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| | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 | anyone in the dallas area have a work area/garage i could rent or borrow for a few days to do my disc conversion??? would need in 2 or 3 weeks or so.
thanks in advance | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | I have 11 acres, small frame house,etc, south of canton,,about 62 miles from Mesquite,,,,you're welcome to use it,, just dont have any garage or real cover,, have a barn but no door wide enough to get your truck in,,,, we could move the 70 International from under the car-port and you could use that for some cover if you need it,,, I only go there about twice a month,, you are welcome to use it....no charge,, just let me know, I will tell you how to get there and will probably be able to meet you there for the first trip....If you are at the meet tomorrow we can talk about it more to see if it might work for you,,,,,,,,,,,,,Fred
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 | not going to make the meet. i have an open spot to work on it really looking for a covered or garage spot if i can find one close by. Thanks for the offer though | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | roger,,, sorry , you cant make the meet,, Fred
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | What have you got going on? Did you get bolt on bits or did you get stuff from a newer truck? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 | arnswine:
I came into a little cash and decided i would tackle the swap myself and buy all new parts. i wanted drop spindles and needed new calipers not to mention all the steering parts. after looking at prices and all i just decided to spend a bit more and buy a kit instead of spending the money having someone else install the old stuff. im just going to purchase everything new from cpp or chevy duty. still unsure if i want to purchase the booster/mc/prop valve new or reuse what i have. the problem is it has no brackets or push rod. The guys selling the kits are keeping a tight lip about the components that work so im not sure what brackets or rod it needs to work and dont have time for trial and error. once started i need to complete the swap ASAP. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | So the kit sez just use what you got then? When I did the 59 I got a new dual circuit master and changed up the system. That of course changes up the brake lines. What about the kit, have you been through the instructions? How ugly does it look? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 | well theres 2 kits needed. the brake kit and the booster kit. but if i can find a better deal on a complete kit that would be better. im thinking i might just do this at home. one wheel at a time then the booster etc. spread it out for 3 seperate days. i just dont like the idea of leaving a job half done in my apts parking lot. the instructions from CPP look nice and easy... but you know how that goes... heres a link to the tech article online: http://www.classicperform.com/discdrop.htm it is for a 67-70 truck but dosent seem that much will be different and heres instructions on installing the booster for the 60-66 http://www.classicperform.com/tech_articles/OneStopBraking/OneStopBraking.htm | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | well, the reason I asked is I was wondering if we could get it done at my place post-haste. I don't want your junque pile replacing my junque piles for any real length of time. I did the single/dual conversion on my 59 - and with extra stuff to do - it took about a day. The spindle change looks to be the biggest pain in the butt part. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 | yeah I understand. i dont want to put any body out. hopefully some good weather is on its way. also coil over has offered a bay in his shop to me. its quite a ways away near bonham i believe but if no other oppurtunity arises that is an option. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | Do you have the bits together yet? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 | deposit the check today and order stuff tomorrow. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | Lemme know when it gets in. I'd like to look the stuff over and get a feel for what it would take. I have a bunch of tools including gas and electric welders etc. I also have to see how my junque shuffle will work. I have 4 vehicles in the driveway right now. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 | right on. appreciate it even if it doesnt work out. looks like more rain in the forecast for this weekend... we are entering the darn monsoon season here in texas | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | Yeah, ya got dat rite. Been really nice (tho a bit hot) for the past couple o daze. I'd think if we could get the bits together we could get maybe one of those jobs did over a weekend (weather permitting). Maybe both. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 | Yeah. Looks like if everything went smooth it could be completed in a day. it is a bolt on conversion, i just hope i can get the old stuff unbolted! ordered the kit yesterday and they say i should have it in 5-7 business days. i'll holler at you when it comes in. still waiting to hear back from CPP on the booster. want to discuss something before i buy... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | Well, I have a gas welder so we can heat stuff up and that always works to get things undid. (That or I'll cut it off in blue flame speed mode!  ) | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 227 | sounds good. about to order the booster. im tired of waiting on CPP so i emailed Performance online and asked if they have what i need. they got right back to me and price is cheaper than CPP. im tired of messing around with them. no answer when i call and no reply to emails... not to mention i have stuff still on back order from the beginning of January!
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