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Re: SOLD my 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan
...and new hoses/flex-lines too. Looks good.
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Now you can feel safer at the track being all new front brakes and a suspension redo.
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Yes...I plan on replacing the hoses.
I cleaned parts today and found a few factory paint marks. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...9-dsc00867.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0-dsc00868.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1-dsc00869.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...2-dsc00870.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...3-dsc00871.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...4-dsc00873.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...5-dsc00877.jpg The letter "M" stamped on the sway bar mount. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...6-dsc00866.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...7-dsc00865.jpg |
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These are the bushings that were on the upper control a-arm.
Long overdue! Kurt https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...8-dsc00857.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...9-dsc00858.jpg |
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You're gonna look great wearing your Bears attire while driving your Post Sedan Chevelle
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Kurt-
Double check the lower control arm bolts that run through the bushing and attach to frame - when I re-did my front suspension on the Chevelle the shoulders of the bolts were really worn and needed replacing. Jake |
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Jake,
Indeed you are correct.....this much more evident with oval bushings as on your Chevelle vs. the round bushings on a 1969 model. Dan |
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Thanks for the tips...I will inspect those bolts.
With everything I'm seeing, it's no wonder why the front end made so many noises. I will be sending out the master cylinder but the calipers were decent so I ordered a seal rebuild kit for them. Kurt |
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I have a nos set of upper control arm bushing s
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I got my "BA" master cylinder back from Karps.....they did a nice job.
I also plumbed the brake lines for my Hurst Line Lock.......Hopefully I don't have any leaks. I'm going to remove the protective coating on the new brake lines so they look like the others and then wire the Line Lock. I plan on getting the front end back together sometime soon Kurt https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...7-unnamed1.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...8-unnamed2.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...9-unnamed3.jpg |
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Looking good Kurt - hope to see you out this summer.
Jake |
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NICE! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
Check out the evenly spaced holes for the inner fender "dust shield" Are you replacing them as well? Dan |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RPOLS3</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Looking good Kurt - hope to see you out this summer.
Jake </div></div> Thanks Jake.....I hope to be driving it in a month or so. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">NICE! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Check out the evenly spaced holes for the inner fender "dust shield" Are you replacing them as well? Dan </div></div> I'd like to someday. Not sure where to get them from or who makes them that look the most original. I'm assuming original ones are hard to find and expensive. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] Kurt |
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I'm having my front end parts sand blasted. I took the brake dust shields and the caliper mounting brackets up to Zinc Inc. in Slinger, WI to get zinc plated.
It only took about an hour and the parts were done. The brackets weren't sand blasted exactly like they should have been (they didn't remove all the old zinc plating) and where the old plating was, it was darker in color so I had them spray some cold galvanizing paint on it. I figured this isn't a concours restoration so it will be fine for the Blue Bomber. It cost me $10 to get the parts sand blasted and $20 to plate them. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Now I'm waiting for the other parts to get sand blasted and I will paint them. Kurt https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...nnamed1_38.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...nnamed2_16.jpg |
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Looks really good.
Better hurry good weather is coming soon!!! Ryan |
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I'm making progress...slowly but surely.......with lots of help from Dan Vasic.
Kurt https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...nnamed1_40.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...nnamed1_39.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed5_3.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...nnamed1_47.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...nnamed1_46.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...nnamed1_45.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed4_4.jpg |
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Just in time to get back to the track.
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I busted my hump this week and with help from a few friends we got the front suspension back on.
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A huge thanks goes out to my buddies that helped and especially Dan Vasic as it seems like I text or call him EVERY time I work on it.
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img] This is the first time it's sat on the ground since December 22nd. I took it around the block today and it steers a hell of a lot better than it did. I take it to get the front end aligned tomorrow morning. Kurt https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...edmbu0ndqz.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...edhoqco2k0.jpg |
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I am having problems with the front hold down clip for the master cylinder.
Every one I've tried is either not tall enough or not wide enough. Any thoughts or solutions to my dilemma? Thanks, Kurt https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...edlbq7mwr7.jpg |
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Kurt,
You are very welcome.....I loving helping. You are like family [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Dan |
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I took the Blue Bomber to Byron Dragway with some friends last Sunday for the first time in two years. In that two years, I have installed the Hurst Ram Rod shifter, line lock and rebuilt the front suspension. This was just a Test & Tune day so I was just running the car for fun. It's amazing how I forgot how to do the basic things at the track since the last time I was there. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/mad.gif[/img]
I bought a pair of used Mickey Thompson Sportsman Pro rear tires as my ET Street tires were all used up.......they didn't work as well as the ET Street tires but still a pretty good tire once I got them heated up. My first two passes......I spun the tires in first gear. My 3rd (last) pass the car hooked pretty good but I had a passenger......my wife Karen, who was a little reluctant to go at first but she is a real trooper. Below are a couple pictures of the day and my time slips. My 60' times were horrible but that was due to the tires and I need more seat time at the track, other than that, I can't complain about the consistency. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] On a side note....my best time ever was in Joliet at the SCR reunion a few years ago which was 12.15@115. Kurt [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...4-unnamed1.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed1_3.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...unnamed1_2.jpg |
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Looks like a super fun day!!!
Must be one of a very few tracks that allow passengers? Ryan |
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A lot of tracks allow passengers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
Dan |
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Like I had said Kurt.....mini "Jenkins" [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]
Dan |
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A ride along would be a good way to see how it's done!!!
Ryan |
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Good to see you doing things the way the car was built.
Fun! |
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Wish you were closer, I would have loaned you my ET Streets! Nice runs, pretty consistent!
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I love seeing how much progress you have made and how much you enjoy the car. That's what made my Passion for Muscle cars grow to what it is today. You have a great car.
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Car looked good out there Kurt!! It was a blast that day.
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Thanks for the compliments..........and the tires Jeff.
I asked one of the guys lining the cars up that day if I can take a passenger as I have before.....years ago? He asked me "how fast do you run"......I asked how fast do I need to run? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] Then I told him the car runs 12.20's.....he said that was fine but she needed a helmet.....which I had. When we got back from making that pass, a guy came up and said that I wasn't suppose to run quicker than 14 seconds without asking first.....I told him I did and he was fine with it. Kurt |
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Grumpy got nuttin' on Kurt [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]
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Sounds like a very cool day. That car has to be a riot to ride in.
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Looking great Kurt!
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This was my second of three passes. I launched the car around 3000rpm. The track was cold and I didn't get enough heat in the tires this pass. The backfire was the rev limiter (7200). [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]
http://youtu.be/p2AsD1QqbHQ Kurt |
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Here is the only in-car video I took. I spun pretty bad but still ran close to 116mph.
BTW.....I absolutely love the Hurst Ram Rod Shifter. Kurt In-Car Camera |
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Love it! Well Done.....Wish I could have been there [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]
Dan |
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Great fun!
Have to go sometime when you run it again. |
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Chivappchichi`s at Byron [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
Dan |
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