheel cylinder had been sticking, causing my car to pull to the right, then left as i hit the brakes. I replaced both front cylinders, and bled them. Before i replaced them, the brakes felt fine, and stopped the car fine...
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    Steering and alighnment questions

    Is this the right place for this? My Coronet has suddenly developed a strange issue. The steering suddenly has a lot of play in it. Is your fluid or steering box effected by heat? It has been hot the last few days, and my headers are right next to the box. I have been driving...
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    WTF on my friggen brakes

    So, i checked my brakes last week, and the front shoes were down to the rivits, almost scrapping. So i replaced them today, 10" by 2.5", drums are original, just a slight scoring on both. Wheel Cylinders look good, like they have been replaced within the last few yrs. Master Cyl looks pretty...
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