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11-25-2018, 10:49 AM
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Drum to Disc - 65 Tempest - In-line Tube Kit
It’s been 2 long years since my dad passed and I brought home his 65 Tempest. The car has been garage kept its whole life with only 36k miles. The rear wheel cylinders were leaking so I replaced all rear brakes, hardware and axle lines, which took some tweaking to get them to fit.
I need to get the car out of the garage as I’m having the garage doors replaced so I decided that weekend I’d tackle the front disc conversion. Everything went fine until I got to removing the lower ball joint from the spindle. What a freaking nightmare that was. I ended up damaging the seal and then the threads so ended up replacing the ball joint also. Took a lot of heat and 5 lb sledge to finally get it free after 3+ hours. Hind sight I would have opted for the Scarebird kit as the inline (or other spindle kits) are not much more than the same thing, a bracket that bolts to the spindle. I don’t have a hoist so the car is up on jack stands and replacing ball joints down on the ground is a total PITA. Not to mention the extra $$ spent on ball joints, renting tool, buying more tools to try to remove the lower joint from spindle and added aggravation. I finished up at 1:00am last night and still have drivers side to go, plus installing booster, master and plumbing it. But it was a moral victory to at least get one side done |
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#2
11-25-2018, 02:52 PM
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Looks good!
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 1965 Pontiac LeMans. M21, 3.73 in a 12 bolt, Kauffman 461.
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11-26-2018, 07:47 AM
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Looks factory original. Very nice. Even if it is a PITA. Good job.
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#4
12-14-2018, 12:08 AM
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Make sure that ball joint is seated since you did it on the car. It’s hard to tell and can have disastrous results. I did the set on my car when I first got it and one seated and one didn’t. Drove to the alignment shop 2 miles away and made it by the grace of god because the passenger side was in cocked and about to come out
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468/TKO600 Ford thru bolt equipped 64 Tempest Custom. Custom Nocturne Blue with black interior. |
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#5
12-14-2018, 12:16 AM
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