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After rebuilding my drum brakes and putting a
total of 27 miles on them, I got this very low mileage disc brake frontend
from Frank when he swapped to a Rod & Custom rack & pinion on his Maverick. I
had to buy new rotors, pads and bearings because he already promised them to Mike.
Although Mike gave me his old rotors, I wanted drilled rotors. Other than that a
few busted knuckles, elbow grease and time is all I have invested. I did have to
replace the hard line fittings to fit the flexible brake line. The spring
perch came off a '63 Falcon and the brass bushing was replaced with needle
bearings and harden shaft. Before installing the suspension I degreased the
inner fender apron with Greased Lighting using a garden sprayer and then sandblasted.
Using 18 gauge sheet metal I butt weld a patch to fill in the holes in
the shock towers. After grinding the bead a thin coat of Bondo was applied and
worked smooth to give it a even finish. Two coats of Rust Bullet was sprayed and allowed to
dry before installing the coil springs and upper control arm. A new 3/4" hole
was drilled in the shock tower to give access to the grease fitting on the upper
control arm, a rubber plug will cover this hole. Seam Sealer and Bed Liner was
applied for protection and sound deadener.
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