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I guess you weren't set up to sell? I went on Friday and thought I might run into you, being so close to home. Hope you're doing well.
Bump, price drop.
SOLD
Is there a scientific way to test the pump? I see a shot of gas as soon as the throttle is opened, but I've never considered that some of the...
That's amazing. A car around here with no glass for a couple years would be a flinstone-mobile...
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I pulled the Jegs PCV out of the valve cover and found that it has such a large bypass opening that it was fluttering at idle. I also found by...
That's not a bad idea about checking the caster at the axle instead of the wheel. I've got a decent digital angle finder. Would take the guess...
I've been thinking about temporarily reinstalling the manual box. It's a pain because the column had to be relocated ~1" for the power box, but I...
Lol, fortunately the truck stops fine now. My issue is steering. Did some experimenting today. Couldn't find any 90's Dodge wheels to match the...
I had an issue after the disc conversion with spongy brakes. I added a 10# residual valve to the rear line to make sure the rear brakes weren't...
I'm thinking I may have added closer to 3/4" of positive scrub to the truck between the wheels and the brakes. I found a pic of a stock drum and...
I'll take a look at that also because the steering wheel is also not straight after the CPP install. Neither of the available positions put the...
That is an early 60's BMW /2 modified with a singleport 1200 VW motor. It didn't do anything better than stock (start, ride, stop, etc) but I...
Lol, I get it. I second guessed myself a couple times putting those shims in and even got into an argument with my buddy who was helping me. It...
Since the truck is spring-over-axle putting the thick end of the shim at the rear gave me positive caster (per the posted diagram) which I thought...
I get what you're saying, and I really have no baseline for this truck. When I got it it was a factory p/s truck which was a ram assist system...
It's generally a very twitchy handling truck at the moment. I don't think I've specifically noticed it on bumps, but it's a handful.
Wouldn't taller tires also reduce positive scrub radius?
Ok, everyone who said "scrub radius" gets a cookie. I tried jacking the wheels off the ground first and the issue went away. Then I used a level...
Haven't tried it up on stands yet. Couldn't get out to the shop last night, but I'll have some time tonight for sure. I haven't messed with the...
Bummer. I can't put the wheels any farther in without them rubbing the draglink and caliper. I guess my only option is to find something more...
Stock axle ('61-'71 Dodge) spring-over-axle. Stock spindles and arms, just machined to accept hub-centric rotors instead of drums. Stock springs...
Should have noted it in the original post, but it's got vacuum-boost brakes. Only thing the pump runs is the steering box.
The wheels and tires I bought used, and I haven't driven the truck more than a couple hundred miles on them, but nothing odd as far as I can tell....
It doesn't arc them noticably. I set the fronted up using the homemade turn-plate method (a pair of greased vinyl floor tiles under each wheel)...
The wheels are 80's F250 stock steel rims. I don't recall the tire size offhand, maybe 245-75's but the rims are 6x16's, nothing crazy, and...
Having a weird issue with my sweptline dodge, but being a straight axle truck I figure this is an issue that might have come up with other guys'...
I swapped to the ported vacuum source for the distributor and bumped the static timing up to 12°. Double checked the mechanical advance and it...
I used POR over Ospho treatment inside my doors. Didn't need to be pretty (and it isn't) but stuck just fine. One tip is to wax the outside of...
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