Haven't been on FABO for a while, just thought I'd give an update and an explanation.
Brief recap. My neighbor mini tubbed the Dart almost two years ago. I bought a set of four wheel discs from Master Power. Whole front end rebuild kit from Just Suspension. Decided to narrow the 8 3/4 to obtain correct looking offset on rear wheels. Threw that plan out the window and had a custom width Strange 60 rear end built. Ordered my wheels and tires, and they fit great. Then the car sat for almost a year...
Brake lines needed to be run, parking brake bracket needed to be fabbed. Alignment needed to done. I decided to install a floor shift steering column and new Tuff wheel, etc. Long story short, I kinda lost interest and the car has been sitting.
Enter my buddy Adam. He kicks me in the *** and reminds me how much time and money I have invested so far and that it's shame to let the car sit and gather dust. So with his help, new brake lines were run and the brakes were bled (long drawn out process, could be a thread of it's own!!). The steering column got a rattle can rebuild but we added a leather Tuff wheel and a Flaming River u joint.
We set the alignment by eye the best we could, then we took the Dart to work yesterday and got it on the alignment machine. After a couple hours and some head scratching, we got the alignment within specs and got to take it for a spin!!!
The car stops and drives wonderfully!!! It tracks straight and doesn't pull either direction. There is no locking of the brakes even though we didn't use a proportioning valve, only a splitter. We are no where near being done, but my car is no longer fancy garage art!!! Here is a link to a bunch of pictures if anyone is interested...
Photobucket link to brake project
Needless to say, I'm stoked. I hope that 2012 becomes known as the year of the Dart!!!! Best wishes to everyone in the new year!!!
Brief recap. My neighbor mini tubbed the Dart almost two years ago. I bought a set of four wheel discs from Master Power. Whole front end rebuild kit from Just Suspension. Decided to narrow the 8 3/4 to obtain correct looking offset on rear wheels. Threw that plan out the window and had a custom width Strange 60 rear end built. Ordered my wheels and tires, and they fit great. Then the car sat for almost a year...
Brake lines needed to be run, parking brake bracket needed to be fabbed. Alignment needed to done. I decided to install a floor shift steering column and new Tuff wheel, etc. Long story short, I kinda lost interest and the car has been sitting.
Enter my buddy Adam. He kicks me in the *** and reminds me how much time and money I have invested so far and that it's shame to let the car sit and gather dust. So with his help, new brake lines were run and the brakes were bled (long drawn out process, could be a thread of it's own!!). The steering column got a rattle can rebuild but we added a leather Tuff wheel and a Flaming River u joint.
We set the alignment by eye the best we could, then we took the Dart to work yesterday and got it on the alignment machine. After a couple hours and some head scratching, we got the alignment within specs and got to take it for a spin!!!
The car stops and drives wonderfully!!! It tracks straight and doesn't pull either direction. There is no locking of the brakes even though we didn't use a proportioning valve, only a splitter. We are no where near being done, but my car is no longer fancy garage art!!! Here is a link to a bunch of pictures if anyone is interested...
Photobucket link to brake project
Needless to say, I'm stoked. I hope that 2012 becomes known as the year of the Dart!!!! Best wishes to everyone in the new year!!!
