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  1. Just for future reference and anyone reading this; you can remove the rear wheel studs (even with drum brakes installed) using one of the lever type tie rod or ball joint separators.
  2. One possibility... The washers are intended to be installed with the concave sides facing away from the bush - kind of counter intuitive to what you might think at first glance. This allows the rod to move without the washer edge digging into the bush.
  3. I put these (and equivalent rear) onto my '63. Did not machine drums as they looked very good. No particular reason for selecting this brand; just what Rockauto had. Initially I was disappointed with the brake performance, but they have improved significantly with bedding in. I am now pleased with them.
  4. Thank you! And thanks to others on this site for knowledge sharing and assisting with parts.
  5. Yes, I guess there is always more that can be done, but it drives great and I am into it $1k over budget, so I'm calling it.
  6. And its finished. Ended up lowering it and changing the wheels. Much happier with the look. Maximised the positive caster and a little negative camber. Very happy with how it drives.
  7. I cannot help with a wheel but if you cannot find the correct color they are easy to prepare and paint.
  8. Would you have a 'Riviera' front fender badge for a '63?
  9. LOL, yeah, and worse than that - a 3 5 0 !! At least it does have finned LT1 valve covers. There is a nail head to TH350 adaptor for sale nearby that I'm considering grabbing for possible future upgrade.
  10. This one was first registered down here in '67. I've tried to find history on it but no luck so far. I'm told it lived out in the Wimmera in its early years.
  11. It runs, drives, steers and stops. Small tidy up list to get through. Ended up putting a mild 350 (SBC) in it. The aluminum heads (port location) on the 400 made header fitment a problem (I set the headers up for OEM heads). Using a near stock engine resolved my hood clearance issue also. Fresh TH350 transmission seems to work (at least on my driveway).
  12. I have installed a Lares box in my '63. Not driven yet, but number of turns lock to lock has reduced a little. Steering effort is increased (assume the new Lares box has a stiffer torsion bar in the box). It bolted in fine.
  13. Do you mean a conventional two piece shaft with three universal joints? If so, I would say no. The cv shaft design and angle layout is different to a three universal shaft. The expense of a cv would not have been incurred if not needed.
  14. Super interesting and informative video, thank you. Like others was fascinated to see the amount of automation and computer aided design and manufacture in 1970.
  15. The ebay part looks like 3D printed plastic to me.
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