One more step completed
I got both the front rotors and caliper installed today. The second side was a lot easier to remove than the first side was. It helped that I saturated it with B’laster and let it soak overnight too. After removal…
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From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
I got both the front rotors and caliper installed today. The second side was a lot easier to remove than the first side was. It helped that I saturated it with B’laster and let it soak overnight too. After removal…
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Things seem to be progressing a bit better now that I figured out some of the snags. Today the new master cylinder and vacuum booster were finally installed. I hated to have to cut bolts to make new parts fit,…
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So people in the know kept telling me that I must check out the Winter Autofest at Festival Park in Zephyrhills. Not only were there some amazing automobiles to see up for auction there, they also had auto racing and…
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The news for today is my Drum-to-Disc Brake Conversion Kit arrived! I found a place online called Auto City Classic that has a lot of ’58 Chevy parts but also carries other old Chevy parts too. As you can see from…
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Something I always like to have when working on my car is a little knowledge about what I am fixing. Now I’m not claiming to be a ’55 Chevy Belair expert, but with the help of the Chevrolet Passenger Car Shop…
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Pimp My Ride ’55 Chevrolet Bel Air
Last night I decided to take a trip to Old Town to watch Cruise Night. Am I glad I did! There were so many nice rides there and a few cool classics too. Even the original Herbie the Love Bug…
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First thing this morning, I went to get the car titled in my name. As usual, the DMV took the expected long time, but I finally got the title in my name. For an extra $10 the DMV offered to…
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The engine was running a bit rough so I decided to investigate. Since the engine didn’t have an cleaner I started with that. The one I purchased was too big (it was touching the distributor) so I returned it for a…
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So I continued to do some more cleaning. this time in the engine compartment. So much grass and dust in there, I fired up the compressor and grabbed the air hose and blew most of it out. I reached down…
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