Dartgame Posted November 8, 2016 Report Posted November 8, 2016 New front and rear springs - used the aerostar front springs. Huge improvement. Installed a front sway bar from a 70 road runner given to me for free. Hits the frame on deep suspension excursions. Will rethink this - the handling improvement is outstanding. Plan to scour the boneyards for something different than a cherokee bar. Rebuilt and installed an R 10 overdrive - w/ a new clutch, bearings etc. along with new or refurbished cables for the speedo, parking brake , and overdrive. Installed new parking brake lining and restored brake mechanism. New spicer style driveshaft - car had a short tranny. Replaced the rear main bearing seal and pan gasket - using a best gasket seal. No leaks yet, with several hours running time. Restored a model 53 comfort master heater converted to 12v, installed with a 501/550 model oem heater control panel. Installed hotter thermostat.... Drove the car a fair amount - and found that a lot of people were curious about it. Cool not having a brand x car from this vintage at cruise nights. More to come next spring. For now Beeker is taking his long winters nap. Every time I change something, I am finding an improvement...cool deal ! 2 Quote
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