For the Love for my Father, My 69 GTX Restoration

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Originally the hubs were "swedged" onto the drums. I don't swedge them because I can service the brakes easier if need be....just pull the drum off....

The "L" hand wheel studs are from Frank Badalson...

The "R" hand studs are originals sent out and got phosphated..

 

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Original torsion bars were cleaned up with degreaser only and a few spots sanded...The factory drips are the original drips the day it rolled out...That is how clean these bars are...

HD suspension numbers are 780/781

Pics below was taken after they were cleaned up with degreaser only

 

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Restored...

The brown paint stripes ensured the correct bar and end was pit into position.

781 has 2 stripes

780 Has a single stripe

 

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Repro torsion bar boot set with clips,,,Correct look and PN's

 

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Installed

 

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Original Z bar was sent to Bill Meerholz who got the correct zinc plating done! These are dated hence the picture showing the date of 42nd week of 68

The Original pedal rod and adjuster rod were not reusable due to excessive wear, opps...So I ordered a kit from Brewers and a new pedal rod. The bend in the adjuster rod is not even close and I am very disappointed in Brewers, The Mopar 4spd specialists allowing these to be sold. After talking to a member here whom recently ran into the same issue I had to bend it back to get the correct angle.. Sounds easy but this is thick hardened steel. I used a vice and a two foot pipe....

Also in the first picture is an original ball stud and hardware vs the new one in the kit. The stud was the same but I reused the original hardware.

 

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Installed....

You can install the z bar as one unit with both ball studs in the shaft...It is easier to tighten the stud on the bell housing out of the car and just as easy to install the z bar with the outside ball stud in the shaft....

 

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This positive battery cable came from Bill Rolik and the page came from ECS...

 

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Front suspension bump stops came from Bill Rollick with correct PN's and hardware

 

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Show hardware. I am searching for my top washers, lol....

The bolts/nuts and the large hex nuts are originals. The washers came with the NOS shocks(correct type but a superseded number) The upper bushings are NOS and came with the NOS shocks.

 

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Oriflow original shocks with superseded PN's....

 

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NOS front shocks

 

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Special thanks to Darrin, BIGDA12 for getting me the correct dated/PN heater hoses. The hose itself is the correct hose and is an NOS hose. He cut the exact lengths, stamped perfectly and dated appropriately. These were all based on the loch road plant variations...

Hose clamps were sent out for the correct plating..Original inner fender bracket was replated, That is the screw that held the bracket in place.

 

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Real deal correct NOS speedo cable.

 

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Pictures clearly show the differences...

 

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Installed

 

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I forgot about these pics so a little backtracking...

This is the original brake hardware that was sent out for painting/plating. The brake shoe are NOS 11 x 3 brake shoes. Notice the pentstar...

I applied a correct rust preventative coating to mimic the original coating.

Original manual adjusters has a specific look, see pic!

 

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Original driveshaft was in mint shape. No pitting, scratches, dings, or dents...And readable PN's....I bought a 6ft PVC pipe and soaked it in evaporust. Then the work began. I cannot even fathom the hours spent on this one part but it turned out great. Special chemicals were used to create the weld look on the ends and tubes.

The NOS U joints are correct and very rare to runs across and extremely expensive....I also luck out on getting the cup strap clips for the rear joint. The factory used these during assembly so the cap didn't fall off. I am waiting for the strap to come some...

 

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