Another new owner.

[pflaming]

Have him set the first price. Out here to cut a price in half or 3/4's is not uncommon. If his price is rediculous then thank him for the conversation. I do not reveal to a new 'contact' that I may be a buyer, just that I grew up with the old stuff and it fascinates me. Keeps me in a neutral position. I $25o for mine. Lady was glad to see it gone.

[Nikwillig]

This past week, I got to thinking, Is the drivers front drum dented? My guess is yes, as it seems to stick in one, or two spots, and looks to be a tad out of round when spun.

My question is, would it be crazy, foolish, insane, unsafe or all the above, to either try and

bend it back into shape... potentially making it even worse, or to

have the inside machined down so that it would be more round, less grabby. There may or may not be enough material there to do so...

Or should I just go all the way and upgrade the front end to disk brakes...

I guess a 4th option would be to replace the drum itself, but... where's the fun in that?

 

Note: I know about three places to go for bits and bobs, Rustyhope, Scarebird, and AAJbrakes... Plus, I've no problems checking out the semi-local salvage yards to see what they've got sitting around for parts.

 

Thanks for your time.

[Nikwillig]

Update!

Thanks to pflaming, I've made a serious note to plan on upgrading the front drums to disks, though, it will still be after I get the chance to feel how well it stops with the drums. As for the drum, there was more than enough material there to have it machined down some, and I must say, it turned out well...

Took the radiator out to get a leak fixed, and have it painted. We suspect the leak was caused by the cap being a pressurized cap.

 

Other than that, I learned of a fella down in Palmer, MA (Pease Antique Auto Parts, 43 Foundry St, Palmer, MA.) that has a whole bunch of parts for classic vehicles. I wound up picking up only a few things while I was there, a non-pressurized radiator cap, two front wheel bearing dust seals, an oil pan gasket set and... A pound of water pump grease, the "real" stuff, even though it is yellow in color, and the fact that this little bit may outlast me.

While the drive for me, was about an hour one way, even if he didn't have anything of what I wanted, I'd still feel it was a worthwhile trip. I do seem to enjoy seeing walls packed full of older parts... I think I need a good excuse to drive back down there again, to try and look around some... Gah! I should have asked about a key!