'66 Barracuda front end rebuild
So I'm onto the last real shortcoming functionally before I can start to enjoy driving my car finally. I've got the electrical safe (ammeter bypass, upgraded alternator, electronic voltage regulator) and working, new fuel tank and seals, brakes are good with new dual master, new 4bbl eddy and ld4b intake. Starts easy now even cold and seems to run pretty well. Made a few drives now that the weather is getting better but still not safe over 34-40 because of the front end. I've got a PST stock replacement kit in hand and ready to start the front end rebuild.
So far I've got it up on heavy duty jack stands and a 3 ton floor jack for backup.
Removed the wheel and brake drum to the point you see in the pic below.
Two questions at this point:
1. Can I remove the brake assembly without disconnecting the brake lines and just hang it all over the side out of the way?
2. I tried to loosen the torsion bar adjuster counter clockwise and it seems to just not want to get "loose." Steps I've read suggest removing uca bump stop but I can't see anything like that preventing me from unloading the adjuster.
Comments?
So I'm onto the last real shortcoming functionally before I can start to enjoy driving my car finally. I've got the electrical safe (ammeter bypass, upgraded alternator, electronic voltage regulator) and working, new fuel tank and seals, brakes are good with new dual master, new 4bbl eddy and ld4b intake. Starts easy now even cold and seems to run pretty well. Made a few drives now that the weather is getting better but still not safe over 34-40 because of the front end. I've got a PST stock replacement kit in hand and ready to start the front end rebuild.
So far I've got it up on heavy duty jack stands and a 3 ton floor jack for backup.
Removed the wheel and brake drum to the point you see in the pic below.
Two questions at this point:
1. Can I remove the brake assembly without disconnecting the brake lines and just hang it all over the side out of the way?
2. I tried to loosen the torsion bar adjuster counter clockwise and it seems to just not want to get "loose." Steps I've read suggest removing uca bump stop but I can't see anything like that preventing me from unloading the adjuster.
Comments?
