Recent content by manni mopar

Thanks Rick. Just put the Signet emblems on and seatbelts in yesterday. Little by little... Portland area.

Greetings all! Manni from the Pacific NW here. Grew up spending summers in an early '70s Travco 270 and learned to drive a on a 78' Power Wagon club cab w/ 3 on the tree. Bought my '64 Signet w/ 225 in CA in '09 and have only recently lowered the SS leafs. It's a slow cosmetic resto/driver –...

yes. it seems that the pinion angle would change a bit. i'll watch it and get angle shims if needed, but wasn't up for messing w/ the U-bolts until I saw the result. i'm just really please w/ the anti-rake results of this mod. i don't feel like a hessher driving this "Grandma" around town now...

I flipped the front leaf spring brackets on my '64 Signet by re-drilling the holes on the brackets (rather than drilling/filing the frame). By drilling small and filing the hole to size by hand I was able to actually press the bolts into their new location (see photos). The 6-leaf SS springs...