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Great job congrats......
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I have managed to put about 100 miles on the truck in the past couple of weeks, so far the issues have been pretty minor.
Anyway, I drove it to the Twin Cities Roadster swap this morning and it began to snow. Driving it in bad weather was bound to happen sooner or later, now I have that out of the way... https://www.facebook.com/mark.wells....2851068085699/ |
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How do you like the Heater you put in? That would have been a good test I think. Glad you got that beauty home safe and sound.
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Getting some windshield time and sorting things out...
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That's the best way, take care of little things as they pop up...Jim
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gorgeous and well executed build. very very nice work.
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Yup. Just a very pretty, well designed build. Kudos!
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I fixed a few things and found a couple more. The passenger side valve cover is leaking pretty good, but the more I drive it the better it runs...
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Sure Looks Nice, I really like that color Combo Good Job
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On Saturday I replaced the rubber valve cover gaskets with cork composite gaskets and got in a 40 mile cruise, just because I could. A couple more minor issues revealed themselves so I took care of them too. I'm still not 100% happy with the brakes, they will get sorted out this winter...
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Mark, what's with the brakes...Jim
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Hey Mark,
With 1000 miles on her now I assume you’ve driven it on a variety of highways and suburban streets. How much or how little road rash has it picked up on the front from ordinary driving? It’s going to happen to my fresh paint but I’m just wondering if it has happened yet to yours? |
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Mark, what master cylinder, and calipers are you running? Is mc a 1" or 1-1/8" bore. Sometimes it's a combination of things...Jim
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I used Baer "Sport" pads on the fronts
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According to this tech article the pedal ratio for power brakes should be 5:1, I'm going to have to take some measurements to calculate if it's correct or not.
https://techtalk.mpbrakes.com/how-to...ng-pedal-ratio |
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For the last 15 years I've driven modern trucks with big 4 wheel disc brakes, maybe I'm expecting too much. |
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I threw the cover on the truck to see how it fits. There's still a couple things in need of attention, I'll get on them after Thanksgiving...
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Just detailing under the hood and waiting for spring...
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