1966 Corvette L72 Light Refresh

[MosportGreen66]

Originally Posted by 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.

We had a similar experience with the master on our former '67 L36 Convertible and won't be going back to White Post because of it. Oh and our master did not work... twice.

[67since67]

As an alternative, I've received great service from Karp's Power Brake in Chino CA, both on masters and wheel cylinders.
IIRC, Karps uses stainless sleeves while WP uses brass??
WP has done one master for me that worked out well.
FWIW - Bill W

[napa68]

Bill S (olredalert) hooked me up with this virgin US Royal Laredo spare for the car. While the car has a good spare, now it has one that is gooder

[olredalert]

[QUOTE=olredalert;1671800]----Great! As usual on this great sight, this transaction between Tim and I went so smoothly. It was a pleasure finding a great home for this unbelievable spare. That's all I hoped for when I saw it at B. Gold. So hard to find any U.S.Royal 66 only whitewall in any condition. Can't wait to see the judges eyeballs when this spare tire is displayed!....Bill S

[napa68]

Just a little update, with nothing more than a "technical experience". As I have been driving the 66 as of late, I had noticed the car had become a little more temperamental to start. I had a symptom where when the car was warm, the ignition would only fire when the switch was turned to run (as opposed to firing while cranking in the start position). That symptom increased little by little. Yesterday afternoon, I cold started the car, and the problem persisted. The ground is VERY good on the T.I. amp. Previously, I had checked my voltages as the coil, was well as looking for any resistance on the ground side of the T.I. amp. All were within spec.

I remember a while back, I had read some posts over on Corvette Forum where some of the others had complained about the same symptom, and blamed it on the brand of circuit board I installed in the T.I. amp.

Having nothing else to do today as a result of the weather, I thought I'd dive in. I was being a little lazy, and just reinstalled the original T.I. amp that was in the car when I received it. The car now cold started and hot starts just like it should......while cranking.

Most of the GM cars did not utilize the T.I. ignition as widely as Corvette's. Some of you though, have cars with this buggy whip ignition system. I just thought I'd post the experience for technical reference down the road for Yenko.net.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I myself now feel I've earned a cold beer

[napa68]

Over the weekend of Bloomington Gold, I was able to connect with a friend of mine who made me a smoking deal on 2 gallons of lacquer. These were tinted to a verified original Nassau Blue car. Not that I plan on restoring this car, but thought it would be smart to capitalize on the opportunity. In the event I change my mind, have an ooops, or sell the car to someone who would restore it........ then it's here

[Z282NV]

Originally Posted by napa68

Over the weekend of Bloomington Gold, I was able to connect with a friend of mine who made me a smoking deal on 2 gallons of lacquer. These were tinted to a verified original Nassau Blue car. Not that I plan on restoring this car, but thought it would be smart to capitalize on the opportunity. In the event I change my mind, have an ooops, or sell the car to someone who would restore it........ then it's here

You just never know if your are going to need it or not. Love the car just the way it is.