Box of parts showed up last weekend, just finishing up a few other projects around the house then on to swapping front disc brakes and new master, and start working on trunk floor and lower rear quarter panels , hopefully update pics this weekend.
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Steve’s 66 chevelle
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beags86
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Who did you use for the front disc stuff?
It’s all original stuff other than the booster and master , guy put full hotchkis setup under his 67 so I got everything he took off , the other parts came from opgi .
Once the body work is done and it’s painted and has interior, I will upgrade the suspension and brakes , but for now this will be better than four wheel drum brakes with no power and single reservoir master.
beags86
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I want to do that with mine. But I can't seem to find the parts I need. So I'm stuck waiting for scratch for the good stuff. I have been hoarding a small pile of parts. Things are getting closer.
Finally got around to working on the Chevelle front discs and tubular control arms are on still need to put new to me sway bar and new master on.
beags86
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Who tubular arms did you end up using?
They are these ones out of the opgi catalogue that I got off of offer up for 100$,we’ll see how they work.
beags86
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They will be better then stock!
That’s what I figured , and it was cheaper than new ball joints and bushings for the factory ones
Looks good!
Thanks
That's a score.
beags86
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Yeah a guy can't complain about 25 bucks an arm. I ended up buying the ridetech arms and my wallet is still hurting from that.
Passengers side brake line was seized to brake hose so spent today removing that , bending s new hard line that went under car from driver’s side to passenger side . Was real tempted to pull engine was a pain to get it bent up right and to fit with headers and engine in.Then removed the old master and started installing the new booster and master.
Master bench bled, everything is plumbed , just need to bleed brakes and test drive.
Brakes are bled /fluid flushed, have decent pedal it stops a lot better. Big win was getting the daughter out in the garage to help bleed the brakes. I’ll load it on the trailer and take it to work to align it this week if we don’t get locked down.
And pics of some garage signs I got hung up that I got from Xmas.
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