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Pro-Touring F-body / 1LE PTFB Suspension

« Last post by N PRGRES on Today at 06:28:01 AM »

Would love to see some photos on this suspension compared to the GT set up.  While I love how it looks and handles with the GT kit, as I get older, a bit more height might be nice.  I just always thought the stock TA sat too high in front and don't want to duplicate that

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Pro-Touring F-body / Re: Made a Tennessee Run Sunday

« Last post by roadking77 on Today at 06:11:00 AM »

Car looks great Dave!

Mike, I will be in touch.

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Pro-Touring F-body / Re: Made a Tennessee Run Sunday

« Last post by N PRGRES on Today at 05:56:52 AM »

I have the GT set up front and back also, as well as solid body bushings, and sub frame connectors.  The ride isn't horrible.  Its firm but this is a sports car not a caddy.  While I am running a 15x8 flake with a 255/60-15 tire, she still corners like crazy.  I would put it up against alot of cars on the road, at least in cornering ability.

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Phoenix Graphix / Re: Burt Reynold Trans Am sale at Barrett Jackson$$$$$$

« Last post by Wallington on Today at 03:12:51 AM »

Any day will be fine.

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Tires, Brakes & Suspension / Re: Turn signal cam

« Last post by b_hill_86 on May 06, 2024, 05:13:12 PM »

Sorry man, I was replying to Kerry’s post. As for your issue, if I remember right the horn contact is part of the cancelling cam. The contact protrudes through the lock place and only has a limited range of motion and the lock place can only go on one way followed by the hub which has a hole for the contact but can be adjusted a tooth or two depending on where the cam is in relation to the lock plate. So it might have a little adjustability but I’m thinking like 1/8 of a turn if that.

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Tires, Brakes & Suspension / Re: Brake Help

« Last post by tinpusher on May 06, 2024, 04:31:44 PM »

I’ll check my 79 tomorrow ….been awhile since I did those.

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Interior / Re: Rear armrest opening cover plates ?

« Last post by rkellerjr on May 06, 2024, 01:52:07 PM »

Looking at some pics of when I did my interior, I don't see those on my '75

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Tires, Brakes & Suspension / Brake Help

« Last post by roadking77 on May 06, 2024, 01:34:07 PM »

If anyone has a stock disc brake settup from 79, is it possible to post some pics of the caliper and in particular the line feeding into the caliper.

I am having a devil of a time getting my rear brakes hooked up. I bought calipers from Firebird Central and after talking with them found out they are for someone doing a conversion to disc brakes. I have hard lines installed which I thought were exact reproductions, I may have bought them from inline tube? The hard lines I have do not fit into the Caliper. The Caliper I have is made to accept a banjo bolt not a flare nut fitting that I have. I have tried getting parts to marry the two together but so far no luck. I found something close from JEGS, an inverted flare female fitting but the threading is off. I called and what I got from them is the closest thing they have.

Looking in my 1979 Service Supplement Manual I see nothing in reference to the 'feed' line other than a note that says
"if brass bolt and block were removed..."  Looking at Tom's thread about a parking brake I can see in the pic what I think is the brass block.

SO, I am looking for ideas, or if someone has an original pair of calipers that can be rebuilt that they want to part with.

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Tires, Brakes & Suspension / Re: Turn signal cam

« Last post by jbanna on May 06, 2024, 11:30:27 AM »

  Thanks - I'll check that out when I get back home in a few days!

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Tires, Brakes & Suspension / Re: Turn signal cam

« Last post by b_hill_86 on May 06, 2024, 10:43:53 AM »

If I remember right in the 79-81 columns there is a little arm that attaches the stalk to the turn signal switch. It screws in to the switch but only sits in a hole on the stalk side. It probably came out or wasn’t in the right position to start.