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Mar 12, 2010 | 10:10 AM

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BoogieNights

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Well how new is the battery?? How new is the alternator?? It could be that the alternator aint charging the battery good enough of the battery is bad and is not accepting the charge all the way.

Mar 12, 2010 | 01:10 PM

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Well how new is the battery?? How new is the alternator?? It could be that the alternator aint charging the battery good enough of the battery is bad and is not accepting the charge all the way.

Battery is a couple months old. alternator, no idea.

Mar 20, 2010 | 07:10 PM

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Finally picked up some parts to do the brakes. New Drums, Shoes, cylinders, and of course a hardware kit. She will finally be 5 lug all around soon

FRONT

REAR

FRONT

REAR

Mar 21, 2010 | 01:56 PM

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You're going to stick with drum instead of disc brakes?

I had drums on mine and it was hard to stop with them.

Mar 21, 2010 | 04:55 PM

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You're going to stick with drum instead of disc brakes?

I had drums on mine and it was hard to stop with them.

Ya, believe me, if i could of afforded to swap to rotors, i would in a heartbeat. But i need to get this thing drivable, so drums are for now.

Mar 21, 2010 | 05:15 PM

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OK, be carefull with those. With mine I had to plan my stop about a block ahead of time.

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Ya, believe me, if i could of afforded to swap to rotors, i would in a heartbeat. But i need to get this thing drivable, so drums are for now.

Mar 22, 2010 | 09:14 AM

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OK, be carefull with those. With mine I had to plan my stop about a block ahead of time.

LOL, will do. Thanks

Mar 22, 2010 | 09:47 AM

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Actually my rear brakes are still drums, it's only the front that are power disc brakes. Maybe you should consider that?

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LOL, will do. Thanks

Mar 23, 2010 | 07:42 PM

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now i need Hubs, backing plates and spindles...

Mar 23, 2010 | 08:57 PM

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OK, be carefull with those. With mine I had to plan my stop about a block ahead of time.

You just have to use both feet...

Mar 24, 2010 | 08:12 AM

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lol, untill I got my disc brakes it felt like every car that pulled out in front of me was throwing themselves under my wheels!

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You just have to use both feet...

Mar 24, 2010 | 11:33 AM

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lol, untill I got my disc brakes it felt like every car that pulled out in front of me was throwing themselves under my wheels!

lol.

Mar 24, 2010 | 06:17 PM

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and to think back in the 60's almost all cars has 4 wheel drum brakes including some high proformence and race cars.

Mar 25, 2010 | 08:16 AM

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Yeah, drum brakes are so good in the rain either.

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and to think back in the 60's almost all cars has 4 wheel drum brakes including some high proformence and race cars.

Mar 25, 2010 | 07:23 PM

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and to think back in the 60's almost all cars has 4 wheel drum brakes including some high proformence and race cars.

Lets not forget the bias ply tires that had the traction of banana peal.

Mar 26, 2010 | 11:37 AM

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I never had those, but I heard about them.

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Lets not forget the bias ply tires that had the traction of banana peal.

Mar 26, 2010 | 01:22 PM

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lol, untill I got my disc brakes it felt like every car that pulled out in front of me was throwing themselves under my wheels!

haha... oh yeah.... I'll get mine back out in April.. I'll get to learn how that feels again.. 4 wheel manual drums on all four corners.

Mar 27, 2010 | 09:28 AM

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haha... oh yeah.... I'll get mine back out in April.. I'll get to learn how that feels again.. 4 wheel manual drums on all four corners.

Hmm a nice day, I may fire up the Torino for a drive. Another car with 4 wheel drums and a lot of weight! nice to know how it feels to stop a freight train.