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Family Tradition

No Problem 71 Meep Meep. Thanks for wiping some of the dust starting to collect on this thread. I have some updating to do around this place. Got the Wilwood combination proportioning valve mounted and installed as well all the plumbing from for all the brake lines as well as installed the Bendix booster w/master.

One thing I will mention, the top inside nut that secures the booster to the firewall (from the inside) is a real treat. I would highly recommend that someone installs this nut/booster before the firewall pad and heater box goes in. There is 4 nuts total. Also having the column dropped may help. I had two 1/4 drive extensions with a uni-wiggle to a short 1/2" socket (halfway stuffed with paper toweling). Then, laying on my back with my head on the accelerator pedal I had to use an inspection mirror while trying to navigate the socket/nut into place. The socket will be at almost a 90* angle while trying to thread onto the stud. Being the angle you're only going to get a half of a turn in before the uni-wiggle binds up. All this fun is due to the fact that the brake linkage and brackets, column support, firewall pad and left side of the heater box all cage this nut in, which is about 8" up from the bottom of the column where it runs through the firewall. A lot of writing about a silly little nut, but believe me, I could have hung a fender in the time it took me to get that one nut on......so hopefully this helps someone else out down the road.
 
It's been a while, but I think I've been able to get to that brake booster nut by dropping the steering column and removing the instrument cluster. It seems like a lot of hassle to start with, but by the time you are done, you are way ahead on time, and don't have to be a contortionist. With extensions, it should pretty much be a straight shot in....or at least less articulation on the uni-wiggle. There may be a support bracket or two to work around.
 
Glad to see you got all that "fun" out of your system will. Now you can get back to some serious work on your car.
 
dsd1967 said:
It's been a while, but I think I've been able to get to that brake booster nut by dropping the steering column and removing the instrument cluster. It seems like a lot of hassle to start with, but by the time you are done, you are way ahead on time, and don't have to be a contortionist. With extensions, it should pretty much be a straight shot in....or at least less articulation on the uni-wiggle. There may be a support bracket or two to work around.
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Good tips! After sliding the studs from the booster through the firewall and tucking my head under the dash I instantly knew that I could have had a much better progression of applying parts to the car as far as the inside goes. Live and learn I guess. Like mentioned, hopefully someone can take this and learn from yours and my experience with it.

roadrunnerman said:
Glad to see you got all that "fun" out of your system will. Now you can get back to some serious work on your car.
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You bet Roger!! feeling good, feeling refreshed. Looking forward to the march back on the roadrunner. I honestly get more done in the winter on the car being the weather.
 
when I was redoing my last road runner, I changed the master while I had the dash out. piece of cake. a major PIA with it in.
 
Looks amazing Prop! I know that seeing it out in the sun on its own wheels provides a ton of motivation to finish that last 10%. Very cool.
 
wingcarenvy said:
Looks amazing Prop! I know that seeing it out in the sun on its own wheels provides a ton of motivation to finish that last 10%. Very cool.
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Thank you very much sir, and yes..........one heck of a motivator. Engine work and some other odds and ends and that will wrap up that chapter on the bird.
 
Propwash said:
No Problem 71 Meep Meep. Thanks for wiping some of the dust starting to collect on this thread. I have some updating to do around this place. Got the Wilwood combination proportioning valve mounted and installed as well all the plumbing from for all the brake lines as well as installed the Bendix booster w/master.

One thing I will mention, the top inside nut that secures the booster to the firewall (from the inside) is a real treat. I would highly recommend that someone installs this nut/booster before the firewall pad and heater box goes in. There is 4 nuts total. Also having the column dropped may help. I had two 1/4 drive extensions with a uni-wiggle to a short 1/2" socket (halfway stuffed with paper toweling). Then, laying on my back with my head on the accelerator pedal I had to use an inspection mirror while trying to navigate the socket/nut into place. The socket will be at almost a 90* angle while trying to thread onto the stud. Being the angle you're only going to get a half of a turn in before the uni-wiggle binds up. All this fun is due to the fact that the brake linkage and brackets, column support, firewall pad and left side of the heater box all cage this nut in, which is about 8" up from the bottom of the column where it runs through the firewall. A lot of writing about a silly little nut, but believe me, I could have hung a fender in the time it took me to get that one nut on......so hopefully this helps someone else out down the road.
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I'm actually really glad to read this. Not for your frustration but because I'm feeling better in thinking that there was some easy way to do this and I couldn't figger it out. LOL I actually had about a foot and a half of extensions with a universal jointed one to get into the right position. And like you said, do it in a contorted configuration that a human body of my age is not supposed to do.
Good to hear from you Prop.
 
Wow prop, what a great thread. I've gotten through the first 25 pages so far.
This will be a great help when my son and I start on his '72 Sat.

Thanks for this.
 
Great to hear from you as well Daryn. Hope all is well up on the lake. Without a doubt, that nut will be one we'll remember from here on out. Hope your bird is shaping up well.. Take care

Thanks satman. Glad to hear it will help. One of the big reasons I posted this resto is so that others may take something from it. Looking forward to watching you and your boys Satellite come together here on FBBO.


Alright fella's.....Finally!! Yes finally my budget/funds are in place for the 440 to be turned into the tire frying 512 Stroker. Tore the 440 down to the core over the weekend. Pretty clean inside and it looks like someone was digging in there lately. Had a purpleshaft Mopar cam in it and the lower assembly had a bunch of machining marks on the rods indicating someone did some balancing. No ridge on the tops of the cylinders, some honing was still visible and the valvetrain looked pretty fresh. Only strange thing I noticed is that I believe the person that put it together had some crazy fetish for permetex. LOL Unbelievable amount plastered everywhere. The front cam bearing's Babbitt was coming apart like shale and no oil slinger off the front of the crank... some slight scoring on the main bearings. Other than that, cylinders Mic'd out at pretty much stock bore so we're ready to roll.

So...Engine is at the machine shop ready to be hot tanked and then Magnafluxed. After we get that squared away it's off to the races with the machine work, balancing and adding parts. Good stuff!

Gone!

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Good to hear your motor is ready to be stroked,will. I feel like i'm in a cult following everything that you have done to your bird and can't wait to see what you're going to do next.
 
roadrunnerman said:
Good to hear your motor is ready to be stroked,will. I feel like i'm in a cult following everything that you have done to your bird and can't wait to see what you're going to do next.
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LOL.....Cult. That's funny. Don't go showing up in a weird robe holding candles or something freaky like that Roger. You'd really freak the hell out of the wife.
 
HA-HA! i knew there was a method to the work-your-ball$-off-out-west madness!! lol

great to hear Skeletor is getting her heart transplant!!

can't wait to hear that big, bad stroker fire up!!! hide the women and children!!!!

congrats, Will
 
MarPar said:
HA-HA! i knew there was a method to the work-your-ball$-off-out-west madness!! lol

great to hear Skeletor is getting her heart transplant!!

can't wait to hear that big, bad stroker fire up!!! hide the women and children!!!!

congrats, Will
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X 2.. Its also great to see Family Tradition" in the line up again to!!! Always Will, Good luck! I know you'll probably put in a video of the heart pumping when its all complete, maybe wishful thinking but cant help it, would be a fantastic ending..

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Great to see you in hear Daryn! Hope your cars coming along good...
 
Thanks a bunch Fella's! Great to have the bird back on my front burner. You hit it on the head Mario...Put in my time on the road to save up and dump right back into the plymouth. I guess I'm a bit old school..I don't believe in buying stuff with plastic or someone else's money. If you want something, work hard till you have the loot to buy it. Ron, i'm sure I can compile some sort of vid of old Skeletor coming back to life. I wouldn't go expecting a Steven Spielberg production, but i'm sure I can slap something together.
 
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