1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto

So, after a few good drives found a few minor issues. Charge is nice and steady with no pulsation at all. The squealing from the front brakes never really went away so I replaced them with new Raybestos Brakes. Now it's all new. After thinking about it I realized (and confirmed) these were worn into a larger diameter drum (worn drum). Therefore I would only be getting brake contact at top and bottom of the shoe. This was confirmed when I replaced them. My mistake there.

Car also got a little warm after the end of a long drive. Never had an issue before so I replaced the thermostat. It was a new 160F thermostat so I went with the same. Maybe just a faulty one. It ran nice and cool at first.

I also added silicone coated fire protection heat shield sleeve to the fuel line from the pump up to the filter. I was going to do the relocation but have read this also does pretty much the same in reducing the heat soak issue with the fuel line. We will see. I have also ordered a new spacer. I will install it when it arrives.

Next long run is this weekend. We will see if any more issues show. So far it has been not too bad for a car that has been parked for so many years.

Still haven't dug into the noisy speedo much yet. It isn't as bad so maybe the lube is working its way through the speedo and the cable.

One more issue though. My radio died. It turns on and I can hear static as I turn the volume knob, but no sound. Have to look into that further too. It gave me issues in the beginning and then suddenly started working, then suddenly quit again. Might have just finally gave up.