08-09-2017, 10:21 PM
So I'm a lot more stubborn then I give myself credit for. Figure there was no harm in going back at again today since I need to special order some clip nuts to get my driver side fender on and it was a really nice day.
-Managed to get the fuel line where it needed to go by using a self-tapping screw to drill a pilot hole so I didn't have to hold 3 things at once while trying to mount the clips.
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-I remounted the master cylinder just to get it off the floorboards and decided to check and see exactly how much play was there without the depth correction plug and as luck would have it there wasn't really any with the pushrod fully extended. Gonna try to bleed it tomorrow and see how well it works but it seems this roadblock is no longer an issue.
-Managed to get the measurements I need to order my driveshaft.
-Also think I solved the gas pedal issue. The spacer I bought from Lokar didn't do shit because it raised all 4 corners. I bought a pack of aluminum spacers from Summit and put one of each of the top screws to bring the top of the pedal away from the firewall and that seemed to do the trick. Wasn't able to tighten every back up tonight but it looks good. Hopefully the new angle is not too awkward. A little close to the brake pedal but that may end up being a good thing.
-Took the leaking power steering fittings apart and re-tightened everything. I don't think that completely stopped it but it's a lot better. Probably just gonna have to do away with all the fancy AN shit and just clamp it. It's just the return line so I don't think there's much pressure at all going through it.
-Mounted my instrument panel temporarily to see how bad it's going to interfere with the steering column. Drilled the hole for my ignition switch in my dash and put another in my firewall for a proper firewall grommet for all the wiring.
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This thing is still going to the shop once I get the body back together. I'm not touching that shifter again for damn sure and the front end is still mostly loose. Still plan on just routing most the wires where they need to go and then letting someone else do the rest.
-Managed to get the fuel line where it needed to go by using a self-tapping screw to drill a pilot hole so I didn't have to hold 3 things at once while trying to mount the clips.
-I remounted the master cylinder just to get it off the floorboards and decided to check and see exactly how much play was there without the depth correction plug and as luck would have it there wasn't really any with the pushrod fully extended. Gonna try to bleed it tomorrow and see how well it works but it seems this roadblock is no longer an issue.
-Managed to get the measurements I need to order my driveshaft.
-Also think I solved the gas pedal issue. The spacer I bought from Lokar didn't do shit because it raised all 4 corners. I bought a pack of aluminum spacers from Summit and put one of each of the top screws to bring the top of the pedal away from the firewall and that seemed to do the trick. Wasn't able to tighten every back up tonight but it looks good. Hopefully the new angle is not too awkward. A little close to the brake pedal but that may end up being a good thing.
-Took the leaking power steering fittings apart and re-tightened everything. I don't think that completely stopped it but it's a lot better. Probably just gonna have to do away with all the fancy AN shit and just clamp it. It's just the return line so I don't think there's much pressure at all going through it.
-Mounted my instrument panel temporarily to see how bad it's going to interfere with the steering column. Drilled the hole for my ignition switch in my dash and put another in my firewall for a proper firewall grommet for all the wiring.
This thing is still going to the shop once I get the body back together. I'm not touching that shifter again for damn sure and the front end is still mostly loose. Still plan on just routing most the wires where they need to go and then letting someone else do the rest.