1966 Corvette L72 Light Refresh

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by napa68

Please accept my apologies if my post here sounds a bit condescending. I'm sure many of you already know much of what I have written. Perhaps even have more to add? (Please do). I feel there is value in revisiting a subject that get taken for granted in the hobby.

I've been a fan of knockoffs for as long as I can remember - and this is the first time I've given any thought to how they are held on!

K

[cheveslakr]

Any thoughts of where you're having it rebuilt Tim? Just went through this, and just put mine on the shelf and bought a new master. I switched to Dot 5 because of the leak I saw at the rear, and I'm paranoid of getting Dot 4 on my paint. I was a step ahead though, in having all new lines and drained calipers.

[napa68]

Originally Posted by jer

Any thoughts of where you're having it rebuilt Tim? Just went through this, and just put mine on the shelf and bought a new master. I switched to Dot 5 because of the leak I saw at the rear, and I'm paranoid of getting Dot 4 on my paint. I was a step ahead though, in having all new lines and drained calipers.

I sent this out to White Post Restorations. I have used them several times in the past and have been happy with the results.

https://whitepost.com/brake-sleeving...ding-services/

[60sStuff]

White Post is who I have used for decades.

I always instruct them to preserve the Original finish that I send them and Do Not paint.

[napa68]

In an effort to keep my mind busy while I am waiting on parts for a customer car, I decided to have a peek into the T.I. amplifier. As you can see, it had the original transistorized board in it. I keep a solid state board in stock, as these tend to go south with no notice (that occurred on my injected 65). I also had a back up T.I. box, so I did the install in that. I'll keep the old transistorized unit as a spare. It's a pretty straight forward installation. Of course my dumb ass neglected to take a picture of the new board, so all you are getting is a file photo I could be kidding myself, but the car seems to idle a little smoother with the solid state board in it. Only one of the bolts for the T.I. box was original, so I'll source the correct fasteners when I run across them.






I had a new master cylinder arrive yesterday, so I could enjoy the car while White Post is sleeving the original. So much for being proactive........that one leaks at the rear, and is sucking air when bench bleeding. I guess it's a sign I should slow down and just wait for my original to come back.

[Too Many Projects]

Well, that sucks... hope that "new" one has a warranty and you can send it back for a full refund.

[napa68]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

Well, that sucks... hope that "new" one has a warranty and you can send it back for a full refund.

Yep. It's already on it's way back. A Delco too boot

[napa68]

The master cylinder came back from White Post today, so I wasted no time getting that bled and installed. My goal of looking like nothing happened was achieved. I must admit, I was a bit disappointed with the experience. Originally, I was told 2-3 weeks when I shipped it in. I shipped it right away. That turned into 4-6 weeks after it arrived. Unless of course, I wanted to pay a 25% expedited fee. Given my scenario with a bad replacement M/C, the fee was the lesser of evil's. I kind of went over the edge with the $40 shipping and handling for regular ground UPS. Comparatively, it cost me $13 to ship it out there. I don't begrudge anyone of making a profit, and certainly value quality work. The experience though left me with a bit of a poor taste. I'll step off of the soap box now. Just thought I'd share........

So, I'm all set to hit the road. Naturally, I'm rewarded with a forecast containing 2-4" of snow tonight.

[Z282NV]

Looking marvelous Tim. Darn snow, we escaped with just rain showers up here on the North shore of Lake Superior but with the ground still frozen it's has no where to go. Slippery as hell.

[napa68]

The original positive battery cable looked like a beaver chewed on it. I found a nice set of original battery cables from a member over on Corvette Forum. I got that installed this morning.....