[Tigers] Fw: Questions\Issues

[Tom Parker]

Joel,

When I built my Mark 2 I lost at least a hundred pounds off the front end
by changing the heads, manifold and water pump to aluminum. I'm pretty sure
the front's riding a bit higher than it did when the cast iron  parts were
on the engine. I checked the May '12 SS catalog; springs aren't listed, but
I believe Dale A has them. Rick lists caliper rebuild kits and stainless
caliper pistons.

Tom
'67 Mark 2


On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Jay Laifman <jay.laifman at gmail.com> wrote:

> When you put the front end together, did you leave the A arm bushings loose
> until you drove the car around the block for a little while?
>
> And also we are going to see pictures of this car, right?
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Joel Martin <jmartiniii at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > The ride height on the front of my 66 MK1A is too high - car slopes front
> > to
> > back with stock springs and the CAT rubber insolator which are 5/8"
> thick.
> >  It
> > has been suggested to use Mustang II insolators as well as possibly
> > changing
> > to Rick's 450 pound springs, which if I remember right are 1" shorter.
>  Any
> > ideas without changing springs or cutting stock springs as I do not like
> to
> > cut any springs?
> >
> > The front brake dust caps have a small hole in the center - is this
> > correct?
> > If not source and part number to get new ones - We have taken to NAPA to
> > match
> > up new ones to no avail.
> >
> > Is there suppose to be a rubber seal that goes on the 'inner fender where
> > it
> > meets the wing?  Possibly like the MGB - cannot seem to determine.
>  Little
> > too
> > wide a gap for using sealer.  Ideas?
> >
> > Rebuilt brake calipers or getting yours redone source?  I rebuilt both
> > calipers with MGB SS pistons and rebuild kit and also put in new split
> > caliper
> > seals, though I cannot for the life of me find where I got them.  One of
> > the
> > rebuilt calipers is leaking at the split seal location.
> >
> > Regards
> > Joel Martin
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