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Mike, at the car shop where Red is currently impounded, he called me this morning and left me a message before I'd even woke up. We played phone tag for a while but finally, he's not much one to talk very long on the phone. He asked, what about this PosiTraction box full of parts you left us?
All I could say was, I don't know. I bought all of the parts that were on the computer screen when I was ordering the rear end rebuild job. I don't even know if I need that or not, I'll leave that up to you. He said, "Does your positive traction work okay already?" I said yes. And then he said, what about all of this brake fluid you had in the box full of parts? What is that....?"
I said, "Y'all go to adjust the parking brake, I guessed y'all will have to take the rear calipers off of the car and may lose some fluid. That's the kind of fluid I run, I threw it in there just in case."
I said, "Mike, that parking brake is gonna be aggravating, I've tried to fix it five times and I can't do it, it's aggravating."
He said "Thanks." That all the info he needed.
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Pdubby.. Rears are easy..
I'm modifying a 9 inch to run caddy axles.. With caddy side gears..
31 spline caddy does not fit into Ford carrier..
Then I needed to cut off 1-1/2" on one side and 3" on the other and the bearing retainers are in the way so cut off 6" and add 4. Sorta deal..
And change the gears from 3:08 to 4:86.
If I can do it so can you!
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Originally posted by Deaf Bob View PostIf I can do it so can you!Charter member of the Turd Nuggets
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We hadn't heard a peep from the guys at the garage so I just now called them. I guess that's what you do, I thought maybe they would call US when the work was done. But anyhow, Red's Reddy. We'll go get him tomorrow.
And picture this: They could NOT fix the parking brake. There's something just "wrong" about it. They couldn't fix it, nobody can. The arm is too long, the position of the cable stays, it's just wrong. That's a lose/win. Now I don't feel like quite such an idiot after all. It wasn't Mike I was talking with, it was another guy. He said, "Don't even use it. It'll tighten up but then it won't release." I was sitting here on the phone thinking....well YEAH, and kinda doing mental high-fives at the same time.Charter member of the Turd Nuggets
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Originally posted by Monster View Post
Me too ... isn't that what happens anymore ?
All's good. New gear. We'll see.
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Last edited by silver_bullet; August 16, 2018, 06:55 PM.Patrick & Tammy
- Long Haulin' 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014...Addicting isn't it...??
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WOW, that new gear is a TREMENDOUS win. The driveability through the gearbox is 10 times better. That's the gear the car should have had in it to start with. I'll have to learn how to pedal and row at the same time because now he'd RATHER spin the wheels.
I've done the calculations from actual (RPM vs GPS speed) and it looks like when I put Red in 5th gear at 137 MPH he'll then be turning 4566 RPMs. That's REAL close to where we want to be, and I should have a little more than the whole last quarter mile to work with at the track. Theoretically, on paper, that will get us over 150. If nothing else it should at least make that last quarter mile be a lot more fun, pulling instead of bogging.Charter member of the Turd Nuggets
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Originally posted by silver_bullet View PostI am extremely happy that my advice got you closer to where you wanted to be, performance wise....be cautious on wet or questionable surfaces so you don't spin....Charter member of the Turd Nuggets
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