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Gordon,
I've got two weeks of travel coming up starting Friday so I'll most likely have to wait till later this month. Do you need to see the car and / or want to swap them out? I think I'd like to have your guys do it so I know its done right and rotors / pads are properly matched so I can avoid this bill again in the next 2,000 miles. Or is that normal?
What is the going rate for new pads and rotors? Street rated pads are fine as the car won't be seeing track time till later next year at the earliest. Don't want to re-use the grinding wheel grade pucks that are in there now.
Ben,
Surprisingly, I really like the 390. I passed on the seller's ad several times because of the 390 and a less than favorable picture. Once I saw it in person, drove it, and thought it over it was a pretty easy decision. The engine has Edelbrock heads, intake and water pump, a nice - lumpy cam (Comp Cams), a new MSD, new Holley 750, lots of ARP fasteners, and later tonight a new alternator.
Runs pretty strong but I'm sure at some point I'll want more power - its inevitable. Still need to tweak it a bit and of course exorcise the road demons that keep popping up.
I am visiting Canton next week and I'll see if I can stuff one of their pans into my carry on.
Ben, nobody ever said (or will say) that these cars were inexpensive but I know they can be lots more reliable than I am experiencing. Took me over a year or so to work the bugs out of my '65 Mustang. Daily driven now everywhere in any weather and has never seen a trailer. Just takes patience, persistence, fanatical maintenance, and an open wallet.
Jeff
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