Project Old Blue, 1965 C10, Rebuild Version 2010

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Here are a couple of pictures of the pistons from the rear calipers. The first one is as it came out of the caliper after I wiped off the oil and brake fluid (I used a porta-power to pop them out, compressed air alone would not even budge them). The second one is after polishing it with 1200 grit paper, the black ring is pitted real bad...


I found the calipers on Rock Auto. They had a limited stock of Kelsey-Hayes branded reman calipers for less then $40 each. I think that I got the last one for the right side. The A1 Cardone brand ones where about $43 each on the same site. I got both sides with shipping for about $82.

Here are some pictures from the snow we had Thursday night and Friday:



Here's one with our new puppy, we got her Thanksgiving weekend. She is about 5 months old now. The snow was deep enought that it covered her up to her belly...