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Location: Melbourne, Australia | Just thought I'd add a few photos of my 1960 Dodge Phoenix. I bought her down from NSW about a year ago.
She is an older resto but still looks and drives great which is a credit to her previous owner, Neville.
440 motor, original tranny, 9" rear end. Four wheel discs and rack & pinion steering.
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Can't believe it's been a year already!! Everything about this Phoenix has been done right. LOL So next time come up and visit in this instead of the little beast...
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Location: Upper Hunter NSW Australia | .......
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I'd be very happy to own that one Frank , looks great !!
Bet that 440 gets it going along....no slow coach there ........
I see a bit of Helen's Plymouth snuck into the pic too !!
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Location: Melbourne, Australia | Yeah Matt, time marches on. The years move faster the older you get. Before I drive up in this I will have to arrange a bank loan to pay for the fuel......
Thanks Terry.
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Location: Sydney, Australia | poly - 2018-08-09 6:14 AM
Before I drive up in this I will have to arrange a bank loan to pay for the fuel......
And that's where the little beast shined.. run on the smell of an oily rag!
I still get surprised at how thirsty my old girl can get on some runs.
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Location: Sydney | Beautiful example :-) |
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Location: Sydney | What a beauty, love it, awesome car
Wish mine had a driveline like yours.
Any info on the disc conversion, whats been done and where would it be available in Oz?
TIA
Edited by 1coolbanana 2018-10-31 7:47 PM
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Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | i'm real curious as to the rack and pinion steering . can we beg some photos of it please ------------------------------------------------------------later |
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Location: Melbourne, Australia | Hi Marc, the disc conversion was all done by the previous owner himself, I believe.
All sourced from local Ford parts.
Stub axles are XA-XC
Front Calipers are XF
Rotors are XD
Rear Calipers and rotors are ZH
Still has the std booster but it is helped out by a VH44 remote.
After 20 years of use they still stop the car easily.
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Location: Sydney | Thats fantastic, I would love to do something with my brakes but have no idea which way to go with them :-(
Thats all a bit beyond my knowledge level and I cant find anyone to consider doing it or even helping or selling me the parts |
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Location: Dalveen, Queensland, Australia | I think he went the wrong way...
The Falcon stubs are very short, so loads on the bearings are high. Way better to work with original hubs or later model Mopar disc hubs with the original bearings. Less trouble, too.
And why a 9" rear end? It's no better and less efficient than the original rear, onto which it is possible to graft discs anyway. Not that discs are warranted in the rear, I definitely prefer decent size drums so you have a good handbrake. |
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