My 66 Chevelle P/T build

[cactuss4]

Can you show me the bracket that is holding the rear brake line in place (the 2-1). I just had a friend machine up a nice piece, since I didn't think there was something available. So interested in seeing what yours looks like.

I wanted mine a bit higher so the brake lines ran up over the upper a-arm brackets in my Moser, so I could easily pull the bracket if I was servicing the differential.

[MMcMasters]

[QUOTE=cactuss4;1139194]

Can you show me the bracket that is holding the rear brake line in place (the 2-1). I just had a friend machine up a nice piece, since I didn't think there was something available. So interested in seeing what yours looks like.


I hope your expectations aren't very high It's just a basic bracket I fabbed out of some scrap material. Here are a few pics.

[tommycomfort]

I really like that tank! I'm going to check to see if they are still on sale. I could use the weight savings over my Rick's tank.

[MMcMasters]

I know a guy who is a dealer, you may know him

[tommycomfort]

I know a guy who is a dealer, you may know him

Oh, that guy...

[MMcMasters]

Great idea on the bracket. Time spent planning this stuff out and trying to prevent future failures will really pay dividends.

I couldn't agree more. I appreciate the kind words!

[MMcMasters]

I started plumbing the fuel line tonight. I chose -6 Earls Pro Lite 350. I expect to get flamed for not running a hardline but I researched the Pro lite and it's more than adequate for the pressure i will be running.

From my own experience the Earls pro lite doesn't suffer from the fuel vapor smells that the russell lines have.


I hope to put the body back on this weekend and re install the tank so I can make the lines from the regulator to the tank.

[Zoomin]

I got no problem with that. Nice, clean plumbing job.

Is all this going to be happy with ethanol? I hate the stuff, but it's just so hard to avoid.

[MMcMasters]

My last two race cars (on Methanol) were plumbed with the pro lite with zero issues. According to Earl's website, it is compatible with methanol and E85.

[MMcMasters]

Well it's been a long wait but my fronts showed up today, I finally have a full set.

[cactuss4]

[QUOTE=MMcMasters;1139203]

Can you show me the bracket that is holding the rear brake line in place (the 2-1). I just had a friend machine up a nice piece, since I didn't think there was something available. So interested in seeing what yours looks like.


I hope your expectations aren't very high It's just a basic bracket I fabbed out of some scrap material. Here are a few pics.

Awesome nope that's great, much more basic but serves the same purpose. thanks for posting and well done!

Tory

[tommycomfort]

Well it's been a long wait but my fronts showed up today, I finally have a full set.

Interested in selling those? :-)

[MMcMasters]

Interested in selling those? :-)

I will text you Tom

[MMcMasters]

One thing I hate more than anything as far cars go is spending money twice. Obviously I have done it or I wouldn't bring it up, so here it goes

I plumbed the fuel system with what I had on hand and I'm confident it would have been more than enough to handle what I'm going to throw at it. My goal with this car is to build in durability and limit the possibility of future failures. My worry is fuel additives change all the time and rubber eventually breaks down.

I broke down and called Brown and Miller Racing Solutions and ordered their High temp fiber braid PTFE hose and crimped on fittings. A little pricey but they should outlast the car and my piece of mind is worth the extra money spent. The hose is super lightweight and will go around a tighter radius than the pro lite 350.

http://www.bmrs.net

[MMcMasters]

I have had zero shop time the last month or so but I'm hoping to change that in the near future. I finished plumbing the brakes today, assembled the front hubs and got the front suspension torqued and cotter keyed. Then the little kid in me decided to see what the chassis would look like if I actually had wheels.

[cactuss4]

perfect throw seats in and your done! )) 275 fronts, need to figure out how to get there, my 245's are tiny against the 315's in the rear

[MMcMasters]

perfect throw seats in and your done! ))

I love it!

[Zoomin]

It's gonna be sweet!

Lots of quality stuff on that rascal.

[MMcMasters]

I received my Vintage air stuff this week. I'm still in a holding pattern waiting for the car to leave for paint so I started modifying the dash today to accept the A/C vents. It was pretty straight forward but I am enjoying documenting everything as I go. I used the supplied templates to locate the lower dash vent balls. Using a 3" hole saw I cut both holes.







The I used the supplied template to cut the opening for the upper dash vents. I used my new dash strip for this. I drilled a 9/64" holed through the center dash strip mounting boss. Then overlay the template and line up the 9/64" hole I just drilled with the hole in the template and scribed my cut line. I ended up drilling a small hole at each corner and using a body saw to cut the opening in the dash strip. A little clean up and fine tuning with a file was necessary but it all went pretty easy.

Once this is done, I re installed the dash strip and scribed inside of the freshly cut opening and transferred this to the dash itself. I used a cut off wheel and cut the dash. This was a pretty productive day. When I ordered my kit I decided to upgrade the controls to their black anodized electronic controls. I will fill the opening in the dash where the factory controls were and mount the new controller there.

[rixtrix1]

Looking really good! My current body was an A/C car and I sold the dash and all corresponding parts for triple what I paid for the body quite a few years ago. Now that I want to make the car go further than a quarter mile at a time I kind of wish I had kept it. But the aftermarket solutions are probably better, as your work shows, and they leave the engine compartment cleaner, too. Thanks for all the pics.