In order to mount the rear brake hose I had to take the existing bracket, cut it, mold it and re-weld it back onto the underside of the car. That took most of the 1 1/2 hours I had to work on the Mustang yesterday. Now that Lauren isn't in class on Tuesday and Wednesday, I really don't have much time to spend on the car anymore. She constantly tells me to take my time and not rush home to get there when she arrives from work, but I don't see her much as it is, so I don't want to take away from our potential time together. There really isn't much else to report other than I bought some transmission fluid (ATF) to fill up the T5.Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Fabrication
In order to mount the rear brake hose I had to take the existing bracket, cut it, mold it and re-weld it back onto the underside of the car. That took most of the 1 1/2 hours I had to work on the Mustang yesterday. Now that Lauren isn't in class on Tuesday and Wednesday, I really don't have much time to spend on the car anymore. She constantly tells me to take my time and not rush home to get there when she arrives from work, but I don't see her much as it is, so I don't want to take away from our potential time together. There really isn't much else to report other than I bought some transmission fluid (ATF) to fill up the T5.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Takin' a Brake
Today I installed:
...the rear brake lines across the rear differential, the rear brake hose....
...the master cylinder and...
...the front brake hoses.
As I've mentioned before, I still need to buy front brake lines to shape to fit the modified dual bowl master cylinder from a 1967 Mustang. I'm also going to need to modify the mounting bracket for the rear brake hose since its from a 1967 Mustang and would normally mount to a different location than my '66. Minor fabrications, but they'll still take some time.
I'm spent on Mustang money for now, but once some more overtime or DJing money comes in, I'll be able to get the front brake lines, pilot bearing and shocks. We'll be dropping in the motor as soon as I get the brake line ran across the firewall...its coming together.
...the master cylinder and...
...the front brake hoses.
As I've mentioned before, I still need to buy front brake lines to shape to fit the modified dual bowl master cylinder from a 1967 Mustang. I'm also going to need to modify the mounting bracket for the rear brake hose since its from a 1967 Mustang and would normally mount to a different location than my '66. Minor fabrications, but they'll still take some time.
I'm spent on Mustang money for now, but once some more overtime or DJing money comes in, I'll be able to get the front brake lines, pilot bearing and shocks. We'll be dropping in the motor as soon as I get the brake line ran across the firewall...its coming together.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
I Can See Clearly Now
This past week hasn't been a good week to work on the Mustang. I did stop by on Wednesday to do a little bit, but ultimately was only able to work on it for about 2 1/2 hours. I took out the passenger side wing window and regular window and then used some rubbing compound and a buffer to polish both regular side windows and the rear glass. It looks like the rear window has a lot of pits on the inner part of it. I know that it sat in a body shop for a while so my dad thought that maybe sand blasting caused these pits to form. I am faced with two options 1) Tint the windows or 2) replace the back glass. I'll probably go with the first option since this is California and it gets mighty hot in the summers. Tinting the windows would be best done while they are out of the car anyways.
My brake parts were delivered to my parents house on Thursday so I'm going to go over this afternoon to install them. I'll still need the front hard brake lines to run from the master to the proportioning valve and then to the front hoses and rear line.
At least the windows are looking crystal clear now!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Check Out the Oil My Cadillac Spills...
I finally broke down and bought the emergency brake lever and bar for both sides from Mustang Village in San Bernardino, Ca tod
ay. After much searching and reviewing of old photos, I determined that the 8" rearend that I purchased never had those parts. It cost me $54 (including tax) to pick up the parts, but it allowed me to move forward with the installation of the rear brakes.
ay. After much searching and reviewing of old photos, I determined that the 8" rearend that I purchased never had those parts. It cost me $54 (including tax) to pick up the parts, but it allowed me to move forward with the installation of the rear brakes.On my way over to my parents house this Saturday, I also stopped by Kragen to buy a 1967 Mustang master cylinder since it has separate reservoirs for the front and rear brakes leaving me less susceptible to complete brake failure if the master gives out or if I have a leak in a line on the front or the rear. Unfortunately it came with the push rod installed and in attempting to get it out, I broke the new master cylinder--there goes $45 down the drain. I didn't bother to take a picture of that since it was frustrating enough to have to look at it without having to be reminded of that frustration whenever referring back to this blog.
Once the rear brakes were on, the only tires I had to put on the back were my mom's stock 2007 Cadillac CTS rims. I was surprised to see that they fit and had enough backsp
acing for the '67 rear in my '66. I have three different kinds of rims on the car,The spare on the front left, my brothers old rim on the front right, and my mom's CTS rims on both sides of the rear. It's quite a sight to see. The car is still in the air until I have the brakes fully hooked up which will still require new hoses all the way around, a new master cylinder, and hard lines on the front. I have ordered all of those parts with the exception of the hard lines which will have to be customer made due to the dual master which these cars didn't have in 1966. I'll need to buy some straight tube and mold with with my dad's tube bender tools.
acing for the '67 rear in my '66. I have three different kinds of rims on the car,The spare on the front left, my brothers old rim on the front right, and my mom's CTS rims on both sides of the rear. It's quite a sight to see. The car is still in the air until I have the brakes fully hooked up which will still require new hoses all the way around, a new master cylinder, and hard lines on the front. I have ordered all of those parts with the exception of the hard lines which will have to be customer made due to the dual master which these cars didn't have in 1966. I'll need to buy some straight tube and mold with with my dad's tube bender tools.
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