The I'm-Learning-As-I-Go 1965 Valiant Post
Got all my front suspension crap laid out. My short term goal is to get the car rolling on the same kind of wheel / bolt pattern, and have some decent brakes to stop the car. Eventually I want Moog offset bushings for the uppers so I can still have good alignment with the car sitting a bit lower than normal. But for now I got the regular rubber ones, so I'm going to just stick with those.
Popped the wheel bearings out, with the help of some kind FABO peeps. The irony was that I tried for an hour on Sunday to punch it out, to no avail. And tonight I just so happened to slip the screwdriver between the wheel and the race, and with a dull pop, the whole thing came loose.
Soaking em in Purple Power. My other friend.
I'm planning to replace the bearings, but I don't want em to make a mess when I take it down to O'Reillys to match it up.
Gotta make a homemade press for this. More later.
Got all my front suspension crap laid out. My short term goal is to get the car rolling on the same kind of wheel / bolt pattern, and have some decent brakes to stop the car. Eventually I want Moog offset bushings for the uppers so I can still have good alignment with the car sitting a bit lower than normal. But for now I got the regular rubber ones, so I'm going to just stick with those.
Popped the wheel bearings out, with the help of some kind FABO peeps. The irony was that I tried for an hour on Sunday to punch it out, to no avail. And tonight I just so happened to slip the screwdriver between the wheel and the race, and with a dull pop, the whole thing came loose.
Soaking em in Purple Power. My other friend.
I'm planning to replace the bearings, but I don't want em to make a mess when I take it down to O'Reillys to match it up.
Gotta make a homemade press for this. More later.