TheSamba.com :: View topic - Had some time for the '64 T-34 today

Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:55 pm

Evening All!

O.K., the final pieces of the puzzle finally arrived yesterday.
Here they are, Stock T3 Disc Brake Spindles, all the way from Washington! You can see that Bob already has the Wide 5 spacer set up in place, (that he received from Chris last week), and is getting ready to "Git 'er Done!".

Bob's been chompin' at the bit, wanting to get his Wide 5 Disc brake conversion done, so, let's begin.....

Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:02 pm

This is after they've been cut, drilled and tapped:

He had to modify the caliper mount a bit, to be sure it would clear the steering arm:

So far so good....

Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:09 pm

Here they are, ready to install:

Front side view:

Back side view:

Ha! Caught all of you checking out "Wolfie's" backside!
:lol:

Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:17 pm

Youll never know how nice it is if we dont look :wink:

Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:18 pm

Sorry, long day. Always gotta be a Smart A** in the group, today, it just happens to be Me!

Here, Bob is doing a test fit, to be sure the caliper clears the Tie Rod end:

It DOES! 8)

Were there any doubts?

Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:28 pm

OOOOOhhhhh!!! Shiney!!

Here's a shot with the new rotor installed:

Bob reused "Wolfie's" original steering arms, inner bearings and races, instead of the Chinese replacements. Though he did have to use the new outer bearings and races, cuz "Wolfie's" were shot....

Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:37 pm

Here are a couple of shots of the complete assembly:
Front side view:

And, yup, you guessed it:

Back side view:

You guys are TOO easy! :lol:

Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:46 pm

"New" front tires on:

Sorry Jack, still rusty, but, hey, they are "Wolfie's" original tires and wheels. We'll get the rims cleaned up and put some new rubber on eventually....

This is "Wolfie's" NOS (spare) rim/tire, made in Germany, Fulda brand, bias ply, on the front passenger side.

This is one of the OE/OG tires and rims on the front driver's side.

Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:56 pm

Oops! Almost forgot.

Yes, Lord Vader,

While Bob was working in there, "Wolfie" DID get a bit of an altitude, er, I mean Attitude adjustment!

His name is "Wolfie" after all, can't have him "priss-ing" around on "tippy toes", just little lower, like he's on the "Prowl".

Gggrrrr! :lol: :lol:

That's it for tonite All!

Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:06 pm

Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:41 pm

Nice. Looks Awesome!

Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:30 pm

Those disc brakes and ever so slight front drop are "Supa Approved" :wink:

Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:46 pm

Sue,
I'm not sure I am Vader worthy anymore. I have a :shock: stock :shock: engine in one of my cars now.

Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:41 pm

vwfye wrote: Sue,
I'm not sure I am Vader worthy anymore. I have a :shock: stock :shock: engine in one of my cars now.

It's not stock, you Fyeonized the fuel system. :roll:

Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:06 am

vwfye wrote: Sue,
I'm not sure I am Vader worthy anymore. I have a :shock: stock :shock: engine in one of my cars now.

Brian,

Even in the movies, Vader, occasionally, showed he had a "soft" spot. With a beautiful wife and two wonderful little girls, how can you not?

Now, off you go, the Darkside and your minions await....

:wink:

Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:30 am

Suesanctuary wrote: Sorry, long day. Always gotta be a Smart A** in the group, today, it just happens to be Me!

Here, Bob is doing a test fit, to be sure the caliper clears the Tie Rod end:

It DOES! 8)

Were there any doubts?

Yes, I had mine, until I test fitted them. It was all because I moved the caliper mount bracket up. If I had done it like all of those before me, I wouldn't have bothered doing the mock up. But, I wanted a little more meat around the bolt holes that I was drilling into the spindle.

I was however really surprised at how easy the conversion was, once you got the caliper mount attached. Sure, I spread doing that part out over 2 days, but still, I probably could have knocked that part out in a day. And if I had the hydraulics already done (like on a running driving car), that part would have been finished too. But in my case, the master cylinder is still in the rear trunk, the fluid jug is in the cabinet, along with the blue hoses, and the new front hard lines and soft hoses are in the trunk as well. So it still needs to be finished plumbing.

But looking at how much room is available, it looks like I could easily go with some aluminum 5 spoke aftermarket rims (like John J's drawing he did for Russ). 8) We'll see though, as I've still got a bunch of other stuff to do. But it's getting closer to moving under it's own power. \:D/

Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:54 pm

friggen awesome as always. :D

Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:50 pm

Thanks Joe and Brent.
And for today, here's some more pics. I installed the master cylinder and new brake lines and hoses, along plumbing the rez into the system. I also installed the new steering dampener too.

Now the fuel tank is in and bolted this time. It got plumbed top and bottom.

I'm not quite happy with the way the fuel tank vent line is set up though, and I might end up changining it. :roll:
Also, here's a couple of shots for Jack. :wink:

Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:22 pm

Fan-freaking-tastic!

Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:26 am

holy crap, this thing is almost a driver!!!!! :shock: :D