It sounds like maybe your high beams are on. Hit the foot switch and that red light should go off. People will probably sstop giving you the finger at night also.

On the floor next to the kick panel by your left foot. Its a round button, tap that with your foot.

So right before I left for school this morning I quickly opened my package to make sure what I got. I opened the box holding the MC and I'm a little perplexed... Did my ignorance cause me to order another wrong part? Anyways, I just checked rockauto to make sure I ordered the right MC and I got the only kit that was for front disc, rear drums, and power brakes. The MC on there now only has 2 mounting points where the one I received has 4. Now going through rockauto I looked at all the MC's (manual/power) and all of them have 4 mounting points (stupid me for not checking). I was in a hurry this morning, so I didn't take too much time looking into it. Any or insight out there please?

Pictures...



Original MC still on the car...


Looks like it should mount where the brake booster would go...


This is the MC I ordered (A-1 CARDONE Part # 101326):
http://www.cardone.com/Products/Product-Detail?productId=101326&p=rock

However, it looks like the manual MC (A-1 CARDONE Part # 101326M):
http://www.cardone.com/Products/Product-Detail?productId=101326M&p=rock

Besides that I got my last hose and my wheel cylinders should come in tomorrow. I got Autospecialty / Kelsey Haynes 15/16" wheel cylinders so they should fit on my car. Besides that I'm not too bumbed out. I can work on hoses, fluids, and cleaning up the grease under the front end this weekend if I need to get another MC. Thanks for all your insight and help! Btw, I turned off the high beams this morning.

Edit: So apparently I don't have a Dodge Dart booster or MC (thanks for pointing that out autoxcuda! ). Man these mods that the previous owners have done are killing me. Anyways, I forgot to mention I picked up my jack and stands yesterday from Lowes. The only one that had them was the one by my work. If you haven't noticed, I'm a little tired/sleepy and have been at school till midnight for the past couple nights (tonight as well). I probably won't be able to work on the car till Friday night.

With a small tip from Autoxcuda and reading through the 69 Service manual. I figured out which MC I need and will be picking it up tomorrow/Friday (so I'll be returning the one I got in the mail). I also figured out I do have 10" drums and that I ordered the proper size rear wheel cylinders. I'm a happy camper now.

Started working on the Dart this weekend (or at least trying to since nothing seems to be working)... Trying to get her ready for Fall Fling.

Well I was finally able to do 1 thing on this car. Sorta like killing one stone with 2 birds. Due to my issues with the wheel cylinders I thought it would be a good idea to head on down to the front of the car and work in the engine bay a little. I said to myself, "Hey, you bought a fuel filter 2-3 months ago, why not put that on?" I replied, "Sure! Let me watch a youtube video on how to." Hmmmmmmmmn. Youtube video said some fuel may come out due to back-pressure from the pump. No worries, it should be fine.

So I take off the fuel filter and as I expected fuel came out, but then what I realized is that really really smart engineering guy (previous owners) who had the car before decided to wire the alternator right by the fuel filter and now some fuel got into the little "protective" tube he put around it. That other super smart and devilously handsome engineering guy (now I'm talking about myself) didn't take the proper precautions and think enough before he did.

Well, from what I learned in school is that when you have ignition + a source, you get fire. So I kinda don't want to start the car right now. Anyways, I think I may have found out I have a leaky fuel pump as well (I just tightened the fuel lines going to the fuel filter so we'll see what happens). There are also plenty of other leaks all around the car I'm trying to find. If you can't tell, I'm a wee bit frustrated.

It doesn't seem like I'm going to make this safe enough to get it to Fall Fling this year. And the worst part about it is when I told my dad about Fall Fling, he got excited and said, "You're uncle is flying in the day before from Lebanon (first time in America), I'm sure he'd love to go! We should all go together."

This death trap may very well be my coffin...

And every post needs a picture... Yes, there's fuel all over the intake manifold (don't know if that's safe) and inside that pink "tubing" mabober which contains wires.

Way to keep plugging along!

Dont forget to bench bleed the master cylinder first.

Write out a list of all the stuff you need to get done before fall fling and work through it. You can do it. Cruising with you Dad and Uncle to Fall Fling should be some great motivation. Just think you can turn your Uncle in a Mopar lover!

Did a little work on the car today. My uncle (mom's side, not the one from Lebanon) came in tonight because he's catching an early flight tomorrow and we're closer to the airport. A little background on my uncle, he came in to the US when he was a teenager and has currently been doing body work for the past 50+ years. Well, I showed him the car for the first time, I'm not going to lie but I was kind of excited. He helped me align the door better so now it closes nicer and doesn't squeak. Then he saw everything else (from paint, to the steering shaft, to AC, to windows, and all that) and he basically told me to fix the brakes and then sell the car or not to put any more money into it.

He really didn't like the rust and didn't believe it was a CA car. He just thinks it's too much work and stuff. I'm a little bugged and pissed off right now because I have school and work to deal with. It kind of sucks to have your Uncle's disapproval. After a while he started to realize I was getting bugged and said, "Well, at least you're learning." I get he's looking out for my best interest and doesn't want me to go bankrupt, but still.

The plan as of now is replace radiator hoses and flush the radiator on Friday. Saturday I hope to replace the MC so I could maybe just go to Fall Fling with the car. If not I'll just take my other uncle in my Scion.

Sorry, I just needed to vent. A little discouraged.

Does your uncle have any classic cars? Don't get discouraged he probably is old and doesn't have the energy of youth like your have.

My friend just stopped over after our Baja meeting so we can make a mental checklist of what we need to get the job done. We're going to try to do as much as we can. MC is definitely first priority and will be swapped out. We might as well change the wheel cylinders since we're going to bleed the brakes and I already have the wheel cylinders.And it seems we may change a couple lines (he already has the flaring tools as well as the line bending tools). When brakes are done, we'll flush out the radiator, that way I can get it closer to a hose and not make a mess in the garage. It should be fun.

And my friend never believed I had a Metallic White paint job. After he saw it under the light he thought it was cool. When I repaint her (who knows when) I think I might just keep the color. I still have the paint cans on my shelf.

You're getting a lot farther on yours than I am on mine. I stop by the storage unit and start it, sometimes even drive it out of the unit. Had a guy come and look at it and drove it down the road. Seems like the master cylinder just dried out the rear seal and emptied its contents. The part that has fluid seems to work fine. Lol.
Once I get me moved tomorrow, and get a friends Durango straightened out, I will get back to work on it. Or sell it and buy a California Bee...