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Old Feb 22, 2015 | 06:04 AM
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look for holes in the firewall or fender that line up with he holes in the relays. looks like they may have been held in place by some of the plastic screws/push retainers.
 
Old Feb 22, 2015 | 03:55 PM
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I am going up one side of the engine compartment and down the other. Going to fix all the cracked or broken wire connections. Some connections are being held together with zip ties. I even found a hose on the front side of the TPI with zip ties instead of hose clamps. Nothing to bad just a few old fast fixes that need to be fixed right.
 
Old Feb 22, 2015 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by craby
look for holes in the firewall or fender that line up with he holes in the relays. looks like they may have been held in place by some of the plastic screws/push retainers.
I'll take a look, bet your right about the plastic retainers.
 
Old Feb 26, 2015 | 09:33 PM
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Stopped by the parts store and bought a new starter and both front brake calipers. Passanger side caliper was leaking, thought I might as well replace both. Going to check out the rotors and brake hoses tomorrow.
 

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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 08:17 PM
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Should I buy standard or drilled and slotted rotors that is the question.
 
Old Feb 28, 2015 | 11:18 PM
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For a street driven car, drilled rotors are for looks only. The slots may help to shed brake dust better, but they also wear the pads down faster. I'd just get a good name brand set of regular rotors, not the cheap China made parts store ones. I've always had good experiences with Raybestos, and I'm sure others have their own favorites.
 
Old Mar 1, 2015 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Camaro 69
For a street driven car, drilled rotors are for looks only. The slots may help to shed brake dust better, but they also wear the pads down faster. I'd just get a good name brand set of regular rotors, not the cheap China made parts store ones. I've always had good experiences with Raybestos, and I'm sure others have their own favorites.
I was thinking the drilled and slotted might be over kill. I am just putting stock rebuilt calipers on it.
 
Old Mar 8, 2015 | 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by IROC87
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Sharp!!! She's got that righteous look in this pic,
thanks for sharin'!
 
Old Apr 5, 2015 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by craby
look for holes in the firewall or fender that line up with he holes in the relays. looks like they may have been held in place by some of the plastic screws/push retainers.
Found the holes and used plastic push retainers to mount them.
Thanks!
 
Old Apr 5, 2015 | 08:23 PM
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Painted the new front calipers with 1200 degree red, also bought new brake hoses.
 

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