1966 Corvette L72 Light Refresh

[napa68]

In an effort to keep my mind busy while I am waiting on parts for a customer car, I decided to have a peek into the T.I. amplifier. As you can see, it had the original transistorized board in it. I keep a solid state board in stock, as these tend to go south with no notice (that occurred on my injected 65). I also had a back up T.I. box, so I did the install in that. I'll keep the old transistorized unit as a spare. It's a pretty straight forward installation. Of course my dumb ass neglected to take a picture of the new board, so all you are getting is a file photo I could be kidding myself, but the car seems to idle a little smoother with the solid state board in it. Only one of the bolts for the T.I. box was original, so I'll source the correct fasteners when I run across them.






I had a new master cylinder arrive yesterday, so I could enjoy the car while White Post is sleeving the original. So much for being proactive........that one leaks at the rear, and is sucking air when bench bleeding. I guess it's a sign I should slow down and just wait for my original to come back.

[Too Many Projects]

Well, that sucks... hope that "new" one has a warranty and you can send it back for a full refund.

[napa68]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

Well, that sucks... hope that "new" one has a warranty and you can send it back for a full refund.

Yep. It's already on it's way back. A Delco too boot

[napa68]

The master cylinder came back from White Post today, so I wasted no time getting that bled and installed. My goal of looking like nothing happened was achieved. I must admit, I was a bit disappointed with the experience. Originally, I was told 2-3 weeks when I shipped it in. I shipped it right away. That turned into 4-6 weeks after it arrived. Unless of course, I wanted to pay a 25% expedited fee. Given my scenario with a bad replacement M/C, the fee was the lesser of evil's. I kind of went over the edge with the $40 shipping and handling for regular ground UPS. Comparatively, it cost me $13 to ship it out there. I don't begrudge anyone of making a profit, and certainly value quality work. The experience though left me with a bit of a poor taste. I'll step off of the soap box now. Just thought I'd share........

So, I'm all set to hit the road. Naturally, I'm rewarded with a forecast containing 2-4" of snow tonight.

[MosportGreen66]

Originally Posted by napa68

The master cylinder came back from White Post today, so I wasted no time getting that bled and installed. My goal of looking like nothing happened was achieved. I must admit, I was a bit disappointed with the experience. Originally, I was told 2-3 weeks when I shipped it in. I shipped it right away. That turned into 4-6 weeks after it arrived. Unless of course, I wanted to pay a 25% expedited fee. Given my scenario with a bad replacement M/C, the fee was the lesser of evil's. I kind of went over the edge with the $40 shipping and handling for regular ground UPS. Comparatively, it cost me $13 to ship it out there. I don't begrudge anyone of making a profit, and certainly value quality work. The experience though left me with a bit of a poor taste. I'll step off of the soap box now. Just thought I'd share........

So, I'm all set to hit the road. Naturally, I'm rewarded with a forecast containing 2-4" of snow tonight.

We had a similar experience with the master on our former '67 L36 Convertible and won't be going back to White Post because of it. Oh and our master did not work... twice.

[67since67]

As an alternative, I've received great service from Karp's Power Brake in Chino CA, both on masters and wheel cylinders.
IIRC, Karps uses stainless sleeves while WP uses brass??
WP has done one master for me that worked out well.
FWIW - Bill W

[napa68]

Bill S (olredalert) hooked me up with this virgin US Royal Laredo spare for the car. While the car has a good spare, now it has one that is gooder