My 66 Chevelle P/T build

[MMcMasters]

Lol! That and the good old.. as long I'm in here I may as well fix this too so I don't have to come back to it later!

Well Herb, I'm glad I'm not the only one that does that

[MMcMasters]

I have tried to get out in the shop at least an hour a night this week and I was able to get a few things done. I got the floor seam sealed. I decided to use spray on bed liner for the underside of the floor boards. It's not as good as Lizard Skin but I have used it in the past and have been very happy with the results.

I want to get the dash out this weekend and get the heater box out of the way so I can began smoothing the firewall and mocking up the Vintage Air. We will be out of town on Sunday so I don't know how far I will get this weekend.

I also picked up the frame from powder coat this morning. They did a beautiful job as always. I'm more than a little excited with the thought of assembling the chassis for hopefully the final time.

I apologize for the crappy cell phone pictures. I don't know why they are so blurry.

[MMcMasters]

It seems like I have not posted an update forever. It isn't that I have lost motivation, I have been dealing with a lot of back orders. Parts have slowly starting showing up to the point that I can start making some forward progress again.

This week my new Moser 12 bolt arrived. It is a very nice piece and well worth the money. I ordered it with a Tru Trac, 33 spline axles and big Ford bearings. i also had them leave the spring cups off since I won't need them with the coil overs and the upper spring pockets have been permanently removed.

I did notice one problem though. The Moser lower control arm brackets are different than the factory brackets. This creates a small problem in that the Ride Tech lower coil over brackets are made to work with the factory control arm mounts. A quick call to Tom Farrington to order the correct lower shock mounts hopefully solved this problem.

I ordered the rear end unpainted because I need to Tig the brake hose brackets and brake line clips on. Once I get that done I will pull it back apart and get it ready for paint. Here are a few pictures.

[andrewb70]

Looks like the upper arm mounts on the Moser are raised quite a bit.

Andrew

[MMcMasters]

Yes they are Andrew

[DryftKult]

That axle housing is so beautiful, I'd be clear coating it :P

[MMcMasters]

That axle housing is so beautiful, I'd be clear coating it :P

Hahaha, yeah they do nice work don't they

[pist0lpete]

Hate to point it out almost but I see another potential issue with your Moser housing. Looks like it has the raised upper control arm "ears". These are more ideal for getting an instant center higher for drag racing purposes. On the bright side your forward bite should be great but not sure how it will affect the handling.

[MMcMasters]

Hate to point it out almost but I see another potential issue with your Moser housing. Looks like it has the raised upper control arm "ears". These are more ideal for getting an instant center higher for drag racing purposes. On the bright side your forward bite should be great but not sure how it will affect the handling.

That's an interesting observation and I really don't have an answer for it. I'm not sure how it will affect the handling. I will find out soon enough and report back

Mike

[MMcMasters]

My lower shock brackets won't be here until Monday so I used today to mock up the rear brakes. The Kore 3 brackets allow you to mount the caliper in front of the axle or behind the axle. I thought it looked better mounted in front of the axle but I think mounting them behind will work better with the emergency brake cable routing.









I love the look of these brakes and Tobin's components are very nice. The Z06 rotors though are very HEAVY!!! I'm not decided yet if I'm going to run them now and change to a lighter 2 piece rotor down the road or just change them now.

Mike

[Motown 454]

Tobin's brake parts are very nice pieces and those Z06 calipers look sweet on there.

[analyte]

The Z06 brakes are nice pieces indeed!! I also can't say enough good things about Tobin as well.

[MMcMasters]

I ended up making a simple bracket for my rear flex hose out of some scrap material I had. Nothing special but it's functional. I made a paper template and traced it onto some 1/8" plate, cut it out with the bandsaw and gave it a spray can paint job

[MMcMasters]

I finished welding my brake line brackets on and was able to paint the rear end last night. It's bolted back in for the last time. I used Nickel/Copper brake line for the first time today making my rear axle lines. This stuff is a dream to bend and flare. I can't believe it took me this long to give it a try.

I only bought 6' because I wasn't sure if I would like it or not. I'm going to buy a roll on Monday to make my lines from the rear crossmember up to the pp valve/ master cylinder.





All other manufacturers should copy this bottle design. No mess and easy to completely drain the bottle. I know I'm easily amused but I thought it was cool

[analyte]

I finished welding my brake line brackets on and was able to paint the rear end last night. It's bolted back in for the last time. I used Nickel/Copper brake line for the first time today making my rear axle lines. This stuff is a dream to bend and flare. I can't believe it took me this long to give it a try.

I only bought 6' because I wasn't sure if I would like it or not. I'm going to buy a roll on Monday to make my lines from the rear crossmember up to the pp valve/ master cylinder.





All other manufacturers should copy this bottle design. No mess and easy to completely drain the bottle. I know I'm easily amused but I thought it was cool

Brake lines look great. I agree with you on the Nicop, it couldn't be easier.

[Yelcamino]

Hi Mike,

Not sure if the coilovers are mounted to stay or just mock up... If your brackets allow, I suggest you mount them upside down, which will make it easier to reach the rebound knob once the car is together.

[MMcMasters]

Thanks Herb, I will try it both ways. My only concern with mounting them upside down would be getting to the spanner nut to adjust ride height once the body is on. I will give it a shot though.

Mike

[Che70velle]

Just read through your thread, and your car is coming back together nicely.
Great choice of components, and the young man's welding skills are impressive.

[MMcMasters]

I really have not had time to do much in the shop lately. No excuses, just busy I guess. My roll of brake line came in this week so I tried to make some headway on that today. Plus I get to use some tools that I only get to pull out once or twice a year and tell myself that they were once worth the money I spent on them.

I ran my brake line on the upper part of the frame rail because I want to run my fuel line on the driver's side as well and there isn't enough room for both to get by the transmission cross member mounts. The LS3's inlet on the fuel rail is on the drivers side so this will be a cleaner approach I think. Here are a few pictures.











Fuel line is next. I can get the nickel/copper and aluminum in 3/8". What are you guys having the best luck with?

Mike

[andrewb70]

Mike,

The 3/8" fuel line will work great but you have to make sure to plan the bend radii. Being a bigger line it will need more gentle bents.

Andrew