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02-16-2020, 02:52 AM
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Spent the rest of the day detailing the engine bay and cleaning up the original booster. Used some cleaner and a brass brush to knock most of the surface rust off the front face. Next up will be the 309 master cylinder and the original lid. I also got this receipt emailed to me by George Kulp. He's the one that rebuilt the 302 back in 2015. I'd say he has a good memory as the parts are exactly as he described from memory when we spoke a couple of months ago. Nice of him to send me this copy of the receipt. I wish I could get a small block rebuilt for this kinda dough nowadays. (chuckling at that thought)
 
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02-16-2020, 08:48 PM
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Taking a break to watch the Daytona race here today but made some more progress cleaning up the engine bay prior to the race. The driver's side fender is now clean with a couple of small spots to hit one more time before I get to the cross member and control arms next. I'm really liking this car more and more every day, and love how it's cleaning up. Hopefully all y'all are not getting tired of all the pictures. (lol)
   
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02-16-2020, 11:17 PM
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Keep 'em coming! I'm looking at every one of them.
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02-23-2020, 02:53 PM
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Been a hectic week business-wise, but still finding some time to get out to the shop and work on the brake system here and there. All of the parts have cleaned up nicely and are now going back together. This includes all the hard lines, clips, bolts, check valve, distribution block, proportioning valve, and the master cylinder. Here's another group of pictures to share as the car starts going back together with parts starting to go back on from the rear forward. It's really great putting parts back on when they actually fit as they should. It's also been great knowing that many of these parts came off rather easily as well since this car was not rusty, to begin with.
 Original paint mark on the proportioning valve.  Cleaning up all of the parts on the bench. Not replating anything here.  The lid is cleaned on the master, but not being restored or replated.  #3952757 Line Bracket. I never knew there were numbers on this part.  Started installing the hard lines working from the rear diff forward.  Check Valve cleaned up nicely. I had to replace the flare nut on the right side.  The original clips and bolts cleaned up nicely. Again, not replating anything.  A little patina left behind after cleaning the floors and lines back here. Love it!  The master back in place with the front lines coming soon.
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02-23-2020, 03:43 PM
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Weather has been really decent for the past month or so in western Canada. Plus temps for most of the last 4 weeks and not long before spring arrives here. I can't wait to get the rest of this cleaning done and get the car back to looking like this. It's only a few weeks away from being done and getting it out for a few rips on the mountain roads.
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02-23-2020, 06:58 PM
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Since I got the car and saw the 621 bell housing, I have been wondering if this was a late-year parts scramble or if someone had changed it over to a large clutch. Seeing the cast nose starter gave me further clarification and today my suspicions were confirmed when I pulled the bell housing to see what was in there. A jobber quality 11" clutch with a resurfaced 733 flywheel dated January of 70. I can only surmise the previous owner switched out the clutch when the motor was in and out of the car as it all looks like brand new with almost zero use.
In either case, it's coming off as I now look for another flywheel and a decent 10.5" clutch. At the same time, I'll install a correct 403 bell housing since I have another one sitting here that's ready to go. If only cars could tell the tale. Judging from the wear marks on the inside of the flywheel (block side against the crank flange) it looks to have been there for quite a while? Thoughts anyone? 
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Last edited by NorCam; 02-27-2020 at 03:14 PM.
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02-23-2020, 07:15 PM
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[QUOTE=NorCam;1484525]Since I got the car and saw the 621 bell housing, I have been wondering if this was a late-year parts scramble or if someone had changed it over to a large clutch. Seeing the cast nose starter gave me further clarification and today my suspicions were confirmed when I pulled the bell housing to see what was in there. A jobber quality 11" clutch with a resurfaced 733 flywheel dated January of 70. I can only surmise the previous owner switched out the clutch when the motor was in and out of the car as it all looks like brand new with almost zero use.
In either case, it's coming off as I now look for another flywheel and a decent 10.5" clutch. At the same time, I'll install a correct 403 bell housing since I have another one sitting here that's ready to go. If only cars could tell the tale. Judging from the wear marks on the inside of the flywheel (block side against the crank flange) it looks to have been there for quite a while? Thoughts anyone? Is it a LuK ?? 10 Spline? For sale? So far in my experience they are good for 18 trips down the drag strip :-) Ryan W31
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02-23-2020, 07:43 PM
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Ryan,
I'll PM you the details on what's there.
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Last edited by NorCam; 02-24-2020 at 01:18 AM.
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