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Message: <blockquote data-quote="racenmotorsports" data-source="post: 974357" data-attributes="member: 16266">OK, finally got the front all done, buttoned up, brakes bled and aligned the front end a little bit so I could drive it.  I had a couple things happen that held me up a day or so.  First, I couldn't get the lines to go back on the r&p correctly, needed the daughter's bf to help out there.  Then when I did the flush of the ps pump, I had the calipers off and my daughter in the car cranking it to flush it out.  Well, when you have to push the pedal to get the car to turn over and they're hanging there... the piston on the drivers side pushed out.  Not enough to lose fluid, enough so I had to take it apart to get it to go back in.  Fixing that, the rubber boot on the piston started to separate on the metal ring and I couldn't get it to go back in the hole without flipping the wrong way, so I had to go in search of one.  Every part store in town...on-line and then finally after no luck, I decided to check autozone (I use them as a last resort).  They had one.  I hate using autozone here in town, I don't know where they get the people who work there, they must go find the most stupid, ignorant, non-car working on people that only sort of know how to use that stupid computer.  Hell, I looked something up on line before I went to get the boot, told them the name, part number and the price and their computer couldn't find it.  I tried to explain it to the old MORON working there (who I know used to work on cars) and he didn't have a clue what I was talking about.  This place is the same place that told me when I was fixing the brake line to the rear axle that a fuel line barb'd T would work on brakes.  I ran from that idiot as fast as I could.... My rant is over for now....Back to the brake caliper, the boot fit, but the O-ring was too small, fortunately, the one in the caliper was still good. put the boot on, but the hose back on, bled the brakes, etc.  Put the car back together, set the toe and didn't worry too much about camber since I was only going a mile or two.  pulled out of the driveway and the brakes felt spongy.  Did a little back and forth, I could hear the brake fluid squeezing out and the pedal would go to the floor... Back in the driveway.... I didn't get the banjo tight enough.  tighten it up, bleed the brake a little.  Check the brakes right outside the house on the street,they're o.k not great, but worked.   I took the car for a short drive, ended up being about 5 miles, car handled really good with new front end, the only problem was the steering wheel is a little crooked (7-2), but I'll get that fixed later when I figure out how.  You guys were right about the poly bushing being a rougher ride, but down here in SE Georgia the only bumps are those stupid reflectors in the road.  Other than that it handled pretty good.  I brought it home and promptly set the camber to -2*  for some reason I had that measurement in my head, so that's where it's set.  Now after looking I got to go back out and set them closer to -1/2 to -3/4 degree....arrrgh.  Soon, all I'll have to do is teach her to drive it and give it to her, Soon.  When we were bleeding the brakes she said she wants to get those pink deep shag seat covers, anyone know where to get some good ones?Oh yeah, I forgot, I pulled the body molding off the car, nobody said anything about those 100 clips that break when you pull it off.... I found a place on line that you can get new pieces both the rectangle and the circle clips for less than one side of clips that LMR sells them for. So now I'm waiting for that and to clean out a place to clean, sand and paint them...</blockquote>