An Arkansas Rescue Mission

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Re: An Arkansas Rescue Mission

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Looking good... keep going..... :thup:
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Thanks Ultraranger for the head info, and to all for the positive responses.
I'm in the process of getting my brakes put together. Purchased a brake line set from inline tube. I considered bending my own, but for the money I figured I would save the headache. Inline sent a stainless set of tubing that fits perfectly!
Now I'm getting the drum brakes put together and installing a new master cylinder. I figured I would get the brakes, steering, and then the engine running before paint prep. I would like to paint it myself, however I have no auto paint experience. It would be nice to say I did it myself, but probably not if it turned out worse than before I painted it



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Cool story. The fun thing about going and getting these beat up junkers is the story you can tell about getting them home and making them as you want them. Can't do that at the dealership for sure.
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Looks like your shoes are on backwards, long shoe to the rear,may not matter much, most people end up with 2 short on one side and 2 long on the other
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Thanks Stacerbob.. Good eye. I'll check that out. Admittedly, I've worked on plenty of disc brake applications, but I have only replaced drum brakes once before this on my own. I tried to imitate what an instruction diagram and the previous owner had done, which could be a dangerous thing to do. Glad to learn something new!
That's the awesome part about this group though. People look out for each other and the help is genuine. I have rarely, if ever, seen trolling occur here.. And people usually take advice well.
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Great story - I had a similar experience with an old Plymouth Duster bought sight unseen on eBay based on a glowing description. The one owner (nope...), rust free car had enough bondo to sink a battleship and Fred Flintstone style holes in the floor, one working brake on the right front wheel, a voltage regulator that fried itself and filled the car with smoke on the freeway half an hour after setting off, and a 15 mile range before it overheated like a Yellowstone geyser. It actually ran out of gas on the street two minutes after I bought it. Took me a long time to slooooowly limp back from LA with my kid strapped in his car seat, but I guess it'd be boring if it was easy. Glad we didn't have to deal with the cold like you did, because the heater (like the "factory a/c") didn't work either.
Nice work, by the way :thup:
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Glad to see you are still at it. I know about waiting on the wife as well, mine is going back to school to get her Special Education certificate, so progress has come to a complete halt on my truck for now as well.
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