The Crusty Cuda: Whole lotta Shakin' (N96) Goin' on!

[NorCam]

Heading along a break-neck speed once again there Dave. Last thing I remembered was the shop being built, the car listed then pulled back, and now I see all this progress in a very short time frame. You da man, and it's lookin' like a fun little project.

Hats Off...

[A12pilot]

The break neck speed is slowing down, but should resume early next year! Training is taking up the entire month and since the job does have priority (unless someone wants to pay me to do all of this work! ) so a month or so break isn't all that bad, really.

Brakes are done on the back and what about the front you say? Oh, you know how that goes. Seized and rounded off bolt heads on unreachable wheel cylinder bolts means the whole brake backing plate on both front wheels needs to come off. headed home for three days and that'll be done shortly.

When Mopars got Ralleye or Road wheels, the face of the drums were painted red. I have the factory bulletin explaining that, but can't find it on my phone. The red paint was supposed to be on the outer face of the brake drum and should not be touching the studs. But we're all understanding the cars we're built by humans and sometimes those rules weren't really followed exactly. Here's the remnants of the red paint on one of my drums.

More to come! Cam break -in is immmammmamnent!

Cheers
Dave

[RS_COPO_Canuck]

Yes, they were very precise when they did the red .
Here are the drums from my 12,000 mile 'Bird.
They were really painted heavy. I have seen many with less coverage as well.
The wheels were put on while the paint was still wet and the back of them often showed red paint and drips as well.

[A12pilot]

Wow, Jim. That’s amazing!!! Thanks for posting those pics up! I’m anxious to get the car on the road soon.

Cheers
Dave

[A12pilot]

It’s getting closer! My training is wrapped up and I have some more time to finish up some loose ends. But my main focus will be to get the 51 Ford truck back to it’s owner next month. Meanwhile, brakes are done, and of course, that just couldn’t go smoothly. Seized bolts in the front wheel cylinders made for a quick (long) front backing plate removal and drill out of the old bolts. Which wasn’t overly bad minus the added 4hrs it took to do a :30 minute job. But hey? When has anything you’ve ever done on a car gone exactly according to your original time estimates?

New F70 rubber from Rusty is mounted up! Last items are under the hood with a master cylinder bench bleed and then install, distributor wires, and wiper motor/linkage, then the front windshield. That should do it!

More to come!!!

Cheers

Dave

[mockingbird812]

Handsome steed and looking loverly with its rich patina, Dave. Keep having fun with your 32 or so projects you have going on!!!

[A12pilot]

Ha! Thanks Samitron! BTW, why weren’t you at MCACN and are you coming next year?

Happy New Year!

Cheers
Dave

[mockingbird812]

You are a great source of entertainment (and even edumacation)! No excuse for my absence this year, but I’ll be there with bells on next year!!

[A12pilot]

Thanks, Sam! Yes, my entertainment quotient is directly proportional to my lack of integrity and imaginative vocabulary. Sort of like figuring out the hydroplaning speed of a tire....it’s that precise!

See you next year!

Cheers
Dave

[Woj]

Originally Posted by A12pilot

Thanks, Sam! Yes, my entertainment quotient is directly proportional to my lack of integrity and imaginative vocabulary. Sort of like figuring out the hydroplaning speed of a tire....it’s that precise!

See you next year!

Cheers
Dave

Hydroplaning speed = 9 times the square root of the tire pressure. That is what they told me in the Air Force.