1978 Caprice, the new on-going project! (Yes, I'm still alive!)

[murphmobile2]

I finally got around to doing some more work on this old thing!

Has anyone ever had shocks do this when you remove them? And the oil in these things smells awful when it splashes up into your nose! Haha!

[murphmobile2]

I actually never had to do the rotors on either of my Crown Vics believe it or not. The '84 only ever needed pads, and the '85 just needed a new caliper and a set of pads at one point.

[purplebomb302]

I thought they had the same style brakes as panthers.

[murphmobile2]

That I'm not sure about. It doesn't make much sense, but then again it was also my first time doing this style of brakes. It seems to be doing fine, and I no longer feel or hear that horrible whirring sound from the front end!


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[Piece-it pete]

Nice! Don't the old b bodies have the wheel bearings where you kinda lightly tighten the nut then back it off a teenie bit?

Pete

[murphmobile2]

Yesterday was another quite successful day on the car, despite rain rolling in when I just started working on the second side of the car, lol. The day consisted of new sway bar links, new rotors, pads and wheel bearings!

I used Duralast for the sway bar links (opted for the heavy duty for $1 more apiece), rotors and wheel bearings, while I used Timken wheel seals and Duralast Gold Cmax pads as they're the top of the line ceramic pads that my work offers. I picked up new dust caps as well, of course. I bought all of these at a good time too, had a 30% off weekend at my store!

I went to take the links off, and the bottoms of both snapped clean off. I was able to get them to both come apart piece by piece after that, thanks to days of soaking in PB Blaster, and two pairs of vice grips.



From the front view of the rotors, you can see on both sides where the vehicle sat for quite some time! Both axle nuts were also so loose that I removed them by hand...





And this is why I wanted them all replaced! Nasty!



Oh we fancy now! The calipers will be painted, just a matter of finding that right shade of blue...

[sly]

Oh cock! That's not gone well at all.

[murphmobile2]

Yes Pantera it is, the whole suspension is shot and needs redone, badly! And by 4 speed, I DO mean an extra pedal!

I did do the tune up today (as in the lady did most of it, she loves doing this kind of thing). Does the old cap look a little off? Haha. The ignition rotor also had old spider eggs on it! I'm now running an MSD cap and rotor, along with a new wireset and some new plugs.

[Brown_Muscle]

I hope by 4 speed, you mean something with an extra pedal

[pantera77]

Is that left rear lower control arm bushing shell completely rotted through?

[sly]

700R4 for win!

[marquisman]

454 or nothing

[murphmobile2]

I think I tried flipping the air cleaner and the bolt wasn't long enough, lol. I'm debating between a cheap 350 build, or finding the lesser used 400 small block. I hope to ditch the old TH200 for either a TH350 or a 4 speed as well.

Today it's finally getting a MUCH needed tune up and hopefully new shocks all the way around... they're all toast!

[sly]

+1 flip the air cleaner lid. did that with my parisienne (pontiac trim caprise). was a bit of a dog, but it would crawl up hills. that 700R4 was very happy to go.

[Mr.Blue]

Flip the air cleaner lid for the "call of the wild" quadra-bog moan

Buddy of mines mom had one, base car, roll up windows, locks and one color cream..........we used to howl it all over town as teens...........BBBBUUWWWWAAHHHHHHH!!