With the quality of work that i can see, Tim- i will be cheering you on!
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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So. Opened my package from
RPM Reproduction Parts Marketing.
Headliner and rear wiindow gasket.
Prices are both higher than online catalogue and no GD locking strip. After the guy said it was complete. Thoroughly pissed off.
RPM Reproduction Parts Marketing.
Headliner and rear wiindow gasket.
Prices are both higher than online catalogue and no GD locking strip. After the guy said it was complete. Thoroughly pissed off.
Ddaddy
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R2D2 in the front window wearing a Santa hat??
Ddaddy
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I finally got the hardware for the bathroom remodel. It was on back order. Installed it today.
dukeboy440
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so decision time on the brakes for the polara.
Stay with the drum brakes and fully rebuild them, shoes, drums, bearings, hardware, master cylinder, hoses, lines etc.
Upgrade to A body disc brakes, for which I'd need the spindles, rotors, calibers and pads. Already have the shields, caliber brackets, old calibers, new hoses, lines and master cylinder.
cost for drum rebuild: 370 bucks
cost for disc brake conversion: 300-400 bucks
Stay with the drum brakes and fully rebuild them, shoes, drums, bearings, hardware, master cylinder, hoses, lines etc.
Upgrade to A body disc brakes, for which I'd need the spindles, rotors, calibers and pads. Already have the shields, caliber brackets, old calibers, new hoses, lines and master cylinder.
cost for drum rebuild: 370 bucks
cost for disc brake conversion: 300-400 bucks
dukeboy440
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looks good
Ddaddy
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Disc brakes, no question.
dukeboy440
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kind of what i was thinking. Drums are over 100 a piece and so far only via special order from NAPA. rotors are 35 a pop and everywhere has them.
the question mark is how much spindles are. Those will have to be sourced used, i know they go from 100-200 a pair on here all the time and that's where the 3-4 hundred comes from.
dukeboy440
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because they are the exact same part numbers but if you type in B body disc brake spindles, people want 3 times as much. despite being the exact same as a 73-76 a body
Nice write up
Mopar musclecar brake upgrade | AR Engineering
Mopar musclecar brake upgrade | AR Engineering
dukeboy440
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nice! question is, will those clear the 15 in rims?
Cordobas had 15” wheels methinks.
Thats a great write -up.
Need a link in the how-to section.
Thats a great write -up.
Need a link in the how-to section.
dukeboy440
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so now i need to find a cordoba in a junkyard near me lol
Ddaddy
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Didn’t Keith just scrounge a set of spindles off that parts Duster?
Hey what happened to Tony, @whitepunkonnitro ? Have not heard from him in a while...
Ddaddy
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He was busy running his new shop last I heard.
I bet he has a set of correct spindles for sale.
Can’t have my spindles. Want to stuff em under the barracuda...
Ddaddy
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It’s been over 6 years and 30+ different versions of this image and I finally have developed the skills enough to get it the way I want it. Doing the images for Mitch inspired me to go back and take another crack at it...
dukeboy440
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Yeah but I don't need the whole kit lol
dukeboy440
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Don't know
Last I heard, he was getting out of parts.. Too busy with the shop, I guess
Ddaddy
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Can’t tell what he his willing to sell or for how much until you ask...
Ddaddy
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I heard the same. Making more money in putting them together than taking them apart.
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