With all the crap going on in the world, it is really a "get away" watching your videos! Just a family doing what they do workin on old beater cars, makin them run, with the animals hangin out too! The pups are great!
Growing up in the 60's and 70's, I used to watch reruns and enjoy them. It's December 26th 2023 and this episode is just as good as the first time. That's a great sign of quality and time endurance. Thanks
My Dad had a 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Sunliner convertible with a 352 V8 , 3 speed Cruise - o matic automatic transmission and posi traction. It was originally a California car my brother bought when he got out of the Navy in 1966. He drove it cross country to Connecticut, eventually sold it to my Dad so he could buy a new 1966 Chevelle Super Sport 396. That posi - traction came in handy the time our Jeep pickup got stuck in mud and snow and the old Ford helped to pull the Jeep out.
As an old school mechanic I’ve learned a few things about older cars. There is a primary shoe and secondary shoe. When the brakes are applied the spinning wheel puts more torque on the primary shoe. The secondary is bigger to help keep the primary from wearing so fast. A disc brake doesn’t have this problem. If you’re going NASCAR install Brimbo disc. They will stop on a dime and leave a nickel showing!! You need a three point seat harness to keep from going thru the windshield!! Also if you think the needle is stuck hit the float bowl with a rubber hammer. It MAY free up. If you’re gonna do burnouts you will need a front line lock!! Also you exhaust pipes should point toward the rear tires to blow smoke and choke everybody!! Also paint your car like Fireball Roberts. !!!!👍🏻 Google his number!!
Man I love that Rocky. Great video. Love seeing the family working together not long from now you’ll be glad you have the memories. We really appreciate this show.
I remember my Momma having a navy blue galaxy setting in the corner of the yard. I would play in it during summer months. No one ever seemed too worried about heat strikes back then LOL. I WOULD DEARLY LOVE to have one again in my life. What a jewl!!!! My Mom had wonderful taste in vehicles.
I learned to drive a manual transmission in a ‘64. Three on the tree. 390. Black. Belonged to my stepbrother. After I mastered the shifting, I thought I was Mario Andretti in that car. Over 45 years ago. Time keeps on slippin’, into the future.
It's so great to see young Ralphie taking an interest, learning about old cars and learning the work ethic from his Dad. He and the girls are going to grow up as fine young men and women with such great parents. Another great video! PS, I use a small inline hand pump to draw fuel through from an empty fuel tank. They're only a couple of bucks on evilbay and save a lot of messing around. Good luck!
Most of the Galaxie 500s with an FE were powered by a 352 engine. The XL models were mostly 390 and a few rare 427s. Many of the automatics had a cast iron cruise-o-matic transmission. I grew up with my dad working on our 4door hardtop since i was Ralphie's age, laughs and memories that last forever. You're a good man, keep up the good work!
Yep, most of them come with a 352. Kind of a bastard of an engine these days. My dad has a 64 500XL that was a 352, PS,PB,A/C car and now has a 445 stroker with a C6 and gearvendors overdrive. Nothing really wrong with the 352 until you go to rebuild one to find out the replacement off the shelf pistons are .064" shorter in compression height than the originals. When I found that out I decided to turn mine into a 390,(mine is a 4 door sedan) had the bores sonic tested before going to 4.050" bore and 2 of the cylinders were as thin as .086" right from the factory. Scrapped that block. I now have a pretty stout 390 dressed as the original 352, original cruise o matic with 2200 stall converter and shift kit, and 3.70 gears. That one is a pretty good laugh, it looks all stock except for the aluminum radiator and surge tank. Sure doesn't run like stock!
The primary or "leading" shoe is the shoe with the shorter lining and goes towards the front of the car. When the brakes are applied, the primary shoe contacts the drum and the "drag" forces try to rotate it in the direction of drum rotation. The primary shoe will move slightly off the anchor pin at the top of the backing plate and since there is no anchor point at the bottom where the star wheel adjuster is located, it (the primary shoe) applies additional force to the rear shoe that has the longer piece of lining. The direction of rotation and additional force on the secondary shoe pushes it against the anchor pin which is there to keep it from moving any further in the direction of drum rotation. Basically the whole shoe assembly moves or "rotates" slightly on the anchor pin at the top of the backing plate. The longer lining is on the rear shoe just to provide additional wear characteristics since it gets the most force applied to it and also because most braking is done in the forward direction.
Omg my little sister had a 64 390 3 on the tree ,that car was fast! The drum brake job brings back memories and I still have my brake spoon and plyers that have the keeper spring installer !
It’s going to take some major bucks. If you planning restoration on this car.Not just checking the rust. All new interior. It can be done. Will be watching no matter what. Your still grooming Ralphie. Love the bond you and your family have in doing this. Not to mention the animals. Thank you for sharing!
old drum brakes my dad would just have me do it over & over. till i got it right, could be out there working my mom old wagon doing the drums when it was 29 & snow. but hey he showed me how to work on old drums brakes so it paid off for me. love watching your old cars & stuff you working on. nice to see ralphie takeing a interest in old cars & the work ethic from you.
Its good to see the old Ford smokin' the tires again. You did a good job getting it back on the road again under the watchful eye of Rocky the supervisor Goat. I can see your family enjoys what you do right along with you and all the animals. Those puppies are surely growing, already big and fat doggies. Thanks for the video I keep a look out for them every day on you tube. Take care and be safe, all of you.. Best wishes from eastern NC .
We had a 1964 Galaxie 500 almost just like this one is the mid 90’s. It was all original w/390 except for Nice wheels and tires. It had a white top and red body. Now we have a 1963 1/2 that’s near mint and a 1965 that we restored after we sold the 1964 model. I was a young teenager helping to work on these things and my love for cars and trucks grew from it.
The question about why some cars sitting seam fine with little work while others (the ones you get) are a mess. Not considering some people fake it, I have a 1981 Corvette 3rd gen that sat untouched for 10 years and a 1947 Dodge D24 that sat in a yard for roughly 20 to 25. The Corvette I have literally had to strip back to the fiberglass and frame, nothing rubber was usable and there wasn't a single wire in the harness I wasn't sure would start a fire. The Dodge got a new battery, points, and broke loose one stuck valve. I now drive the dodge almost every weekend and the Corvette is still on blocks waiting for me to be motivated again. I have to think the quality of products when original, must be so so different. Thanks for another great video and teaching your son the good stuff. Tell Rocky we all say hello.
Love your channel man. I don't have kids myself but I very much respect the no nonsence attitude with which you raise yours. They must really be happy with such a cool mum and dad!
It's because there're duo servo brakes. The wheel cylinder pushes both shoes out at the top, the leading shoe pushes back on the bottom of the trailing shoe, allowing more lining to contact the drum. If you put the shoes in wrong, it will stop like when backing up. The brakes don't stop as well backing up, because of that smaller leading shoe.
Hey, SleeperDude and SleeperMom. Use 30 to 40 pound braided fishing line to sow with. It is tougher than nails. I use it to Largemouth Bass fish. Then use industrial needles. Mill piecing thing's together. Brings the whole family into the project. Man, I love this Nascar themed Galaxie. Shawn.
I really appreciate the work ethic you have and your terrific family!!! I enjoy watching the restoration of the old cars! I have been driving a 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback for 51 years. It can be a challenge as a daily driver but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Thanks for bringing a refreshing take to your videos that display positive family values. We need more of that in today’s world! Thanks again for saving history and passing on knowledge to your gang. Love the animals!!!
Back in 1964 she would have gavem heck and raced wheel to wheel with the best of them. Really enjoy the look and stance of the Galaxy 500. My Dad had a black 66 Galaxy 500 with white buckets, 390, console and automatic, really sweet! Love them wheels and casings on that red patina.
The looks and reaction of your daughter when doing the donut was priceless great content ... it brings me back to the 80-s and messing with all them gems and DRIVIN -em ... nice work @Sleeperdude
Dang son! I’m lovin’ that old Galaxy! My mom drove one up in NE Ohio until the trunk went and rusted through and fell off on the freeway! I loved that old car. I want to see Mom and Ralphie fix up that pickup truck and do the brakes and make her a daily driver. Do It Mom!!
A bit of advice, In 1967 All Fords went to the dual reservoir master cylinder, If I were you I would get one for a 67 Ford Galaxy with drum brakes and put it in it, All you need to do then is hook the present line to the front reservoir and remove the line to the rear at the junction block and plug where the line goes to the rear in the junction block and then run the rear reservoir to the rear brakes It's a lot safer! And on your 63 Falcon get one for a 67 Falcon with drum brakes I have a 64 Falcon and that's what I did to it!
When driving forward, the rear brake shoe is pushed off with respect to the direction of rotation of the brake drum and the front brake shoe is pushed on. As a result, the braking force of the rear brake shoe decreases and the front shoe increases. To keep the braking power of the shoes even, the rear shoe is longer than the front shoe.
In my many years of drum brake repairs, I have found many brake shoes not put in the correct spot. Long ones on the same side. Long ones on the front. But that's why they come to us mechanics I guess.
Man I watched this all the way to the end Such an inspiration and showing the world how to fix stuff that most folks would trash! The modern way unfortunately is to throw stuff instead of fixing stuff…. So how cool to be able to show your kids ( not Rocky) how to rebuild cars and give them all life skills. That’s how you learn by doing stuff not reading about it. Great family vibe , with goats puppies and all. Regards from the UK 👍
Take the lid off of your old master cylinder. drill a hole in the center of it. and pull a valve stem through just a regular valve stem. open up all your bleeders. screw that lid on your master cylinder with it full of fluid.& bump a little bit of air in it three or four times.. & your brakes will be shooting out solid fluid now. All the air will be gone and it just takes hardly no time at all.. & only three or four small amount of air on that valve stem. try it? It's real easy especially if you're doing it by yourself. Then just tighten up all your bleeders. and you'll be good to go.. if you ever do try it let me know!! it really does work exceptionally well. You got a great channel man. & family,,& goats,, & dogs,, & awesome cars!!!! keep up the good work love watching it. thank you..
Dude,you definitely got patience! I couldn't handle having goats chewing up my stuff and knocking stuff over and denting things while I'm trying to work. Can't wait for a Fairmont video. Great job on the galaxy 👍. Wish I had a good helper like Ralphie in my shop. You have a great family and that's something to be proud of.
I recall with great fondness the 1969 Plymouth GTX with a 440 and a 4-barrel carb that I bought in 1972. That thing would shred its rear tires at the drop of a hat and swap ends whenever there was any moisture on the road.
WAY COOL VIDEO. REMINDS ME OF MY GIRLS,GOATS,CARS TRUCKS ON THE FARM. I LOVE THE BODY LINES ON THE CAR. AND THE FIXN JUST ENEOUGH TO MAKE THINGS WORK. YOUR KIDS WILL HAVE MEMORIES OF A LIFETIME TO LOOK BACK ON. THX MAN
I personally love doing drum brake rebuilds. I'm an engine assembler by trade but moved away so mechanical work can be fun again. I guess I love it because that was my first successful repair on my 64 falcon wagon back in 97 I purchased with my own money at age 15 in SD California. I just want to add, you and your family have motivated me to work on my old truck that just sits and I'm going to drive that first gen lightning around after I fix the rear brakes 😎👍
@@Sleeperdude And it will for sure! I ordered the parts and they will be here tomorrow. Rear brakes were gone. But they will be new tomorrow. I got the Lightning from my cuz in Baltimore Maryland so it's a family truck and will stay that for as long as I'm alive. Thanks for the response and the excellent content as well brotha👍
I love watching your videos of the vintage cars and all your family helpers. The classic cars remind me of the 59 Olds Super 88 wagon dad had when I was very young. What a bomb that thing was! Sell me a puppy!
Man it's nice to see you get the Galaxie back on the road after 30 years. She sound good and ran good too. I hope you can get the play in the steering wheel and the brakes adjusted good. That was a cool burnout you did. Man I'm sorry to hear & see your fish flops falling apart on you. That sucks man. You need them to keep the toes warm. Awesome video buddy thank you for sharing. Hope you and your family have a nice weekend.
Love this car ! She's sounds and looks sweet. I see Rocky's at it again ! Love seeing all the animal friends very much. And the whole family helping out is ultra cool, I know you enjoy that and this is what make fun to watch.
I love this car so cool 😎 and sounds awesome And love every one help fix things on it . And can’t forget Rocky what a great helper and the puppy’s are so cute.😎😎
I'm so glad I found your channel. I recently purchased a 1968 Galaxy XR Convertible and it has a 460 big block in it. My folks had a Galaxy 500 back when I was very little. Not a convertible, just a plain-jane Galaxy. Keep posting these vids as we all like them and your style of delivery. Oh yeah, the goats are cute, too! :)
The short shoe goes to the front because of the rotation of the wheel pulls that shoe into the drum. If you put the long shoe in the front the wheel will want to lock up when you press the brakes. I hope that makes sense.
A 1964 Galaxie, with a 390 big block and a C-6 automatic transmission. LOVE IT!! And equipped with hot and cold running goats, too!. I hope you get an engine for the '64 Galaxie wagon, and keep both Galaxie's on the road. When I was a little boy, we had two goats as pets, along with several dogs. The goats grew up thinking they were dogs, and it was fun watching them all play together.
Awesome video & series on the Galaxie. It was great to see it on the road and you guys having fun. Looking forward to see what else is in store for it.
I don't know how much you know about drum brakes so I just want to say that you need to adjust them up until they drag just a little bit And about half of the time self adjust means that you adjust them yourself! I really like to see you younger guys working on old cars and I think it's cool that you're teaching your kids how to work on them! Now that it's running and drivable you need to pick out an old Ford Nascar car to copy the number from and the sponsor names to make it look legit!
I was told "the big yellow wires go to the airbags, don't mess with them". Looks like the Galaxie was ahead of its time with all those yellow wires. Good thing you had the battery out 😃
I had a 67 Camaro with 4-wheel manual drum brakes. I can remember pulling on the steering wheel to get leverage to push the brakes harder.ha The harder you push the better your brakes. Great video.
Love watching the cars, people and critters of the Sleeperdude channel. What is that song that keeps playing on the episodes? That would be a great ring tone...
Great video guys. You two tickle me to death. This AMERICA is what should be happening everywhere. Those kids are blessed to have a father like you. Rocky is cool ,dogs are beautiful. I could go on and on.Thank you, keepm coming. I'm subscribed. 🇺🇸👍
Thats why those bowls have clear sight windows where you can see your fuel if there is no fuel in them the needle and seat are usually stuck all you have to do is tap them on top of the lock screw for the ajustment and it will unstuck them and proper float ajustment is fuel a ¼ to ½ way up in the glass
My 65 Galaxie had about that same amount of play in it. A new pitman arm cut it way down. I thought about replacing the rag joint but it drives fine now. One of these days I'll get to it, lol.
Ralphie frantically stomping on the brake pedal was a cool scene! Please include it in your future videos! Please tell him to wear sneakers if you can!😁😁😁
A. Old school tip only take apart 1 side of the brakes at a time so you can refer to the other side if you have to and if you're trying to start a car thar hasn't started in years spray some 30 weight in the cylinders to help seal the rings and valves you probably already know this
It's just wonderful to see you and the kids driving around with smiles on their faces and that donut 🤣 seriously though... Your a very good dad and involving the kids in all your doing shows us how much your family mean to you, superb to see the car driving on the road after 30yrs, thanks for another excellent video and much love from Wales UK ❤️🏴👍
Really good video actually got to set down with my daughter and watch your video. Try using steam heat to make the seat cover more flexible and use fishing string to sew the seats back up.
Positraction is a GM trademark. Fords came with Traction-Loc. Long shoe's on the back because rear shoe does most of the braking. The front shoes main job is to activate the rear shoe.
Glad to see it's coming along. I still can't get over how much has been swapped on that car especially for it sitting for 30 years. Someone must have really driven it a lot when it was in its prime. I noticed the rear brake line distribution block is on the passenger side of the axle on that car? on both of my 64's it's on the driver side. That is weird. Something about that axle doesn't look quite like the 9" in either of my cars, might be an 8" from something else? If the speedometer cable or driven gear at the transmission isn't causing that speedometer jump the problem is very likely the worm gear for the odometer causing the issue. My dad's 64's speedo would jump 30 MPH faster and slower than actual speed and upon taking it apart one of the nylon teeth was chipped and the rest were worn. It would cause the input of the speedometer to bind up when that chipped tooth came around and then once the speedometer cable was wound up tight enough to overcome the resistance it would unload all that resistance and cause the bounce. Nothing can be done other than replace the speedometer with a good one in that case, nobody makes the gears.
@@Sleeperdude I frequent a few galaxie facebook groups and every so often people complain about the same speedometer issue. It seems to be a fairly common problem on the cars that were driven a lot. My dad's car has 258k miles on the body and there's no telling how long it was bouncing like that before we got ahold of it and put a new speedometer in it. My car has 159K and the speedo works great in that one still.
The long brake pad is longer because it's used for forward stopping, the shorter pad is used for reverse stopping. It doesn't take as much pad to stop in shorter distance. I hope I said that right so you can understand what I'm saying
First to comment woohoo... Reason the brakes are so soft is because you have a rubber line going that far... Add in the steel line and it should be back to somewhat normal pressure..... Its not too safe havin that much rubber line.... It cannot buildup proper pressure like with the steel line & will swell and cause a very soft pedal and may endup losing brakes completely sleeper man
i'm 72 years old, never been mechanically minded and i love when you explain stuff to ralphie.....i understand a little more....my next question: do you have any suggestions on how RETAIN what you are teaching me?????
Rocky is hilarious. Just came across your channel with the 4,000 junkyard show. awesome to see you pull those old girls out of the woods and bring them to life. I'm in Maine where vehicles don't last too long left outside in the woods. Entertaining videos with the kids and animals and that you are don't mind coat hangers holding up a gas tank!
as the wheel cylinder pushes the shoes out to the rotating drum, the shoes want to turn the same way the drum is turning. this turning action puts additional force on the rear shoe. so if the rear shoe is larger you get bnetter stopping power.
Man why don't you get you some real shoes that way your feet can be warm. I know it's cold there cuz it's cold here. I know your shop is cold. I see your breath. You make my feet cold.
Seeing those kids in that backseat hanging on when you we're doing those donuts smiling from ear-to-ear made my day God bless you all keep the videos are coming
I seen on junkyardigs where I believe his girlfriend Mook got him an aromatic brake pumper with controller it's basically a cylinder with a airline ran to it in a remote control that you can use to press the brake all the way down while you bleed it I'm sure that you could find it very handy in your shop if I can find the name of it or the link for it I will add it on here or if you want to find the video I believe it's the recent video he just did with a snow plow truck.
@@Sleeperdude I looked back on the video it does not have a link but it is called fender lizard ruclips.net/video/j92QRDOU7CY/видео.html that's the link for the video that he has it in and you can skip to the time 53:34 so you can see what the fender lizard looks like and how it works I think it's pretty awesome and it's helpful if your wife is gone and the kids are asleep or at school and can't help.
My Mazda has front disk, rear drum. I replaced the fronts and noticed the difference. When I replaced the rear drum brakes that made a difference in my brake power overall. It's really noticable in a 5 speed stick.
this is the top channel for my money, Rocky, puppies, kids, cars and a mighty fine mom and dad....can't get better.
Thank you so much that means a lot
I’ll happily second that !
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With all the crap going on in the world, it is really a "get away" watching your videos! Just a family doing what they do workin on old beater cars, makin them run, with the animals hangin out too! The pups are great!
Thank you, I am blessed
You're so right. And one can feel the love in this family. The children are living anyones childhood dream. Makes me weak in the hart. ❤
😊😊.
Growing up in the 60's and 70's, I used to watch reruns and enjoy them. It's December 26th 2023 and this episode is just as good as the first time. That's a great sign of quality and time endurance. Thanks
That’s awesome thank you
My Dad had a 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 Sunliner convertible with a 352 V8 , 3 speed Cruise - o matic automatic transmission and posi traction. It was originally a California car my brother bought when he got out of the Navy in 1966. He drove it cross country to Connecticut, eventually sold it to my Dad so he could buy a new 1966 Chevelle Super Sport 396. That posi - traction came in handy the time our Jeep pickup got stuck in mud and snow and the old Ford helped to pull the Jeep out.
That '64 is such a unit... The NASCAR vibe is unreal!
Yes !!!
As an old school mechanic I’ve learned a few things about older cars.
There is a primary shoe and secondary shoe. When the brakes are applied the spinning wheel puts more torque on the primary shoe.
The secondary is bigger to help keep the primary from wearing so fast. A disc brake doesn’t have this problem.
If you’re going NASCAR install Brimbo disc.
They will stop on a dime and leave a nickel showing!! You need a three point seat harness to keep from going thru the windshield!!
Also if you think the needle is stuck hit the float bowl with a rubber hammer. It MAY free up. If you’re gonna do burnouts you will need a front line lock!!
Also you exhaust pipes should point toward the rear tires to blow smoke and choke everybody!! Also paint your car like Fireball Roberts. !!!!👍🏻 Google his number!!
Thanks for the good info
Man I love that Rocky. Great video. Love seeing the family working together not long from now you’ll be glad you have the memories. We really appreciate this show.
We really appreciate the views and the nice comments
I remember my Momma having a navy blue galaxy setting in the corner of the yard. I would play in it during summer months. No one ever seemed too worried about heat strikes back then LOL. I WOULD DEARLY LOVE to have one again in my life. What a jewl!!!! My Mom had wonderful taste in vehicles.
it is such a Blessing to see you and the kidos working together. a person can tell when you watch something like this that they are a Christian family
Thank you I am blessed
I learned to drive a manual transmission in a ‘64. Three on the tree. 390. Black. Belonged to my stepbrother. After I mastered the shifting, I thought I was Mario Andretti in that car. Over 45 years ago. Time keeps on slippin’, into the future.
That’s a good story
Glad to see another classic saved from the crusher. Thanks Josh & Family
Yes gotta save them
Ralphie was a race car driver and he drove so doggone fast!
He never did take no checkered flag but he never did come in last!
🤘😁🤘
That’s funny
It's so great to see young Ralphie taking an interest, learning about old cars and learning the work ethic from his Dad. He and the girls are going to grow up as fine young men and women with such great parents. Another great video!
PS, I use a small inline hand pump to draw fuel through from an empty fuel tank. They're only a couple of bucks on evilbay and save a lot of messing around. Good luck!
Thank you I appreciate it
Amen Sista.
Dads first new car was a maroon 64 Galaxy 500 with a 390 and 4-speed. It was a beast. I have a special place in my heart for the Galaxies.
That’s awesome
Ralphie is one lucky kid to work with his parents on such cool projects
Thank you
Most of the Galaxie 500s with an FE were powered by a 352 engine. The XL models were mostly 390 and a few rare 427s. Many of the automatics had a cast iron cruise-o-matic transmission. I grew up with my dad working on our 4door hardtop since i was Ralphie's age, laughs and memories that last forever. You're a good man, keep up the good work!
Yep, most of them come with a 352. Kind of a bastard of an engine these days. My dad has a 64 500XL that was a 352, PS,PB,A/C car and now has a 445 stroker with a C6 and gearvendors overdrive. Nothing really wrong with the 352 until you go to rebuild one to find out the replacement off the shelf pistons are .064" shorter in compression height than the originals. When I found that out I decided to turn mine into a 390,(mine is a 4 door sedan) had the bores sonic tested before going to 4.050" bore and 2 of the cylinders were as thin as .086" right from the factory. Scrapped that block. I now have a pretty stout 390 dressed as the original 352, original cruise o matic with 2200 stall converter and shift kit, and 3.70 gears. That one is a pretty good laugh, it looks all stock except for the aluminum radiator and surge tank. Sure doesn't run like stock!
Ok thank you i appreciate it
The primary or "leading" shoe is the shoe with the shorter lining and goes towards the front of the car. When the brakes are applied, the primary shoe contacts the drum and the "drag" forces try to rotate it in the direction of drum rotation. The primary shoe will move slightly off the anchor pin at the top of the backing plate and since there is no anchor point at the bottom where the star wheel adjuster is located, it (the primary shoe) applies additional force to the rear shoe that has the longer piece of lining. The direction of rotation and additional force on the secondary shoe pushes it against the anchor pin which is there to keep it from moving any further in the direction of drum rotation. Basically the whole shoe assembly moves or "rotates" slightly on the anchor pin at the top of the backing plate. The longer lining is on the rear shoe just to provide additional wear characteristics since it gets the most force applied to it and also because most braking is done in the forward direction.
Ok thank you
Excellent explanation 👍
Good explanation, I just posted something similar, but less well written.
But that was what Intended to say.
Omg my little sister had a 64 390 3 on the tree ,that car was fast! The drum brake job brings back memories and I still have my brake spoon and plyers that have the keeper spring installer !
That’s funny
It’s going to take some major bucks. If you planning restoration on this car.Not just checking the rust. All new interior. It can be done. Will be watching no matter what. Your still grooming Ralphie. Love the bond you and your family have in doing this. Not to mention the animals. Thank you for sharing!
That’s true it would take a lot of money , thanks for watching
old drum brakes my dad would just have me do it over & over. till i got it right, could be out there working my mom old wagon doing the drums when it was 29 & snow. but hey he showed me how to work on old drums brakes so it paid off for me. love watching your old cars & stuff you working on. nice to see ralphie takeing a interest in old cars & the work ethic from you.
That’s great thank you
Had a 64 Galaxie Custom back in 73. Straight 6 cylinder, with a 3-on-the-tree. Loved that car! Fun to drive!
That’s cool
had a 390 in a 72 1 ton ford awesome motor burn out king tons of torque great memories that`s what it`s all about
Sounds fun
Its good to see the old Ford smokin' the tires again. You did a good job getting it back on the road again under the watchful eye of Rocky the supervisor Goat. I can see your family enjoys what you do right along with you and all the animals. Those puppies are surely growing, already big and fat doggies. Thanks for the video I keep a look out for them every day on you tube. Take care and be safe, all of you.. Best wishes from eastern NC .
Thank you I appreciate it
We had a 1964 Galaxie 500 almost just like this one is the mid 90’s. It was all original w/390 except for Nice wheels and tires. It had a white top and red body. Now we have a 1963 1/2 that’s near mint and a 1965 that we restored after we sold the 1964 model. I was a young teenager helping to work on these things and my love for cars and trucks grew from it.
That’s awesome thank you
Old galaxie sounds great ! 👍👍
Thank you. It does sound great
The question about why some cars sitting seam fine with little work while others (the ones you get) are a mess. Not considering some people fake it, I have a 1981 Corvette 3rd gen that sat untouched for 10 years and a 1947 Dodge D24 that sat in a yard for roughly 20 to 25. The Corvette I have literally had to strip back to the fiberglass and frame, nothing rubber was usable and there wasn't a single wire in the harness I wasn't sure would start a fire. The Dodge got a new battery, points, and broke loose one stuck valve. I now drive the dodge almost every weekend and the Corvette is still on blocks waiting for me to be motivated again. I have to think the quality of products when original, must be so so different. Thanks for another great video and teaching your son the good stuff. Tell Rocky we all say hello.
Ok thank you
Love your channel man. I don't have kids myself but I very much respect the no nonsence attitude with which
you raise yours. They must really be happy with such a cool mum and dad!
Thank you we are blessed
It's because there're duo servo brakes. The wheel cylinder pushes both shoes out at the top, the leading shoe pushes back on the bottom of the trailing shoe, allowing more lining to contact the drum. If you put the shoes in wrong, it will stop like when backing up. The brakes don't stop as well backing up, because of that smaller leading shoe.
Ok thank you
Having little man helping will be memories you both will enjoy in life. Thanks for the content.
Thank you I am blessed
Hey, SleeperDude and SleeperMom. Use 30 to 40 pound braided fishing line to sow with. It is tougher than nails. I use it to Largemouth Bass fish. Then use industrial needles. Mill piecing thing's together. Brings the whole family into the project. Man, I love this Nascar themed Galaxie. Shawn.
I really appreciate the work ethic you have and your terrific family!!! I enjoy watching the restoration of the old cars! I have been driving a 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback for 51 years. It can be a challenge as a daily driver but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Thanks for bringing a refreshing take to your videos that display positive family values. We need more of that in today’s world! Thanks again for saving history and passing on knowledge to your gang. Love the animals!!!
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A very great family with a very great father..The little boy is lucky to have his very great father..
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Your whole family on the videos are so cool.I love to see rocky inspecting things and earning some well deserved vienna's.
Thank you he’s a mess
I grew up raising baccer, so when you came out with the baccer stick, man what a rush of memories
Hey me too…
We love your videos and we enjoy watching the puppies growing up!
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Back in 1964 she would have gavem heck and raced wheel to wheel with the best of them.
Really enjoy the look and stance of the Galaxy 500. My Dad had a black 66 Galaxy 500 with white buckets, 390, console and automatic, really sweet! Love them wheels and casings on that red patina.
The looks and reaction of your daughter when doing the donut was priceless great content ... it brings me back to the 80-s and messing with all them gems and DRIVIN -em ... nice work @Sleeperdude
I’m glad you liked it thanks
Rocky the Goat! He rocks! Love it that he's so involved, and loves Vienna sausages! I cracked up when you fed him the canned squeeze cheese!
He’s a mess
Thanks for brightening up this otherwise bleak Friday evening. And of course, I love the tire/wheel combination. It's perfect for that car.
Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed it
Casings and wheel combination.... Lol.
Ralphie is the coolest, sweetest, most bestest brake line blower outer I have ever seen!!! ...lol
He’s a good boy
Dang son! I’m lovin’ that old Galaxy! My mom drove one up in NE Ohio until the trunk went and rusted through and fell off on the freeway! I loved that old car. I want to see Mom and Ralphie fix up that pickup truck and do the brakes and make her a daily driver. Do It Mom!!
That’s hilarious.. yes they will be back on the truck soon
A bit of advice, In 1967 All Fords went to the dual reservoir master cylinder, If I were you I would get one for a 67 Ford Galaxy with drum brakes and put it in it, All you need to do then is hook the present line to the front reservoir and remove the line to the rear at the junction block and plug where the line goes to the rear in the junction block and then run the rear reservoir to the rear brakes It's a lot safer! And on your 63 Falcon get one for a 67 Falcon with drum brakes I have a 64 Falcon and that's what I did to it!
That would be a good upgrade
When driving forward, the rear brake shoe is pushed off with respect to the direction of rotation of the brake drum and the front brake shoe is pushed on. As a result, the braking force of the rear brake shoe decreases and the front shoe increases. To keep the braking power of the shoes even, the rear shoe is longer than the front shoe.
Ok thank you. Great information
That being said above, the most braking effort comes from the rear shoe being wedge into the drum by the force from the front shoe when applied.
In my many years of drum brake repairs, I have found many brake shoes not put in the correct spot. Long ones on the same side. Long ones on the front. But that's why they come to us mechanics I guess.
Love that your boy is rite next to ya all into the old cars. Awesome
I am blessed
Man I watched this all the way to the end
Such an inspiration and showing the world how to fix stuff that most folks would trash!
The modern way unfortunately is to throw stuff instead of fixing stuff…. So how cool to be able to show your kids ( not Rocky) how to rebuild cars and give them all life skills.
That’s how you learn by doing stuff not reading about it.
Great family vibe , with goats puppies and all.
Regards from the UK 👍
Thank you glad you enjoyed it
Take the lid off of your old master cylinder. drill a hole in the center of it. and pull a valve stem through just a regular valve stem. open up all your bleeders. screw that lid on your master cylinder with it full of fluid.& bump a little bit of air in it three or four times.. & your brakes will be shooting out solid fluid now. All the air will be gone and it just takes hardly no time at all.. & only three or four small amount of air on that valve stem. try it?
It's real easy especially if you're doing it by yourself. Then just tighten up all your bleeders. and you'll be good to go.. if you ever do try it let me know!! it really does work exceptionally well. You got a great channel man. & family,,& goats,, & dogs,, & awesome cars!!!! keep up the good work love watching it. thank you..
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Dude,you definitely got patience! I couldn't handle having goats chewing up my stuff and knocking stuff over and denting things while I'm trying to work. Can't wait for a Fairmont video. Great job on the galaxy 👍. Wish I had a good helper like Ralphie in my shop. You have a great family and that's something to be proud of.
We are working on the fairmont now, thank you I am blessed
I recall with great fondness the 1969 Plymouth GTX with a 440 and a 4-barrel carb that I bought in 1972. That thing would shred its rear tires at the drop of a hat and swap ends whenever there was any moisture on the road.
Another great family video. Well done guys.
Thank you so much
Not only a front end alignment, you also need a rear bumper for the plates, and a rear view mirror inside.
Very true
Loved seeing you and the family working together on the Nascar car. Great content keep up the great work.
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WAY COOL VIDEO. REMINDS ME OF MY GIRLS,GOATS,CARS TRUCKS ON THE FARM. I LOVE THE BODY LINES ON THE CAR. AND THE FIXN JUST ENEOUGH TO MAKE THINGS WORK. YOUR KIDS WILL HAVE MEMORIES OF A LIFETIME TO LOOK BACK ON. THX MAN
Thank you I hope so
I personally love doing drum brake rebuilds. I'm an engine assembler by trade but moved away so mechanical work can be fun again. I guess I love it because that was my first successful repair on my 64 falcon wagon back in 97 I purchased with my own money at age 15 in SD California. I just want to add, you and your family have motivated me to work on my old truck that just sits and I'm going to drive that first gen lightning around after I fix the rear brakes 😎👍
Awesome …. that’s great get that thing running
@@Sleeperdude And it will for sure! I ordered the parts and they will be here tomorrow. Rear brakes were gone. But they will be new tomorrow. I got the Lightning from my cuz in Baltimore Maryland so it's a family truck and will stay that for as long as I'm alive. Thanks for the response and the excellent content as well brotha👍
Awesome car
I love watching your videos of the vintage cars and all your family helpers. The classic cars remind me of the 59 Olds Super 88 wagon dad had when I was very young. What a bomb that thing was! Sell me a puppy!
Man it's nice to see you get the Galaxie back on the road after 30 years. She sound good and ran good too. I hope you can get the play in the steering wheel and the brakes adjusted good. That was a cool burnout you did. Man I'm sorry to hear & see your fish flops falling apart on you. That sucks man. You need them to keep the toes warm. Awesome video buddy thank you for sharing. Hope you and your family have a nice weekend.
Yeah it’s sad about the flops but I still have the ones you sent me
Love the interaction with the kids. And the cars of course.
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Love this car ! She's sounds and looks sweet. I see Rocky's at it again ! Love seeing all the animal friends very much. And the whole family helping out is ultra cool, I know you enjoy that and this is what make fun to watch.
Thank you really appreciate it
Great video. I had a ‘64 Galaxy 500 2 dr. hard top with the high performance 390, in 1965. It was one sweet car.
That’s cool
I love this car so cool 😎 and sounds awesome And love every one help fix things on it . And can’t forget Rocky what a great helper and the puppy’s are so cute.😎😎
Thank you really appreciate it
I'm so glad I found your channel. I recently purchased a 1968 Galaxy XR Convertible and it has a 460 big block in it. My folks had a Galaxy 500 back when I was very little. Not a convertible, just a plain-jane Galaxy. Keep posting these vids as we all like them and your style of delivery. Oh yeah, the goats are cute, too! :)
I really enjoy your videos! You, your family, and your animals are great! I love working on cars myself, but you have it all!
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I always loved those cars ,my dad had one when i was growing up.
That’s cool
The short shoe goes to the front because of the rotation of the wheel pulls that shoe into the drum. If you put the long shoe in the front the wheel will want to lock up when you press the brakes. I hope that makes sense.
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A 1964 Galaxie, with a 390 big block and a C-6 automatic transmission. LOVE IT!! And equipped with hot and cold running goats, too!. I hope you get an engine for the '64 Galaxie wagon, and keep both Galaxie's on the road. When I was a little boy, we had two goats as pets, along with several dogs. The goats grew up thinking they were dogs, and it was fun watching them all play together.
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Cool Galaxy, must be even cooler in person.👍🏼
Sounds great
It’s pretty nice of Rocky to keep coming over and offering advice
Awesome video & series on the Galaxie. It was great to see it on the road and you guys having fun. Looking forward to see what else is in store for it.
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I don't know how much you know about drum brakes so I just want to say that you need to adjust them up until they drag just a little bit And about half of the time self adjust means that you adjust them yourself! I really like to see you younger guys working on old cars and I think it's cool that you're teaching your kids how to work on them! Now that it's running and drivable you need to pick out an old Ford Nascar car to copy the number from and the sponsor names to make it look legit!
Ok thank you good ideas
I was told "the big yellow wires go to the airbags, don't mess with them". Looks like the Galaxie was ahead of its time with all those yellow wires. Good thing you had the battery out 😃
That’s funny
I had a 67 Camaro with 4-wheel manual drum brakes. I can remember pulling on the steering wheel to get leverage to push the brakes harder.ha The harder you push the better your brakes. Great video.
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Another great video! Kids, puppies, goats, and Galaxies… what more could you ask for?
Exactly
Those puppies are so cute! I definitely want one!
Thank you forsharing and the appreciation
Thank you
Another great video. Enjoying seeing these projects coming to life. Awesome family contributions.
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Love watching the cars, people and critters of the Sleeperdude channel. What is that song that keeps playing on the episodes? That would be a great ring tone...
Thank you. The song is called Tiki Horizon it’s in the iMovie soundtrack library
Great video guys. You two tickle me to death. This AMERICA is what should be happening everywhere. Those kids are blessed to have a father like you. Rocky is cool ,dogs are beautiful. I could go on and on.Thank you, keepm coming. I'm subscribed. 🇺🇸👍
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Thats why those bowls have clear sight windows where you can see your fuel if there is no fuel in them the needle and seat are usually stuck all you have to do is tap them on top of the lock screw for the ajustment and it will unstuck them and proper float ajustment is fuel a ¼ to ½ way up in the glass
That’s true
Awesome! Favorite RUclips car…looks so good. Love watching you guys
Thank you so much
My 65 Galaxie had about that same amount of play in it. A new pitman arm cut it way down. I thought about replacing the rag joint but it drives fine now. One of these days I'll get to it, lol.
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Ralphie frantically stomping on the brake pedal was a cool scene!
Please include it in your future videos!
Please tell him to wear sneakers if you can!😁😁😁
Will do thanks
A. Old school tip only take apart 1 side of the brakes at a time so you can refer to the other side if you have to and if you're trying to start a car thar hasn't started in years spray some 30 weight in the cylinders to help seal the rings and valves you probably already know this
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It's just wonderful to see you and the kids driving around with smiles on their faces and that donut 🤣 seriously though... Your a very good dad and involving the kids in all your doing shows us how much your family mean to you, superb to see the car driving on the road after 30yrs, thanks for another excellent video and much love from Wales UK ❤️🏴👍
Thank you.
Had a F-100 73 Ford pick up, three on the tree ,302 Engine first truck I owned, great work truck
Really good video actually got to set down with my daughter and watch your video. Try using steam heat to make the seat cover more flexible and use fishing string to sew the seats back up.
Good idea
It's awesome that you include your family in your videos family is the most important part of our lives thanks for the great entertainment
Thank you I am blessed
The cylinder bores need to be power honed to .040” over to fit the pistons. The block washed and new cam bearings.
That is a circle track car
Positraction is a GM trademark. Fords came with Traction-Loc. Long shoe's on the back because rear shoe does most of the braking. The front shoes main job is to activate the rear shoe.
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Glad to see it's coming along. I still can't get over how much has been swapped on that car especially for it sitting for 30 years. Someone must have really driven it a lot when it was in its prime. I noticed the rear brake line distribution block is on the passenger side of the axle on that car? on both of my 64's it's on the driver side. That is weird. Something about that axle doesn't look quite like the 9" in either of my cars, might be an 8" from something else? If the speedometer cable or driven gear at the transmission isn't causing that speedometer jump the problem is very likely the worm gear for the odometer causing the issue. My dad's 64's speedo would jump 30 MPH faster and slower than actual speed and upon taking it apart one of the nylon teeth was chipped and the rest were worn. It would cause the input of the speedometer to bind up when that chipped tooth came around and then once the speedometer cable was wound up tight enough to overcome the resistance it would unload all that resistance and cause the bounce. Nothing can be done other than replace the speedometer with a good one in that case, nobody makes the gears.
Yeah I think it’s had a hard life, my falcon speedometer did that
@@Sleeperdude I frequent a few galaxie facebook groups and every so often people complain about the same speedometer issue. It seems to be a fairly common problem on the cars that were driven a lot. My dad's car has 258k miles on the body and there's no telling how long it was bouncing like that before we got ahold of it and put a new speedometer in it. My car has 159K and the speedo works great in that one still.
The long brake pad is longer because it's used for forward stopping, the shorter pad is used for reverse stopping. It doesn't take as much pad to stop in shorter distance. I hope I said that right so you can understand what I'm saying
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Get that Galaxie set up so you can run it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Your probably right
back in the fiftys we used pumice stones to clean our bumper chrome it worked great. love your videos and family!
First to comment woohoo... Reason the brakes are so soft is because you have a rubber line going that far... Add in the steel line and it should be back to somewhat normal pressure..... Its not too safe havin that much rubber line.... It cannot buildup proper pressure like with the steel line & will swell and cause a very soft pedal and may endup losing brakes completely sleeper man
Congratulations
i'm 72 years old, never been mechanically minded and i love when you explain stuff to ralphie.....i understand a little more....my next question: do you have any suggestions on how RETAIN what you are teaching me?????
Thank you I’m glad you like it
I guess the Rats have eat some of the wiring during all the years in the woods ?
Yes somebody did a terrible job wiring it and the rats got to it
Rocky is hilarious. Just came across your channel with the 4,000 junkyard show. awesome to see you pull those old girls out of the woods and bring them to life. I'm in Maine where vehicles don't last too long left outside in the woods. Entertaining videos with the kids and animals and that you are don't mind coat hangers holding up a gas tank!
Thank you I’m glad you liked it
Do not hold me to it, I'm pretty sure Ford was still using generators in 64. That might be the reason for all of the "in laws wiring"?
Yes you are right
as the wheel cylinder pushes the shoes out to the rotating drum, the shoes want to turn the same way the drum is turning. this turning action puts additional force on the rear shoe. so if the rear shoe is larger you get bnetter stopping power.
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Man why don't you get you some real shoes that way your feet can be warm. I know it's cold there cuz it's cold here. I know your shop is cold. I see your breath. You make my feet cold.
It is chilly
Seeing those kids in that backseat hanging on when you we're doing those donuts smiling from ear-to-ear made my day God bless you all keep the videos are coming
Thank you we had fun
I seen on junkyardigs where I believe his girlfriend Mook got him an aromatic brake pumper with controller it's basically a cylinder with a airline ran to it in a remote control that you can use to press the brake all the way down while you bleed it I'm sure that you could find it very handy in your shop if I can find the name of it or the link for it I will add it on here or if you want to find the video I believe it's the recent video he just did with a snow plow truck.
Ok great thank you that would be handy
@@Sleeperdude I looked back on the video it does not have a link but it is called fender lizard ruclips.net/video/j92QRDOU7CY/видео.html that's the link for the video that he has it in and you can skip to the time 53:34 so you can see what the fender lizard looks like and how it works I think it's pretty awesome and it's helpful if your wife is gone and the kids are asleep or at school and can't help.
My Mazda has front disk, rear drum. I replaced the fronts and noticed the difference. When I replaced the rear drum brakes that made a difference in my brake power overall. It's really noticable in a 5 speed stick.
Ok interesting