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Excellent work, as always.
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Freddie 1969 Camaro RS/SS396 (427) 4 speed |
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Ryan
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1969 Beaumont 350 Auto White Sold 1969 Beaumont 307 Auto Green Sold 1969 Chevelle SS 396-L35 Auto Blue Sold 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass 'S' Sports Coupe W31 |
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Moving right along, what with all these birthday distractions and what not
![]() ![]() ![]() What goes on the inner fender below the master cylinder is a complex assortment of tubes, with no less than nine attachment points. What doesn't go here is your hand with a wrench when it leaks. After the 790lb 3ft wide Bigblock gets wedged in here.... along with a power brake booster the size of a cantaloupe.... there's no room for nothing! So brake bleeding comes first to ensure no leaks. And since we're into all things messy, it's SMOG time too! Here's the complete system ready to go. Despite its complex looks, it's really not that complicated to install. The pump goes on and the rest goes...... well..... all that stuff attaches to the pump! ![]() Since I'm gutting the pump and rendering the system useless, the heads are already blocked yet I need to mount the tubes. So how's that going to work? Simple. Cut the tubes and weld them to the plugs! Add a little Ford corporate blue paint and nobody knows the difference....but I ran out of paint so the touch up has to wait. Always something Cheers Dave Last edited by A12pilot; 03-09-2018 at 12:38 PM. |
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Sooooooo close!!
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Thank you for letting me be a part of your project Dave.
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Yes Sir, Eric! Thank you for the excellent work on my carb! I should be ready to fire it up soon. Meanwhile, I bled the brakes and as you can see here, everything but a wrench can go in this small little spot. So best to figure out the leaks now before that Mauritania anchor of a propulsion unit goes in
![]() So were there any leaks? I'm happy to report.....YES! All but one fitting leaked! ![]() ![]() I'll figure that out when I get back from this trip. Sometimes it's best to just walk away and let these things fix themselves. Sort of like going on a commercial break. Come back, "Hey, remember that whoositz that wasn't jiving with the statafrat? Amazingly.... it's working now! " ![]() ![]() After mounting up the steering wheel, I noticed a gap... like a step down... between the diameter of the hub and the diameter of the column. Since Steve (we were on a first named basis ![]() Cheers Dave Last edited by A12pilot; 03-11-2018 at 04:18 PM. |
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Ole Kwizz would probably whip up a custom made adapter to cure that problem with the ugggly gap at the steering column. Or just leave it like on the movie car. Different strokes for different folks.
So far it's turning into a cool car, by the way. ![]()
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The millennial approach :-)
Love it Ryan
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1969 Beaumont 350 Auto White Sold 1969 Beaumont 307 Auto Green Sold 1969 Chevelle SS 396-L35 Auto Blue Sold 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass 'S' Sports Coupe W31 |
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Oh, and you are finding why I hate stainless brake tubing. Pretty, but problematic.
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----I so agree with you, John.......Bill S
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