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**slepysal** · 09-21-2015, 10:47 PM

Well I got it done !!! Thanks for the motivation

Of course things didn't go as smooth as they should have.
I started on the Sunday before Labor day which was the start of a heatwave here in the Bay Area.
Ran into some issues with the left lower ball joint and the upper ball joint rivets were not fun.
I had to make up 3/16 hard lines for the front ( originals were 1/4). I had to buy a 1 1/8 socket ,a 3/8 caliper hex socket and a 3/8 drill bit , all of which seemed to have diapered from my tool box.

here is the parts that I started with :

the original drums :

09-21-2015, 10:47 PM	#1
slepysal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose NOR*CAL Posts: 3,080	1960 disc brakes Well I got it done !!! Thanks for the motivation Of course things didn't go as smooth as they should have. I started on the Sunday before Labor day which was the start of a heatwave here in the Bay Area. Ran into some issues with the left lower ball joint and the upper ball joint rivets were not fun. I had to make up 3/16 hard lines for the front ( originals were 1/4). I had to buy a 1 1/8 socket ,a 3/8 caliper hex socket and a 3/8 drill bit , all of which seemed to have diapered from my tool box. here is the parts that I started with : the original drums : __________________ 1960 Apache long bed fleet L6 250 Clifford intake 2 bbl carb. Langdon cast headers with dual exhaust and bellflower tips. T-5 5 speed, power steering and power disc brakes. "Over, Around or through it... " Last edited by slepysal; 09-22-2015 at 12:03 AM.



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