GSTim
Formerly M3Tim
My Grandpa had a '64 that he restored. It was a weird addition to his stable of other cars that he restored: 1932 Plymouth PB rumble-seat coupe, 1954, 1964, 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood's and a 1976 El Dorado convertible.
What have you done to your car today?
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I think the option is you just install a Subaru engine 😊
Yeah I was going to say that there's gotta be a conversion kit with new brackets & an electric fan. I always found that setup pretty wonky.
The fan doesnt have a clutch or pawl system either, it is a centrifugal fan and will drive the engine on deceleration. Because of this, it is made of magnesium (earlier models were iron) to be light.
Wait until I do the thermostats next month.....
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$500.
$100 to clean your windows? I got a guy on Bowery and Delancy that will happily do it for $5.
what is this cover that im looking at?
And how did mice get into your truck, does it sit for long periods of time?
This is a decorative cover, and it is the XT5, it doesn't sit too long, and the cat is lazy.
OddTrickStar
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Wife’s hot rod Lincoln needed rear brakes. There’s a procedure to put the electric parking brake in service mode, glad I checked on that first. Used the same Power Stop carbon fiber ceramic brake pads on the Mustang last year, they work great no fade or dust build up.
Tomorrow I get to do brakes and shocks on my son’s Jeep. The mechanic who did them for the previous owner jacked up the rear drums, no lube anywhere and the self adjuster cables were left dangling. Pfffft
Tomorrow I get to do brakes and shocks on my son’s Jeep. The mechanic who did them for the previous owner jacked up the rear drums, no lube anywhere and the self adjuster cables were left dangling. Pfffft
OddTrickStar
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Measured the rotors before I ordered brakes for my son’s 1999 Jeep Wrangler. Mid-year bearing change, two different depth of rotors, 3” and 3-1/4” depth so I made sure I measured what was on the Jeep already.
Whelp, didn’t pick up on the fact that the mechanic who did the brakes on this Jeep last, put the wrong ones on there already. Putting them back together it was obvious by where the pads were riding something was off, also the gap at the stone shield and the mounting slides offset confirm it. Pads were jacked up, mis-matched and no lube on them either. I mean every good mechanic knows lubrication is the most important part of installion. The shop where the previous owner had the work done is a Pennsylvania safety and emissions inspection location, good grief. Previous owner also paid for 4 new shocks some years back. I’m looking at one newer one and three original shocks still on it.
Ordered the right stuff now but what a waste of money and time.
Whelp, didn’t pick up on the fact that the mechanic who did the brakes on this Jeep last, put the wrong ones on there already. Putting them back together it was obvious by where the pads were riding something was off, also the gap at the stone shield and the mounting slides offset confirm it. Pads were jacked up, mis-matched and no lube on them either. I mean every good mechanic knows lubrication is the most important part of installion. The shop where the previous owner had the work done is a Pennsylvania safety and emissions inspection location, good grief. Previous owner also paid for 4 new shocks some years back. I’m looking at one newer one and three original shocks still on it.
Ordered the right stuff now but what a waste of money and time.
New pads all around on the Sierra - figured at 91,000 it was due.
guess i don't step on the brake that often.
Picked-up the rotors, cause i figured they would be done. Seemed fine.
Guess I should have taken a measurement....
I finally purchased this caliper compression tool - previously used the old pad and a big C clamp.
This thing was on-point for $20 with the angle being much better than the clamp. Worked great on the dual piston up front too.
guess i don't step on the brake that often.
Picked-up the rotors, cause i figured they would be done. Seemed fine.
Guess I should have taken a measurement....
I finally purchased this caliper compression tool - previously used the old pad and a big C clamp.
This thing was on-point for $20 with the angle being much better than the clamp. Worked great on the dual piston up front too.
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slacker, i did mine at 100k and still have 30% left.
p.s. i hope you change the rotors anyway seeing all the crust on the outside of those and the grooves on the surface.
there weren't any grooves (well, at the macro level), and the crust, well it either doesn't hit the new pads so makes no difference, or does and will take care of itself in a few days.
although i could crash from doing it myself.
PS - getting rid of truck in 1st half next year if still alive.
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Do they oversize brakes now or something?
I'd go through a set of rotors/pads on previous cars 40-60k, I'm at 95k on my car and purchased a whole new set of brakes many miles ago but every time I take the wheels off I laugh at how much is left and how good everything looks.
I'd go through a set of rotors/pads on previous cars 40-60k, I'm at 95k on my car and purchased a whole new set of brakes many miles ago but every time I take the wheels off I laugh at how much is left and how good everything looks.
JerseyPete
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I'm waiting for @THATmanMANNY to chime in about "Brakes?? Regen doesn't need any stinkin brakes!"
I have read that Tesla people have issues with brakes after a few years in the northern states as the pistons seize from salt/corrosion and lack of use. An interesting thing and probably something that's already fixed in a software update.
we also don't drive like we used to....
Yeah, I think that may be it. I was thinking it may be because my car is a manual, but so were my last few cars.
I've definitely started driving in the last few years where I basically never use my brakes. Like I'm a single speeder keeping the momentum going...
Even on the twisty mountain roads here I'm just using the gas through the turns.