Recent content by Furydude

haha. I am not very intelligent for sure. Smart maybe. Depends on who you ask in the family. Appreciate the number. I am trying to learn and doing research along the way. I'll catch up for sure when ready. Thx again. Tom

I am looking at inlinetube, classic tube, and the right stuff for the lines and i'll upgrade to stainless braided hoses. just need to figure out the parts. My plan is to order the parts, assemble them, double check I have everything, and then work on this during labor day time and maybe take a...

ok. if the shoes are not supposed to go to the outside of the edge, and i think the 3" would, then i'll stick with 2.75's and just make it so. I'll start scrunging for the parts. Thx again everyone!

more detective work. i took the brakes apart. the shoes are 2.75 with a tape measure. i am still not sure on the front drums. if I place the shoes in the drums and slid to the back, there does appear to be a 1/4 or more left until the edge. i can slide it front to back a little. so the drum has...

I popped the front left drum off. it spins nice and the grease and bearing looked fine. the left shoe has a fresh stain on it and it appears to be fluid. seems to be in a certain spot on the hub and on the shoe. not sure if it leaked down while it sat these past few years or not. i'll replace...

I am trying to decifer the service manual. it does seem like 2.5' wide pads for V8/HD and its the length that is differnt. That is for 10". I measured the diameter of my drumes and it is 11". flip the page and there is a part for police special and heavy duty and that is 11". So my rear is 11"...

hmm. I wonder what is supposed to be vs what i got? Most the options on rockauto just say front or rear and 11". not width.

ok. steel lines it is. I will also replace all the rubber lines. I'll probably do fancy SS on them. i'd love front disc but I am going to work on getting the drums right and teach myself all about drums. The lining are 2.5" wide. The drum say the wheel must be 11". So I guess I have 11X2.5". Is...

They are terrible because i am used to modern cars and motorcycles that stop on a dime and returns change. The fury requires a lot of pedal pressure. So much that I think something is wrong. it could be normal and just me. I know if I go through and double check it. then i'll know what I know...

Working on the brakes of my 68 fury. The car got parked shortly after aquired and I am finally getting on it. The brakes are terrible. I am tackling a few other issues such as a leak in the rear and decided to focus on rear and getting it button up and work my way to the front. Going proactive...

I am a doofus and do not know if its a suregrip or not. I guess the best way is to put in neutral and spin one tire and see if the other spins. If they both spin i guess i need some friction modifer. Something like that?

Thx for the replies. There was gear oil on the bottom of the case and also on the part of the case that support the pinion. It could be the seal and it leaked down to the bottom of the case. I cleaned it up real good. Hopefully I can see where its coming from. Probably should see if I need to...

I found my 68 a few years ago and right after life interviened and I shelved it. It is a nice car but a bit of a leaker. Dif, trans, and engine all have some type of leak. Plus the brakes just plain ol suck. I am off the COVID couch and working on the car. First up is the rear. I could not...

Instrument Cluster?

The more and more I look at it, the more complex it is, but that's because I have not worked on a transmission before, and I appreciate all the suggestions. On the external seals I see the shifter seal and the kick down and the pan seal. The transmissions is oily all over. The side where the...