Brakes

I got to spend quite a bit of time in the shop today. I started by painting and installing the emergency brake handle and cables. The cables of course are not adjusted as there are no rear brakes yet. But I hope to get that done in the next week or so. Because the e-brake handle gets abused, I used a self etching primer and an epoxy paint to help avoid chipping.

Once I was finished with the e-brake handle, I moved on to preparing the rear disk brakes. I don't like the look of rusty brake parts so I wanted to paint everything before installation. I used a semi-flat black on the rotor and caliper bracket. When it came to the calipers, I decided I wanted a little more pop so I used a red brake parts paint.

The other thing I did was get the rear trailing arms torn apart so I can take them down to Hook's Automotive and get them cleaned and blasted before painting them. Hook has also ordered the wheel bearings, seals and all the bushings for the rear end. They should be in on Wednesday, then I can get the rear-end put back together.