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  1. dartfreak75

    Combination Valve Install question

    Make sure to double flare your lines if your flaring them yourself. I think all the prebent stuff comes double flared
  2. dartfreak75

    Drilled rotors from rockauto.com

    Those look great! I went back and forth on getting those for mine when I redid the front but I just cleaned up the old ones I had they had plenty of meat left on them.
  3. dartfreak75

    Which way to install oil seal for rotor??

    I know this isn't exactly what you have but its the same principle. This is what I mean by metal side out. The rubber part is facing in towards the bearings
  4. dartfreak75

    Which way to install oil seal for rotor??

    Metal part facing out is how i did mine.
  5. dartfreak75

    Compression fittings

    Yea I have one i just learned that you have to have double flares recently lol
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    Compression fittings

    Wow I can't believe I'm the only one that uses them lol I always thought thats what they were made for.
  7. dartfreak75

    Compression fittings

    Who here uses them? I have used them on damn near every vehicle I've ever owned in the last 20 years and never ever had a issue or fail with them. I was reading an article today saying that you should never ever use them on brakes I have used them on brakes fuel lines etc and like I said never...
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    Mis match parts

    I did a 4 wheel disc conversion on mine I have the factory 73 and up fronts with a Ford 8.8 rear and factory Ford explorer rear disc brakes I went with the Dorman 15/16 so far so good.
  9. dartfreak75

    New proportioning valve leaking

    Mine is leaking from the same spot. I rebuilt my original one.
  10. dartfreak75

    Help Master Cylinder Puking

    My guess is the seals in the bore are shot. Check and see if there is any fluid running down the firewall.
  11. dartfreak75

    Install new master cylinder without bleeding?

    These are a huge help for bleeding alone. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C5C6Z0/?tag=fabo03-20
  12. dartfreak75

    Pre bent line or do it myself?

    I bent and flared mine myself to save some money. That being said I have several leaks to fix hahaha.
  13. dartfreak75

    1973+ Manual Disc Brake Line Pics

    Here's mine In a 75
  14. dartfreak75

    Brakes going soft after raising car?

    Did you kink or pinch a hose off in the process of raising it? Check and make sure they are in good shape and not kinked, they may need replacing
  15. dartfreak75

    Brake line oops

    I bought a roll kit from inline. It came with the fittings and everything was enough to redo my entire car for like 36 bucks. I bent and flared them myself turned out pretty nice.
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    Brakes really weak

    Yea that's what I was thinking also I believe the later years had a larger drum. He may have got the early drum stuff. They had a 9 inch and 10 inch flavor its always confused me which came in what.?! I think the v8s had a different size that the slant 6 in certain years unless it had the heavy...
  17. dartfreak75

    Brakes really weak

    Is it a 7 1/4 rear end? I'm assuming so. Since its a slant. Let me look i think I have some newish wheel cylinders you can have for free. Pm me if interested.
  18. dartfreak75

    Porsche brembo caliper brake swap for 473$

    That is awesome nice work. Love the fabrication work! I am a diy kinda guy as well I love to do my own work and fabrication. It may take twice as long and sometimes even cost more but in the end I can say I did that I made that! Not I paid someone to build it for me. I take pride in that. That's...
  19. dartfreak75

    Master cylinder questions

    I was going by dormans specs It may be a typo. I ordered I ordered one from inline tube we will see if it works.
  20. dartfreak75

    Master cylinder questions

    Another question. I'm having a terrible time finding the right fitting for the front hole on the master cylinder. I bought a kit that came with all the fittings but the one 9/16 it came with will not work. It's like the threads are too short. The one that came off of it looks like the one on the...
  21. dartfreak75

    Master cylinder questions

    That is one way of doing it. I was taught by an old timer that use to run a garage near my house to plug the holes the brake lines go into and compress the piston bubbles will come out the holes inside of the reservoir. You slowly keep pumping until the piston can't be pumped anymore. And there...
  22. dartfreak75

    Master cylinder questions

    I like that! I may go that route.
  23. dartfreak75

    Master cylinder questions

    I always thought they where left natural metal. Thanks
  24. dartfreak75

    Master cylinder questions

    Hey guys and gals I have a few questions about my masters cylinder. Numer one is there anything I can put on it to keep it from rusting? I dont want to paint it as i want it to look original and i know brake fluid will eat it off anyway. I was thinking maybe spray it down with wd40 or paint it...
  25. dartfreak75

    Pin retainers

    Geez Louise! That's not good. Reproduction parts have me shaking my head sometimes. I'm going thru a similar issue with moog Ucp bushings i got the offset bushings installed in my control arms and moog has the pressed In spacers or washers. They are a ***** to get pressed in it took me forever...
  26. dartfreak75

    Abody rotors

    Thanks bud I'm gonna go with new ones tho.
  27. dartfreak75

    Abody rotors

    Yea there not expensive I just didnt want to buy them if I didnt have to lol
  28. dartfreak75

    Abody rotors

    Thanks guys that clears it up I will order bearings too. I appreciate it!
  29. dartfreak75

    Abody rotors

    Yea 75 is correct large bolt pattern
  30. dartfreak75

    Abody rotors

    I'm getting ready to start putting my suspension back together so I'm gonna go ahead and order new rotors. This may be a dumb question but I dont know the answer so... Do the rotors come with new bearings or do you have to buy them separately? It says in the description rotor and hub assembly...
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