69 Dart 4 door cruiser
Rich and I bled out the rear brakes yesterday so now the car has brakes at all four wheels.
This car sort of reminds me of my "Jigsaw" Charger.....
Jigsaw was also pretty stripped when I got it, I had to piece it together from several other cars.
The four door puzzles me....Why would the prior owner totally strip out the engine bay, the underside, pull the carpet out but leave the fenders, grille, bumper and hood on the car? The front clip is the most valuable stuff.
Manual brakes....It seems that while manual brake A bodies still stop well, the travel of the pedal is different than the power brake cars that I have owned.
Jigsaw above is a front disc, rear drum 15/16" manual master cylinder setup similar to my 67 Dart, 72 Duster and this four door. Pedal effort in Jigsaw is a bit higher than the A body cars, maybe because the car is heavier I need more pressure to stop it? I don't like the amount of pedal travel it has either. I may switch to a repro B body booster when I pull the car apart to paint it.
I have several A body brake boosters so once this car is actually running, I may switch to power brakes. I like the shorter pedal travel with power brakes.
Rich and I bled out the rear brakes yesterday so now the car has brakes at all four wheels.
This car sort of reminds me of my "Jigsaw" Charger.....
Jigsaw was also pretty stripped when I got it, I had to piece it together from several other cars.
The four door puzzles me....Why would the prior owner totally strip out the engine bay, the underside, pull the carpet out but leave the fenders, grille, bumper and hood on the car? The front clip is the most valuable stuff.
Manual brakes....It seems that while manual brake A bodies still stop well, the travel of the pedal is different than the power brake cars that I have owned.
Jigsaw above is a front disc, rear drum 15/16" manual master cylinder setup similar to my 67 Dart, 72 Duster and this four door. Pedal effort in Jigsaw is a bit higher than the A body cars, maybe because the car is heavier I need more pressure to stop it? I don't like the amount of pedal travel it has either. I may switch to a repro B body booster when I pull the car apart to paint it.
I have several A body brake boosters so once this car is actually running, I may switch to power brakes. I like the shorter pedal travel with power brakes.