1978 Firebird Drum Brake Work and New Tires (Ep.6)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- We will take apart the drum brake on one side to correct the brake shoe placement to get everything in the proper place. The shoes had been installed incorrectly and it caused the car to veer off a bit under very hard braking. Then, we will finally get some new tires for the car and make sure everything fits under there!
Dates of filming: March 26th, 2018 (Brake work)
October 30th, 2017 (2x New Tires Installed (255/60r15))
March 26th, 2018 (2x New Tires Installed (275/60r15))
Song List (Order of First Appearance):
0:01 To the Top - Silent Partner
6:02 The Contractor General - Silent Partner
(All music provided by TH-cam's Audio Library royalty free.)
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Nothing makes a car drive better than new tires!
Dude. You’ll have no idea how excited I get when I see a new video of yours in my feed
I’m so late to this party. But I am really enjoying this series!
Corner balancing can make a difference. If you imagine that the left of the car is 100kg heavier and you add braking to the equation then that’s a lot more that one caliper has to do over another. Which could cause locking up on one tire over another.
"Spin A Tire"? Oooo...time will tell that now with the extra power you will perhaps be looking into an LSD? I can't live with a car that has an open diff anymore. Ever since I've owned a car with rear wheel and an Limited Slip Diff I just don't feel like things are right if it doesn't have that full control feeling. Awesome videos!
JEGS has rear disc conversions that fit this car starting at $234
i personaly wouldn't go for the cheapest breakes, i dont want them to fail on me.
Really needed a shot of the em brake lover attachment
I love your channel and projects- keep them coming!
Mastercraft avenger gt some of the best performing and longer lasting tires I've ever used. I use the 245/55 15s on my modified ranger and their amazing and look damn good on the cragars
Brakes they only slow you down
I vote for getting some spray can Plastidip or Flexidip with gloss to freshen up those wheels! Awesome car!
I was originally going to sandblast them and paint them, but like many other things since it is only cosmetic it is low on the priorities list now. Don't really have a plan for painting at the moment
Car looks great! makes me miss my 79 formula..my only complaint is video was too short
I won't disagree, which is why I made sure to get two videos uploaded today! I like the idea of splitting videos up into shorter ones with a connecting "theme", and having more episodes will hopefully help more people find these videos!
Fuzzy Dice Projects awesome! Your videos are always great thanks for sharing your knowledge with us
Now was good time as any to swap rear end /drum to disc brake. Shouldn't be hard to find an almost direct bolt in.
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I hope you can make a disk brake conversion.
Lucas Martínez Parra just put an axle from a camaro in that already has disk brakes
A rear axle?
Lucas Martínez Parra yeah duh wtf they fit right in just have to find one from like a 1998 z28
No they don't. 1st and 2nd gen f-bodies use leaf springs and 3rd and 4th gen use coil springs, completely different suspension. And on top of that, 3rd and 4th gen axles are the smaller/weaker 7.5/7.625" 10-bolt.
Dude how many brake jobs have u done they was right in the first place!!!!
how about rust repair and body work on this car it would be so nice to fix the rust and apply a new paint
Maybe somewhere down the line, but no plans for that cosmetic work at the current time
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those fat tires look mean.
What about getting two brake shoe kits and only putting the long pads in the car?
VGAPR Garage that wouldn't work right. They are different for a reason. The front is the wedging shoe since the rotating force tries to open the shoe outwards. It brakes better than the rear which coast with the direction of rotation. The different lengths provide even braking between each shoe and equal wear over their life.
Why do you have coils in the back as well as leaf springs?
They are called "helper" shocks, they have coil springs on them to give a bit of extra lift/stiffness to old springs or overloaded vehicles. I got them when I had all the original springs on the car and hadn't planned on changing them out, they were the same price as normal shocks so I figured if they would help a bit that I'd just go for it. Now that all the springs have been replaced, I'm not sure they have much of a noticeable effect.
hasbeengood what are you on about all vehicle that have a live axle rear end with leaf springs have , Normal coil springs if cars don’t have this then you’ll be bouncing around not to mention it would be dangerous when braking
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nope, me first
You are doing things and applying product but not saying what you are doing. Can't read minds.
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When are you gonna paint that ugly thing
I originally had plans to paint it, but it becomes less likely as time goes on since I have so many other things to focus on. Besides, "ugly" just looks like "character" to me haha
@@FuzzyDiceProjects i think it looks badass