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tony barnhill
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Full of rust? Where?
I now have brakes!
The 3/4" dual master that came with the car was so totally hosed that I couldn't even get all of the pieces out of the bores so I rebuilt one of the 7/8" bore ones that came with my MGA(s).
I know that this isn't perfectly correct but it is what I used for years in old Sprites that I swapped for disk brakes and never let me down (more peddle pressure required but always worked).
Next is to put in the engine/trans and see if it will run (tomorrow I hope!)
Bill
The 3/4" dual master that came with the car was so totally hosed that I couldn't even get all of the pieces out of the bores so I rebuilt one of the 7/8" bore ones that came with my MGA(s).
I know that this isn't perfectly correct but it is what I used for years in old Sprites that I swapped for disk brakes and never let me down (more peddle pressure required but always worked).
Next is to put in the engine/trans and see if it will run (tomorrow I hope!)
Bill
It's not a "VAROOM" post, that happened about 2 weeks ago but today I drove the "Orange Crate" (my wife's name for the lovely beast) around the block a few times and all systems worked except for the brake lights (bad switch I am guessing).
The engine is a $125.00 junker from Craigslist that just had a stuck #3 exhaust valve (now fixed) and runs great with no visible smoke so far.
The tranny is the original that came with my '69 Sprite (it now has a Datsun).
I just recovered the seats yesterday with $25.00 worth of vinyl from JoAnn's fabric, it will only last a couple of years but it was fun to figure out how to do it (really easy!!).
I'll post some pictures that I took as soon as I can kick my daughter off of the other computer.
Bill
The engine is a $125.00 junker from Craigslist that just had a stuck #3 exhaust valve (now fixed) and runs great with no visible smoke so far.
The tranny is the original that came with my '69 Sprite (it now has a Datsun).
I just recovered the seats yesterday with $25.00 worth of vinyl from JoAnn's fabric, it will only last a couple of years but it was fun to figure out how to do it (really easy!!).
I'll post some pictures that I took as soon as I can kick my daughter off of the other computer.
Bill
