Recent content by Island 318

I was hammered by a flu in January for 2 weeks then a different strain this lasts 5 weeks, yes that long. Been to the doctor's many times his specialty is respiratory also my weakness with brochitis. His office is packed he's swamped with this bad flu strain. I'm riding it out slowly getting...

Sorry still fighting the flu at 5 plus weeks hence trapped indoors with zero Plymouth progress. Way more to do when recovered. "Islander" 318.

Will the Diplomats and Vans have the same master cylinder booster mounting brackets with plunger that I need? To convert to boosted vs manual brakes the 1975 PCD service manual shows a booster mounting bracket, this must be a Pick N Pull item and I hope a popular item i'm under a time limit not...

Without any books to follow is there any tricks, tips of procedures to replacing the strut bushings? I'm replacing the mushed out rubber ones with red poly bushings. Thanks, clueless on Plymouths. :dontknow:

Dodge Vans, that explains why these hub/rotor units weigh so damn much talk about unsprung weight. Today I went back to exchange the undersized by .015" NIB from Venezuela rotor at Napa for a matching higher quality rotor. I now have a matching set by same manufacture and thickness. This...

If you order the higher price bearings thru Napa brand with a "G" vs "P" starting letters then numbers for bearings they "G" are SKF bearings. "P" is some CHINKA import. Bad enough one of my Napa rotors was made in Venezuela, it's already undersized and a rough machined POS. Going back tomorrow...

I ordered thru a local family run auto parts store that went with Napa last year after 62 years family owned. This or die vs Napa. No Pick N Pull used brake crap for me, I used my discount at this now a Napa, ordered rotors, bearings (SKF upgrade) seals, pads, shoes plus wheel cylinders. When...

Mopars are totally new to me. I just purchased a 75 Valiant Broughham 318 2 barrel 4 door 70K original miles ( yeah right gulp?). A straight body and interior. This vehicle has disc / drum brakes with manual master cylinder no booster. Takes a lot of pedal pressure to stop. It's from a Pick...