65 Dart Wagon Conversion to a Sedan Delivery

Well, I got an issue with the rear end - got a small leak between the housing and the pumpkin at the bottom GRRRR! I’m sure i torqued all the nuts but will double check before i do any disassemble. Needs to be taken care of it before the rear end gets installed!

Well I must have screwed up - it’s a good thing there was a leak and I discovered it before the rear end was installed- 3 or 4 nuts at the bottom were still loose - not completed torqued. It’s fixed now!

And I’ve still got a leak at the bottom after torquing all the bolts including the ones I forgot to do initially. Looks like I need to pull the brakes, axles and pumpkin, double check the housing and pumpkin’s mating surfaces, new gasket and just a thin bead of sealer all the way around. Did I say I hate leaks!

No matter which way I tried to position the 76 A Body cop car rear sway and the end link brackets on the shock plates, the calipers still interferes with it. since it won’t fit eith the disc brakes, i will list it for sale later.


On a more positive note, FedEx brought me some presents this afternoon from PST. Thanks to the advice on some of tge suspension threads i opted fir the Bilsteins RCD shocks and thanks to the discount offered to FABO members, I saved just about $50 over retail

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