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I decided to go ahead and use the parts as-is and rebuild the master cylinder. I put all the rubber parts in clean brake fluid, then lubed the cylinder bore with brake fluid. … Continue reading
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I hit some roadblocks yesterday and today. First, it was really, really cold. My shop is insulated but not heated. When the temperature hits single digits. it gets chilly in there. But I am getting ahead of myself. … Continue reading
I am going to start this off with the hero shot of the front discs installed. Looks really good, but here is how we got here. … Continue reading
It took longer than I hoped to get to it but I finally got moving again on this conversion. Step one is to press the studs into these backing plates. … Continue reading
It has been a while since the car got any work. I have been dealing with some family health problems. But I need to get back into it. After all the tweaking and brake work this car still has really … Continue reading
It is bound to get cold soon so I decided to jump on the nice weather while it lasts. I wanted to check out the oil pressure regulator while changing the oil but I seem to have misplaced the rebuild … Continue reading
20 years or so ago I lucked into a guy who was street rodding a 41 Studebaker. I bought all the parts he did not want including a spare engine, overdrive transmission, and a differential. I always meant to tear … Continue reading
Back in December I put the old brake shoes back on the car. I kinda knew this was a bad idea, and it turns out it was. The brakes did not work very well and squealed a lot. So, I … Continue reading
I left off the last post with the passenger side front brake locking up when the brakes were applied. Time has been short but over the last week or so I have been pecking away at it. … Continue reading
I have had no time since I modified the Ammco 1750 to try it out. Time to fix that. I only have about three hours to work on it but it should not take long (this is where the ominous … Continue reading