A '54 named Busty

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Wide Open

You’re embarrassing Texas. And probably Arizona too.

don't forgit Nevada and New Mehico, ha ha, well it's almost 90° at 8:00am this monin' so much for wrenchin' and putting those shinny bits back on the truck

[texxxan]

Originally Posted by Wide Open

You’re embarrassing Texas. And probably Arizona too.

Haha!! No doubt. I didn't realize it got that hot in your part of the country.

[Wide Open]

That’s funny!

[Gregski]

the record setting heat (FYI: Death Valley hit 130° F) is giving me some time to research the brake parts, looks like they sell front brake backing plates ($45/pair), I think I need to get the new ones as they appear to have incorporated rubber O-rings which have perished on mine

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well of course it does!!!

[8man]

But only if you eat them...

[Wide Open]

I’m glad you found a place to hide from the heat in your wiring room.

Those are just dust shields correct? Is there any “real” reason to run them? I’ve removed several damaged (bent, rusted, etc) ones in the past and never noticed any difference in braking performance or longevity. Of course the vehicles were considerably faster after shedding the extra weight.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Wide Open

Those are just dust shields correct? Is there any “real” reason to run them?

I would say it depends, and not all dust shields are created equal, I have seen ones that are entirely made of metal ie no rubber at all, these I can see myself ditching if they were damaged for example, these usually go on cars where the rotor does not have bearings in it

the ones on the second gen Camaros have rubber pressed into them so the rubber prevents dust, dirt, and debris from entering the back bearing on the spindle, and again I have seen rotors with the rubber covers on them that do the same, but some of the newer replacement ones do not come with the rubber on the rotors leaving the bearings exposed

dirt + water = bad for the bearings

[Wide Open]

None of the ones I’ve messed with had any rubber just the dust shield that fits behind the unit bearings. I’ve not taken the rotors/bearings apart on my Dana 60 so I don’t know yet if they have any rubber seals to compliment the rear axle seals.

Are you saying those function as a primary defense to keep water and dust away from the inner axle/spindle seal?

[Gregski]

hey thread, happy Birthday, you're 1 years old today

[Gregski]

the forbidden fruit

these are the rubber bits Rock Auto wouldn't send to California from Manufacturer A but sent the ones by Manufacturer B (I love it when the gobermint gets involved, things just work so much more efficiently)

[Wide Open]

Hahaha!

Now enough of Busty we want Rusty!

[LT7A]

Happy birthday, Thread. That poor cone looks exhausted. What paint did you use on the A-Arms, they look nice. It appears that either your truck or the donor Camaro got set down on those backing plates and induced those flat spots.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by LT7A

...What paint did you use on the A-Arms, they look nice...

thanks found a brush on can of the same ACE brand black paint I've been spray painting with so I went with it cause I did not have to mask much and just ended up with a black forearm ha ha

Note: a quart was way way too much as my mima says a pinch would have done it

[Palf70Step]

So this is Rusty's nemesis.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

So this is Rusty's nemesis.

ha ha, more like Great Grandma

'54 Busty => ??? => '71 Dusty => '74 Rusty

Dusty being the dad

[Gregski]

my Lazy Level

[mongocanfly]

Humidity at 55%....huh...I wish ours was that low...ours was 84% today...but our temps have dropped..so that helps us out

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Humidity at 55%....huh...I wish ours was that low...ours was 84% today...but our temps have dropped..so that helps us out

Note To Self: scratch 'bama from places to live!

[Gregski]

Finally! putting stuffness back on...

[Gregski]

everyone's a ganghstah 'till it's time to do ganghstah stuff

[Wide Open]

Those turned out nice. What do you do this time? Not the wire brush method right?

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Wide Open

Those turned out nice. What do you do this time? Not the wire brush method right?

wire wheels FTW

[mongocanfly]

Yeah...we got hurricanes pushing in...we always get crazy weather when they do

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Yeah...we got hurricanes pushing in...we always get crazy weather when they do

We'll see your gusts of wind, and raise you a couple EARTHQUAKES and a dozen Hell Fires !!!

[mongocanfly]

We get a few quakes here, but not like yall...to wet here to worry much about fires....
we got hurricanes and tornadoes and humidity and skeeters