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Well I briefly talked with my friend yesterday. I told him, "Hey! When summer comes around, we should get back on the Dart." He was not very enthused and said, "Well, I got my car I need to work on." He's talked to me about his Demon before and all I know it needs is an alignment as the entire suspension and brake system is new from last summer. He said, "It still needs small things." So I guess if I want things to get done more quickly I'm going to either find another helper, or go buy a bunch of tools and attempt to do it myself. Which also means I'll have less money for upgrades. Super nervous about doing it myself but a guy has got to learn some day I suppose. This would probably be a good time to pick up a welder and learn how to weld.

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Not trying to be out of line here but it sounds like instead of having feelings of your friend won't help you, turn it around and go help him finish his ride,
Then the two of you have a Hot Rod to hit the streets in and at night or weekends he'll be more than happy to finish up the Dart with you.

One Hand Washes the Other!!! You'll build a stronger relationship with him and you'll also learn from him.

Back in 1978 if it wasn't for my friend Matty helping me do the clutch in my Satellite I would have been paying people to work on my car's my whole life!!
Ron

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So buy a case of beer and that might get him interested. Thats how it is with all my buddies, beer makes them work with ya for a while, till they get to hammered

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I wouldn't have a problem with that. I just can't really drink any as I believe I'm allergic. After 1/5 a bottle my face starts to flush and I get nauseous. O well.

I really don't know what I'm going to do with the firewall. I got dimensions for where the MC studs and pushrod goes on the firewall from FABO. I'm thinking about getting the studs, rotors, and hubs together myself. Throw them back on the car, momentarily reinstall the steering column, and call a tow truck to take it to my shop to deal with. I just want to drive the car more than anything right now so I can work on other things and upgrades later. I know it's taking the easy way out, but it's been 9 month since the accident and I'm anxious.

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Good to see some progress But what sucks is not what you're doing. What sucks is trying to work on rust belt cars. Yours looks brand new compared to the ones many of us have spent years with. Keep getting your hands dirty, both you and the Dart will get better.

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Yeah, I know. Californians are spoiled. What sucks for me is not really knowing how to fix the problem and messing up other spots all the time. I currently have 2-3 threads on FABO trying to fix this issue. I would like to get this all situated by the summer and be able to drive the Dart during the year.

Edit: Just pulled the calipers. I hope to take them apart and put new seals on them some time this week (possibly paint them too). Going to try to see if I can use the shop air at school.

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OK you've had the new tools for a couple days now - is the car done? Again, don't fear this project. There is very little you could screw up that can't be fixed. That is called education and the way that most of us learned.

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No... I haven't had much time to work on it during the week but I'll be cranking on it today and tomorrow. Just need to eat breakfast first.

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Work is slow... Just trying to think less and do more.

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Woohooo! Very cool. Gees good to get back on it, doesn't it?

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Knocking them out is easy a big socket to persuade them in is secondary to a press. Have you talked to a machine shop or automotive shop about pressing them in?

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I don't have a large enough socket at home and don't know of many/any machine shops in the area. My mechanics are only open for 8-12 tomorrow and are generally busy. I can stop by in the morning but they don't really know I have a Dart and generally make me feel dumb or unwelcomed whenever I go in because I was naive with my Stealth. I'll try anyways.

Someone mentioned cutting the races out with a grinder. That doesn't seem like it's going to happen with the tools I have. MuuMuu + Grinder = Bad...