Author: OldWarHorse300
Old but useful painting trick ..
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Imperial-69 brake component’s Budd vs. Kelsey-Hayes
Maybe stupid question but, when changing from 4 piston Budd brakes to Kelsey-Hayes type one piston brakes, are the other parts still same? Budd System has tee part with brake warning switch ( looks like very similar with B body) and Kelsey-Hayes made …
Rubber parts out of polyuretan for -69 Imp.
Here’s some parts for my -69 Le Baron project. LCA bushings and rear spring isolators are no longer available so I decided to try to make these and some other parts . First I did measuring for 3D modeling, luckily these was simple parts and easy to ma…
Is this part still available?: centering socket yoke -69 Imperial
Probably only NOS part but I’m asking anyway: is this available anywhere? Probably same from-69 to -73? Same part in both ends of the propeller shaft. If I understand correctly, parts book only gives number for complete yoke assembly, front and rear…
Bend torsionbar , problem or not?
-69 Imp Le Baron, another torsionbar is bend about 3 millimeters ( 1/8 inch) , the other one is straight. Is it problem or not? Removing wasn’t difficult.
Door lock strike bolt rubber repair ( kind of..)
-69 Baron’s lock strike bolt rubber insulators was in bad shape and needs replacing, but how to do it? Metal parts are recoated with nickel/zinc ( that’s why the color is differentt than regular zinc). I was wandering how to make new insulation between…
-69 Imperial ball joints, press fitted or treads
Do I understand correctly: is it possible that-69 Imp ball joints could be press fitted or with threads? And if so, how to identify without removing? Press fitted is round outside and thread fitted is square outside?
Thanks in advance,
Mika