Recent content by 68NewportDDD

I 100% scrolled through this one and then did a double-take: A COWBOY on a CAR PHONE in the middle of a pasture??? He ordering a pizza?

Thanks Craig - I will holler at you shortly (translated - within the next week)

Thank you for the recommendation - I have heard him mentioned in different threads a time or two.

I did get that from the previous brake shoe size thread: There needs to be some space on the outer edges of the drum surface. Thanks for posting up your advice. :-D

Compare to some folks on the board I am just a youngin' so I do not recall the worries caused by these drum brakes BUT I have heard plenty of horror stories from my elder generation who did grow up in the 60's. So I can relate to your statement: 'Do you want to really stop or just pray and...

Well Good morning C Body fans! OK, so I did it again...I bought this '66 Fury VIP in Manassas a few months back: NOT MINE - 1966 Plymouth Fury VIP 63,000 original miles $3,500 Turns out it's a GEM! It needed new wheel cylinders in the front passenger so I went ahead and replaced that. While...

That right thar is a nice ride, I don't care what anybody says!

But WHY? Looks perfectly safe!

You GOT TO chock the wheel...

Got to love...YOU GOT TO! - the TINY little lug pattern in the middle of the wheel. Can you imagine trying to mount those skinny tires on that rim?

Your neighbor drove an RV as his daily driver...how crazy is that??? Very cool pictures; even cooler story. Thank you for sharing this memory with the board - I love reading stuff like this!

Before I replaced the entire system I Tried replacing the muffler only and I jacked from the side and was able to get to and cut off the front.

Very cool story; thanks for sharing. I too, will be watching the progress. :-)

No worries brother! Usually when I get the 68 up in the air I get it so far off of the ground that both tires on what ever side I am lifting lose contact with the ground anyway. The key thing (and I am glad to hear it) is that you are using jack stands. Make sure that your other wheels are...