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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 11 10:21 am
by nigel
Yes, bought it from Tony going on 4 years ago, and it took me about 18 months to restore it, but since then just been driving and enjoying. I use it all the time (even to take the misses shopping to Tesco). Also travelled some long distances (euronats, hot rod drags, nostalgia drags etc) and it's 100% reliable. I'm in the process of upgrading the brakes so my misses can drive it.
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 11 7:18 pm
by steveo
nice looking charger
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 11 10:45 pm
by Rich
whats the brake plan Nige ?????????
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 11 11:30 am
by nigel
Rich wrote:whats the brake plan Nige ?????????
Replacing existing manual drums for a power disc brake kit, and while I'm at it I'm renewing all the front suspension bushes, track rod ends etc.
I must mention the fantastic service I had from Classic Industries in Huntington Beach, California. Place an order late on Monday evening, items delivered first thing Thursday morning (and I used the cheapest shipping option they offered).
The costs of the parts for those of you who are interested (like I am) is below:
disc brake kit $710
suspension rebuild kit $253 (doesn't include pitman arm, idler arm, or anti roll bar bushes)
moog premium idler arm $60
They also gave me a volume discount of $102
shipping and other costs $435
The exchange rate at the time was $1.49 to the £, total bill was £905.71 plus duty and vat charge of £221.31 (Total cost delivered £1127.02).
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 11 11:32 am
by autofetish
Great info keep the pics coming
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 11 11:45 am
by nigel
Had a few hours to spare this weekend so I went out to garage to assemble the hub and calliper - it was easy, the only complication being, although minor, was that I had to bend the metal part of the brake hoses as it was stretching a bit on full lock (see pic).
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 11 9:20 pm
by nigel
Brake conversion now complete, just got to adjust the proportioning valve to stop the rear brakes locking before the front.
