Junk yard luck
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Junk yard luck
I've been looking for 2 years now for a good passenger fender for my truck...for the longest time, I couldn't find anything worth carrying home that was better than what I had (mine had a big dent in the front corner. Low and behold...went to Pullapart the other day with some buddies, and found a 66 with a perfect front clip. No dents, just a little surface rust on the underside. Got both fenders and the upper valance for $96. What a great find, I was dreading having to pay a ridiculous price for a repop.
I also have a question....getting ready to do the brake swap on the 66 this spring with the parts I pulled last year. I didn't get the M/C off of the donor truck. It's a 78 f100. Can I buy the booster/MC combo that NAPA sells and use that or will that work on my truck? I guess I need to locate a bracket for that as well? The donor did not have power booster, just manual brakes.
I also have a question....getting ready to do the brake swap on the 66 this spring with the parts I pulled last year. I didn't get the M/C off of the donor truck. It's a 78 f100. Can I buy the booster/MC combo that NAPA sells and use that or will that work on my truck? I guess I need to locate a bracket for that as well? The donor did not have power booster, just manual brakes.
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Great score on the front end parts.
The power brake booster will work as long as you have more the 15 Hg/In of vacuum at a direct hook up on the intake manifold. The more vacuum you have the better your brake system will work. As long as the M/C you get works for disc brakes all should be fine there as well. You may also need a combination valve to help distribute the brake load properly if you don't have one already.
The power brake booster will work as long as you have more the 15 Hg/In of vacuum at a direct hook up on the intake manifold. The more vacuum you have the better your brake system will work. As long as the M/C you get works for disc brakes all should be fine there as well. You may also need a combination valve to help distribute the brake load properly if you don't have one already.
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Originally Posted by bwilliams7527
I've been looking for 2 years now for a good passenger fender for my truck...for the longest time, I couldn't find anything worth carrying home that was better than what I had (mine had a big dent in the front corner.
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