still no movement on my heap. Pulled and tested the battery at the shop. just under 10v and no CCA. 2 Days at 2amps and its at 13v and 500 cca so it's fooked. I pick up a new battery on Monday to get the POS going again.
What Did You Do To Your G-Body Today? [2021]
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I put mine in the garage to get it out of the way. We have 3 days of snowfall forecast, and it's easier to remove with the Pig not in the driveway.
Pulled and sold the front seats yesterday. New seats should be here in next couple weeks and I'm excited. I might go start mine in a few, been a bit since it's ran.
Ended up buying new calipers for the rear, I couldn’t rig up a return spring on the old ones and one was really stiff to get back to its resting position. And after that I learned I royally messed up.
I made the new driver’s side cable out of the Mustang one, but made the sheath 2 inches longer, that’s not the way to do this. With the cable set in place, and the passenger side cable lengthened to its full length - Im using shaft collars with set screws to control overall cable length - the adjuster was 3/4 of an inch from even going into the hole on the equalizer, let alone through it enough to get a nut on it.
So now I have to get another cable made up.
I made the new driver’s side cable out of the Mustang one, but made the sheath 2 inches longer, that’s not the way to do this. With the cable set in place, and the passenger side cable lengthened to its full length - Im using shaft collars with set screws to control overall cable length - the adjuster was 3/4 of an inch from even going into the hole on the equalizer, let alone through it enough to get a nut on it.
So now I have to get another cable made up.
Used my Trusty Dremel tool and a puff ball scotch brite attachment to gently remove the minimal surface rust from the inner surface of the brake drum. No nicks or tears in the face so I just cleaned up the chamfered edge and popped the drum back on the brakes. All this has me wondering a bit because when I moved over the passenger's side for brake shoe, part two, the drum on that side was clearly stamped Made in Argentina but the driver's is a no-name meaning it could be factory or maybe from Taiwan. The quality of the casting itself is good and the fit and finish is excellent; just no clue as to who foundered it and where. Not knocking the Argentine drum either. Had the chance to compare an Argentine made brake drum with a PROC piece of ^&*^%* and the difference in finish and quality from one to the other was like night and day. Argentine script, numbers and dimensions, and perimeter ribs crisp, clean, and complete. PROC POS script almost illegible, ribs malformed, partially absent or unfinished, edges uneven or pitted. When I went in and purchased the new drums for my S-10 I got to see the difference first hand. It took me three tries but they finally managed to bring in two of the Argentine drums. They have been in service ever since and still look good. My point here is me shaking my head and wondering how did I manage to end up with mis-matched drums as to source?? I can't even recall when I swapped in these drums but it had to be ten to eleven years ago because I parked it in 2010 right after I bought the S-10. I don't think I can score another Argentine drum to match my good one for the forseeable future; not even sure if they are still producing them.
Anyway, onto the second shoe swap. I wish that I had a drum caliper so I could check the id on these drums. At some point I will have to give some serious thought to getting them turned but around here a specialty shop that knows how to do they correctly is about as rare as hen's teeth.
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Anyway, onto the second shoe swap. I wish that I had a drum caliper so I could check the id on these drums. At some point I will have to give some serious thought to getting them turned but around here a specialty shop that knows how to do they correctly is about as rare as hen's teeth.
Nick
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Over the weekend I gunk'd my engine (now it won't start but the engine bay looks much better) on my '84 El Camino. I also fixed the blinker issue by replacing the 2 front sockets. The 2 original ones had bad ground wires. I replaced the battery terminal screws. The ones in the car were stripped for some reason. Also replaced all the interior lights, dome, under dash and glove box, with LED's. Looks much better now. I might replace the bulb in the dash when it gets a little warmer.
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