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After a trip to the machine shop for a turn & true and some new studs, the rotors are washed in a degreaser then masked off for a quick paint job to turn their appearance back to new.
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Mopar used a casting process that left a light color that is hard to find in the over the counter spray bombs that seem to emulate the GM colors well but no the Mopar cast hue. This paint was obtained from Totally Auto and does a nice job of matching the color. Just dust on a light coat as the rotors will get hot and a thick coat will tend to peel and discolor with heat where as thin coat just bakes onto the part and holds up well.
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New bearings and seals and these rotors are ready to be hung on the spindles.
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Here you can see I have hung the calipers. In 69 Mopar used a two piece, 4-piston caliper that if not built correctly will give you fits. When I got my car the calipers were the victims of years of neglect and abuse so I packed them up and sent them to Gold Line Brakes. At Gold Line they were treated to a toal rebuild including new stainless inserts, new seals, springs and a through going through. While not cheap, why try to save money with your brakes? It took about 6-weeks and cost around $500.00 and they came out perfect.
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I put an arrow in to show how the brake line wrap around the frame and the clip that attached them to the frame. The flexible hose then attaches here and goes to the caliper.
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This is the first of the E-brake cables hung on the Dana. Both round and flat wound cables were used at all assembly plants so either is correct. I have also seen rear ends with one flat and one round cable so anything goes here. Since my Charger originally came with round cables I just stuck to that. All the lines and cables came from Inline Tube and I couldn't have been happier with the fit & finish of their products
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The cable is attached to the shoe and then the other side will go on. After this, I pulled the axle and pressed new studs into it and treated it to a cast paint job to return it to factory fresh.
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A good trick when working with the cables is to use a small pair of vise grips to keep tension on the cables until you attach them,
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