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.

[napa68]

Originally Posted by 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.

I ordered some shims from McMaster Carr yesterday. I should have them on Monday. I'll take a swing at getting the runout closer

Thanks for the props!

[napa68]

Today I finished up the rear suspension assembly (my missing parts came in).


While this car is not an F41 car, I have had these really nice original and almost perfectly dated F41 shocks in my stash. I could not think of a better home for them.

[napa68]

Yesterday I had a friend at my disposal, so we got the motor tossed in. I spend the rest of the day (quite leisurely I might add) installing the clutch, bellhousing, trans, shifter, driveshaft, carb, and fuel pump. I have a few obligations that will pull me away from this here and there, but I suspect this should be making noise by the end of the week.

[Too Many Projects]

Looks great, but I hope you didn't dispose of the friend when you were done with him/her...
You get much snow up there overnight/today ? I get to plow again today.

[TimG]

I did the same thing with the gasket on my L79 water pump recently. Liquid poured out when I filled it up. I thought I had an interference problem, but I had an intellectual problem with gasket insulation.

[big gear head]

I've got a question. Please don't think that I'm being critical, I'm not. I noticed that you replicated the orange overspray on the exhaust manifolds, but it appears that there is no paint on the intake mating surface of the heads. Do you have a plan for that or are you leaving it as it is?