1984 ElCO Rear disc brake upgrade...

[LSCustoms]

well, yesterday was my bday, didnt get much done, but wanted to finish the brakes up, went all the down to paramount and got some ARP studs... the damn things were thicker than the reg studs, so i called the guy back. he told me i have to have them pressed in, we will see...

 

[melman109]

Happy Belated birthday big bro!

 

[80ELCAMINOFLAKE]

HAPPY BELATED B DAY!!!!! Hahahaha did i say that right

 

[L.A.X-RATED]

i dont think you have to have them "pressed" in? i just swapped my original studs for longer ones(damn offset!)gave me an extra 3 inch thread i needed to mount the wheels my client wanted on the el.ive also done this(replacing studs) on a couple of my 4x4's,and all ive done is install them from the back side of axle flange,snug up original lugnut and set in place by using cresent,channel locks and turning clockwise(tightning)them enough so that they stay stationary.now with them set momentarilary i back off the lugnuts,mount rim/tire then install lugnuts(closed end specialty nuts)and tighten so that nuts are pulled through/set flush with axle flange.hope you had a good day,and drank some of that good beer(the kind other people buy :wink: )staying glued to my laptop for the progress report

 

[redboy504]

Happy B-day. I'm in the process of cleaning everything up. The rotors are ready. I wanna clean up the calipers a little bit more. I got some degreaser but I need a real stiff brush. I got some engine paint in a color similar to the color I'm paint the car. I'll try it out and put up some pics tonight.

 

[LSCustoms]

i dont think you have to have them "pressed" in? i just swapped my original studs for longer ones(damn offset!)gave me an extra 3 inch thread i needed to mount the wheels my client wanted on the el.ive also done this(replacing studs) on a couple of my 4x4's,and all ive done is install them from the back side of axle flange,snug up original lugnut and set in place by using cresent,channel locks and turning clockwise(tightning)them enough so that they stay stationary.now with them set momentarilary i back off the lugnuts,mount rim/tire then install lugnuts(closed end specialty nuts)and tighten so that nuts are pulled through/set flush with axle flange.hope you had a good day,and drank some of that good beer(the kind other people buy :wink: )staying glued to my laptop for the progress report

these are ARP studs bro, needed to be pressed in, cant, put them in and use nut either, was no way I could beat em in and didnt want to risk the flanges, the guy had a hard time pressing them in too... the chance you run with doing it another way, wasnt worth it to me, anyhow, update coming very shortly... yeh, sippin a little too

 

[LSCustoms]

HAPPY BELATED B DAY!!!!! Hahahaha did i say that right

Happy Belated birthday big bro!

thank you... kids made me elmo and cookie monster cupcake, funniest sh*t ever and I didnt expect that, they remembered me telling them a while back that they elmo was my favorite character growing up...

bad pics but you get the point

 

[LSCustoms]

so, today i pulled the axles out, had the arps ($55) pressed in and put the axles back in, put the wheel on and test fit the rim/rotor etc on, to see how much i needed to cut the studs, they were 3", cut them down by 1 1/2"...

 

[LSCustoms]

picked up my parts to make shock relocation brackets, 3/16" thick angle iron (each side 1.5")... picked up some grade 8 bolts, washers and lock nuts, while i was at it...

made the brackets 1.5" wide... got out the grinder, and unibits, made these in about 5 minutes, and primered them for now...

marked my lines...

drilled holes first then cut...

needed two of them obviously, cleaned them up a little and primered them...

 

[LSCustoms]

the bolts and stock shock bolt fit real tight, so had to out the new bolt in first without a washer... then the shock mount, took the stock shock bolt off the shock bracket on rear end... stay with me...

then fit it together... on my bracket... to test fit the bolts...