1966 Corvette L72 Light Refresh

[dykstra]

Originally Posted by napa68

As we know, these cars car prove to be a rabbit hole. Just how far do you want to chase it down? Now I can run thing like a rented mule

Video of said action will be greatly appreciated……..

[Arrowsmith]

Originally Posted by napa68

As we know, these cars car prove to be a rabbit hole. Just how far do you want to chase it down? Now I can run thing like a rented mule

You're telling me....L-O-L....W

[napa68]

Today was focused on the rear end, or at least as far as I could get with the parts I have. USPS was kind enough to delay (lose) some parts I needed to get the rear end finished. I reinstalled the original rotors on the rebuilt trailering arms, checked them for runout, adjusted the new parking brake shoes, and installed the arms in the car.

I was able to get the runout to .003 on the right side, and .007 on the left. It's a bit more than spec, but I'd like to retain the original rotors if possible.



I installed new toe shims for the rear arms, set up like it came apart. Everything is in there temporarily, so it's not such a job for the alignment shop when I bring it in. The parts missing are some washers that get installed with the rear camber adjustment bolts. I cannot install the links, nor the shock mounts and shocks until I have those.

[cheveslakr]

It's fairly straightforward to get those rotors next to perfect. I cut 1.5" square shims with a half inch hole in the center out of a beer can and stuffed them behind the rotor in the inboard areas. Got my originals to within .002 on both sides. Like yourself, I wanted to use the originals, having very little faith in the aftermarket. One of mine even had a groove in it, but I'm still more than happy to reuse that. Brakes turned out very good. ... oh, and loving the build updates.