Brakes are DONE!!!!!!YAYYYYY!!

[old_blue]

Well, as some of you know I have had the worst time bleeding my brakes after my 5 lug conversion. today for the first time I took it for a ride around the block and the brakes work perfectly.

The problem I was having was I would turn my car on and sit in the garage and step on the pedal. I would pump it a few times then start pushing hard and the pedal would eventual bottom out. Well I decided I would take it on the street and see what happened. The pedal never bottomed out. The car stopped way before the pedal came close to bottoming out and when I slammed on it the brakes locked up nicely. This is all just around the block kinda stuff because I need to get it aligned before I do any freeway testing.

Special thanks to Shakerhood, you hung in there with me and all my fustrations.

 

[tunedin302]

Congrats

 

[old_blue]

thanks, I should be getting some saleen CC plates this week so this weekend I will be getting the alignment done.

 

[srothfuss]

for you

 

[Snikt89GT]

 

[Ozz]

 

[old_blue]

I thought I already posted some..... they were really dirty, I will get some after the alignment and when I knock the pound of dirt off.

 

[old_blue]

Here is one when I very first finished it. since some will ask
front
245/45/17
rear
255/45/17

 

[old_blue]

try and remember that this thing was a 4cyl sitting in someones front yard in Hawaii when I first laid eyes on it.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Why 55's in the rear?? For the rake?

 

[old_blue]

oops 255/45/17 sorry bout that I did have 255/40/17 but they looked weird with the 45's up front. for some reason it looks like the rear is way high in that picture. I don't know why.

edit:fixed

 

[ryan218]

needs washed?

 

[grey5.0beast]

Thatwas when it was first done, read ryan.

From now on, I want you to read every post twince before you comment on it

Awesome man, get some vids of it...stopping lol

 

[old_blue]

haha, Bout all I can do since it doesn't go that fast right now. Holley systemax will be here next year with an explorer intake as well as a 65 tb. I need to talk to tmoss about polishing the intake though. He said it didn't need to be done with thumpers but I don't know with these heads.

 

[old_blue]

ryan might be referring to me needing a paint job. of course he is right. not aint going to happen until I get the engine and interior better off. all go no show LOL

 

[Shakerhood]

Well, as some of you know I have had the worst time bleeding my brakes after my 5 lug conversion. today for the first time I took it for a ride around the block and the brakes work perfectly.

The problem I was having was I would turn my car on and sit in the garage and step on the pedal. I would pump it a few times then start pushing hard and the pedal would eventual bottom out. Well I decided I would take it on the street and see what happened. The pedal never bottomed out. The car stopped way before the pedal came close to bottoming out and when I slammed on it the brakes locked up nicely. This is all just around the block kinda stuff because I need to get it aligned before I do any freeway testing.

Special thanks to Shakerhood, you hung in there with me and all my fustrations.

Dude I am thrilled to hear that your car is all better now, it kinda helps put the frustrations behind you when you get to the end result!

 

[stykthyn]

did you have to replace the brake booster and the master cylinder or were you able to use the 4 cyl parts?

 

[Flavadave4]

love the stance, glad to hear it all worked out for you

 

[old_blue]

thanks flavadave4

did you have to replace the brake booster and the master cylinder or were you able to use the 4 cyl parts?

I had an 89 gt I bought for $800 that I later found out had a bad title and couldn't register it (no wonder so cheap huh?) So I just swapped everything into a 4cyl LX I bought for $200. Both cars were completely stripped and them reassembled.

now I have a 93 cobra booster with a sn95 m/c. works well. The brakes were pretty much done a week ago after I bled it for the 100th time. I just never took it out to test it. I just decided to take it out on the road and the brakes are perfect. I love it. Now I am just looking for some C/C plates so I can get it aligned. I found some steedas for $149 and some MM's for $169. can anyone justify the extra $20??? if not then I will just go with steedas. It si a street car so I won't be readjusting it but if MM's are that much better then I will snag a set.

 

[ryan218]

Thatwas when it was first done, read ryan.

From now on, I want you to read every post twince before you comment on it

Awesome man, get some vids of it...stopping lol

i know Jon, i saw his first thread a while ago about just getting it done. just messing with him, i dont think it worked