72 Duster Resurrection
Did you go rockauto on your brake stuff? You know to put a spray anti squeal on the metal backs of the pads on assembly right?
Got the calipers and pads from autozone, they were the same price as rock auto and I figure the core return is easier with a store.
I did not know about anti-squeal on the pad backs. Is this just an old mopar thing or a general disk brake thing? I have done the disk brakes on my daily(00 isuzu rodeo) many times and never used anti squeal and never had problems. But that is a more modern car, so maybe they just resist brake squeal by design better than the old days....
BTW i agree on what your doing first. Make it safe with good suspension, brakes, and alignment. Then it will be fun to drive while you plan and save for its next mod. The slanty will run for damn near forever. You may want to do your V8 last after putting an explorer rear in there with some sporting gears, some nice wheels and tires and a bit of bodywork.
Yep the plan is brakes, suspension, and alignment then some cruising while I fix engine/electrical bugs. Everyone tells me the /6 is very reliable, wish I could just keep it. But the v8 benefits are too strong to ignore...
Maybe you should try some bodywork yourself. You may have a hidden talent just waiting to get out.
I do plan on trying my hand at the bodywork. Actually the local guy I bought the disk brakes off said a local community college teaches an auto body/paint class for around $400. They teach you how to do the work properly and let you bring in your car to paint so you can use the nice paint guns and booths. Sounds like a good deal to me.
I ordered a complete set of ball joints and tie rod ends made by XRF off ebay.
I can find XRF ball joints everywhere online, but I just can not find the ones for an A body. I cant find a XRF K772 on rock auto or ebay. Do you have a part number for the ball joint kit you bought?
Also, the other day I realized I do have a power steering pump in the Duster (duh), so I have power steering. What does this change for my front end rebuild? I know you said the Pittman arm has a different spline count for power steering. Anything else?