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Today was a beautiful day -- the first real almost-summer day we've had. I resisted the temptation though, and went out to the garage to get some more work done. It was a day of finishing up the hard lines that I still had to do. This involved adjusting the long brake line that runs front to rear, and fitting the two rear lines.
The long run just needed a bit of tweaking, so that was a quick job. Fitting the rear brake lines was a bit more complicated. The Tunebug is running the later style brake backing plates, which put the rear cylinders in a different place than the stock setup. I played a bit with the existing lines and figured out how they needed to run, then worked on each of the new lines to get them to fit. Took a few trips back and forth from the bench to the car, but eventually I got the two lines in place, and connected them to the main hard line.
Next up came the fuel line. Folks here recommended using 1/4" copper line like you would use for an ice maker. Out came the old line, and in went the new copper line. The copper line bends easily, but you need to be careful to make sure that the line doesn't kink, and that it is supported properly. By lunch time it was roughly in place.
The weather being so nice, I took a brief trip down to Orem to pick up a few bits -- a good excuse for a nice motorcycle ride through the canyon! Once back it was out to the garage to finish up. A bit more work and the lines were all in place and ready to go. Finishing up the day, I hooked up the front soft lines, so all the brake lines (other than the one I'm waiting for from the vendor) are now in place.
Next up is fitting the new fuel pump and the fuel tank. I'm also just about ready to put in the motor. Exciting stuff!
The long run just needed a bit of tweaking, so that was a quick job. Fitting the rear brake lines was a bit more complicated. The Tunebug is running the later style brake backing plates, which put the rear cylinders in a different place than the stock setup. I played a bit with the existing lines and figured out how they needed to run, then worked on each of the new lines to get them to fit. Took a few trips back and forth from the bench to the car, but eventually I got the two lines in place, and connected them to the main hard line.
Next up came the fuel line. Folks here recommended using 1/4" copper line like you would use for an ice maker. Out came the old line, and in went the new copper line. The copper line bends easily, but you need to be careful to make sure that the line doesn't kink, and that it is supported properly. By lunch time it was roughly in place.
The weather being so nice, I took a brief trip down to Orem to pick up a few bits -- a good excuse for a nice motorcycle ride through the canyon! Once back it was out to the garage to finish up. A bit more work and the lines were all in place and ready to go. Finishing up the day, I hooked up the front soft lines, so all the brake lines (other than the one I'm waiting for from the vendor) are now in place.
Next up is fitting the new fuel pump and the fuel tank. I'm also just about ready to put in the motor. Exciting stuff!
