DSCF3075.JPG
240 hits | 55.72 KB | Posted: 2/17/14
I managed to get the entire front to rear line out intact and in one piece. The stealerships will often charge a King's ransom to replace this line. I stashed this template high up in my patio rafters until I'm done pre-making three more lines.
(Posted in: Front to rear brake line)

DSCF3086.JPG
222 hits | 57.81 KB | Posted: 2/17/14
With the thousand dollars you save doing this yourself, you can afford the 30 dollar double flaring kit in the background. I've cut off the inverted flare on one of the 51 inch pre-made lines and you can see that I'm about to slip on the original lar...
(Posted in: Front to rear brake line)

DSCF3108.JPG
278 hits | 61.07 KB | Posted: 2/17/14
The first 51" replacement line bent to mimic the original line. No tools required as 3/16 inch high copper content polymer coated lines are easy on the fingers. This takes you from the proportioning valve, with the new fitting on the line, to th...
(Posted in: Front to rear brake line)

DSCF3111.JPG
274 hits | 81.82 KB | Posted: 2/17/14
I lather the fitting and the line under the fitting with Permatex Anti-Seize. Then it gets shot in undercating or rocker guard. Then gets lathered in greasey RustStop23, available through NAPA. Maybe, just maybe it'll make a nother 29 years
(Posted in: Front to rear brake line)

DSCF3118.JPG
266 hits | 80.09 KB | Posted: 2/17/14
Three new polymer coated lines and two female unions didn't break twenty dollars and I already had the 30 dollar double flaring kit, so for under twenty bucks I've saved over $1,000.00 compared with some stealership estimates......or more !
(Posted in: Front to rear brake line)

wilwood CH29049-lrg.jpg
264 hits | 36.5 KB | Posted: 6/15/15
Wilwood casting
(Posted in: Front to rear brake line)

DSCF3169.JPG
166 hits | 46.69 KB | Posted: 4/5/14
Boosting a car the other day and my neg clamp came off with the jumper cable. Closer inspection showed my 29 year old original was cracked in half.
(Posted in: Battery ground strap custom)

DSCF3170.JPG
168 hits | 49.1 KB | Posted: 4/5/14
The 6 gauge original wire was green with corrosion and it's skin was peeling.
(Posted in: Battery ground strap custom)

DSCF3164.JPG
182 hits | 59.11 KB | Posted: 4/5/14
Local truck place made me this longer 22 inch one gauge unit up for me for 18 bucks. That is a deal in Canada. I spec d it longer because I may get the wrong group battery and have to stretch it one day.
(Posted in: Battery ground strap custom)

DSCF3177.JPG
214 hits | 63.96 KB | Posted: 4/5/14
I made up the wire above the one gauge to go from fender body ground to cylinder head engine ground and carry on to the 120 amp Denso alternator's case stud ground. The old unit below looks pretty poor by comparison IMO.
(Posted in: Battery ground strap custom)

DSCF3186.JPG
205 hits | 55.48 KB | Posted: 4/5/14
Pretty pleased with the one gauge unit and with plenty of extra to stretch it over to the wrong side group battery if I ever have to.
(Posted in: Battery ground strap custom)

55110_black-360-small-01-01.jpg
201 hits | 22.65 KB | Posted: 9/15/14
Kit for a 1986 Fifth Avenue. One inch sway bar, with anodized repair plates and all bushings and anodized cupped bushing washers. You are on your own for bolts and nuts.
(Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)

20140915_202738.jpg
196 hits | 54.39 KB | Posted: 9/16/14
Got a pair of used stem style brackets off a stripped junker. De rusted and painted them up, chasing the threads and replacing all the hardware.
(Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)

20140915_202759.jpg
187 hits | 70.97 KB | Posted: 9/16/14
According to a mechanic buddy these stems break often. So Im staying ahead with a pair from the junkyard in case I do break them, because I know of no new source to get them from
(Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)

20140918_183302.jpg
182 hits | 57.88 KB | Posted: 9/18/14
See that tiny circle of rubber in the bottom left of the pic ? That is what was left of the upper bayonet bushing above the K frame on one side. The other side was simply MIA
(Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)

20140917_173254.jpg
187 hits | 79.08 KB | Posted: 9/18/14
Got the new urethane stem or bayonet bushings installed. Here is the one under the fuel pump on the passengers side. Note the bayonet stud and nyloc nut threads are lathered in anti seize.
(Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)

20140917_173641.jpg
184 hits | 87.78 KB | Posted: 9/18/14
Granted the sway bar bushings themselves were not that bad. At 29 years old and wanting the full effect of the urethane bushing conversion, I swapped in the new ones, There is the old one down the bar waiting for me to cut it off.
(Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)

20140917_173703.jpg
183 hits | 63.38 KB | Posted: 9/18/14
I had replaced the missing outer bushings last year, but again, wanting the full effect of the urethane conversion, I swapped in the new urethane bushings. BTW they had a better center dowel than the originals too. Everything was lubed with their sup...
(Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)

20140918_183255.jpg
184 hits | 58.19 KB | Posted: 9/18/14
What an incredible difference ! No more body roll or front tire squealing in corners. Steering wander is gone too. Almost all the clanging over speed bumps is gone too. In spite of the superior handling the ride hasn't suffered. If anything I would s...
(Posted in: Front Urethane Sway bar bushings)

20140915_203055.jpg
198 hits | 50.06 KB | Posted: 9/16/14
Used these before on the 83. They work great and no fluids harm them.
(Posted in: Urethane leaf spring isolating pads)

20140907_165132.jpg
188 hits | 55.54 KB | Posted: 9/16/14
Right box but......
(Posted in: Urethane leaf spring isolating pads)

20140907_165213.jpg
197 hits | 86.96 KB | Posted: 9/16/14
Imagine my surprise when I opened the box and found GM coil spacers. I'd have laughed except they sent them....twice. Got my money back and I ordered from a company that spoke better Mopar
(Posted in: Urethane leaf spring isolating pads)

20140915_202907.jpg
199 hits | 53.94 KB | Posted: 9/16/14
Even with less than 55K original miles on the car, it's still 29 years old and so are its bushings. The price was right and they look like a piece of cake to install. Identical method to the urethane transmission mount just easier
(Posted in: Urethane front leaf spring bushings)

20140915_202937.jpg
214 hits | 53.35 KB | Posted: 9/16/14
(Posted in: Urethane front leaf spring bushings)

20140918_183056.jpg
209 hits | 71.76 KB | Posted: 9/18/14
Enough urethane shock bushings to do both sides of the front shocks. I will detail the install under shock replacement elsewhere. Just wanted to show the part numbers here. Also to remind you that conventional rubber bushings fail long before the sho...
(Posted in: Urethane shock absorber bushings front and rear)

20140918_183107.jpg
215 hits | 81.29 KB | Posted: 9/18/14
Rear shock bushings in urethane
(Posted in: Urethane shock absorber bushings front and rear)

20140920_183522.jpg
279 hits | 84.74 KB | Posted: 9/26/14
I wasn't even going to change the front shocks. One was busted and came right out of it's body, leaking fluid. The other seemed to want to stay at quarter extension ! Guess I'm glad I spent the extra on front shocks.
(Posted in: Urethane shock absorber bushings front and rear)

20140918_183059.jpg
250 hits | 69.79 KB | Posted: 9/26/14
For a change I used Energy Suspensions urethane shock absorber bushings. Fit great, installed well. Should outlast rubber and offer a less wallowy reaction in corners.
(Posted in: Urethane shock absorber bushings front and rear)

20140920_150525.jpg
244 hits | 72.07 KB | Posted: 9/26/14
There is the top of the new Sensatrac, with it's stem threads and nut lathered in anti-seize. If you look carefully, just to the right of the stem is a shiny metallic piece of metal. That is one of the old nut lands that I Sawzalled off to get the nu...
(Posted in: Urethane shock absorber bushings front and rear)

20140920_150651.jpg
243 hits | 70.58 KB | Posted: 9/26/14
New Sensatrac in place. Old ones came out well, except the passenger's top, which I Sawzalled the nut on two lands and it came out no trouble......right out of it's shock body actually.
(Posted in: Urethane shock absorber bushings front and rear)

20140920_150847.jpg
260 hits | 84.2 KB | Posted: 9/26/14
There is the rear Sensatracs, with the urethane bushings ready to go in.
(Posted in: Urethane shock absorber bushings front and rear)

20141029_124327.jpg
248 hits | 44.74 KB | Posted: 10/31/14
Finally made the switch to fully synthetic 10W30, so I figured it was time to pony up for an oil filter fit to filter the synthetic. This was on sale so I cracked open the sporran and fished out enough Canadian Tire money and purchased it......Ooooch...
(Posted in: decent oil filter)

20141029_124356.jpg
264 hits | 47.31 KB | Posted: 10/31/14
Just to prove I opened the box and did put it on.
(Posted in: decent oil filter)