Brian's 79 REHAB
01-26-2014, 10:06 AM
#61
Team Owner
Thats a really nice interior color choice , cant wait to see it put together
01-26-2014, 08:44 PM
#63
Drifting
Great work Brian (and Dean nice work too)
It's looking great. The color combo is excellent, very exotic.
Good luck with it.
And congratulations on the new Wife and Home!
It's looking great. The color combo is excellent, very exotic.
Good luck with it.
And congratulations on the new Wife and Home!
01-27-2014, 02:57 AM
#64
Burning Brakes
Hi Brian nice restoration job you have going, I really like the cork colored interiors. I was going to suggest that you use a different adhesive for the installation of any interior carpets or other materials I have been using Weldwood contact cement found at HD use the stuff in the red can not the green stuff . This is a brush on adhesive its a bit more time consuming to apply, However the glue works very well. I have found that most any type of spray can adhesive works well when first applied, but after time it loses its grip as the car sees heat cycles, thus you will be left with the carpet falling off. Also not really sure if your applying the door carpet with staples, I would also suggest to use them. The reason that the Weldwood works so well is that it wakes up the factory adhesive and creates a better long term bond. Also make sure to install the drip panels and the vapor barrier to the doors prior to installing the door panels, you can use a shower curtain from the dollar store, get one in clear use the weldwood to install it. Lubricate the inside door latch mechanism with good quality spray oil prior to putting the door back together, fix the door open arrester or replace it so the door stays open. Fix the door edge lights and make sure to silicone the wire sleeve to the boot, so water wont sit in the bulb housing and corrode the wires. Inspect the wire harness for chafing wires where the bundle enters the door fix as needed
I used spray glue to do my center consoles and pod. Worked well, but after reading ur recommendation for the weldwoods I ran out to h.d. to pick some up for the upcoming dash vinyl and carpet install.
Here in CA, they only sell 3oz bottles of the red stuff ($5!) while u can get qts and gals of the green stuff. From what I can see, green is non flammable , so that's good. But I assume from ur advise it doesn't work as well. I guess CA regulates flammables? Figures.
Anyways , So I went home and ordered a gallon of the red stuff online. Just curious of the difference in quality between the red and green. And also, was thinking if it's smart to line the car with flammable glue, especially a car that's known for being fire prone.
Also thx for the drip panel instruction. Had new moisture barriers in place, I used 6mil polyethylene , but I'm gonna take apart and install the drip panels too.
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02-20-2014, 11:03 PM
#65
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Guess what we will be doing this weekend.?.?.?
Perhaps the ability to drive the car will motivate me to re start the assembly process. Everything is in house...... just need to work on it.
Perhaps the ability to drive the car will motivate me to re start the assembly process. Everything is in house...... just need to work on it.
02-20-2014, 11:54 PM
#66
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Ugh...gives me nightmares....good luck with that my friend....
I have not been able to touch mine...still have (1) cv left to rebuild....been working on getting the upstairs room finished for my oldest.....sucking the life out of #30 project.
I have not been able to touch mine...still have (1) cv left to rebuild....been working on getting the upstairs room finished for my oldest.....sucking the life out of #30 project.
02-23-2014, 10:19 PM
#67
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We completed the job in just under 3 hrs. We were unable to follow Stan's instructions to the T, but they made the job much better. We removed the slave first, discovered obvious defect. We were tempted to just replace that and call it good. Since I had already bought the others we went ahead and changed them out. It was good that we did because the plastic nipple on the master was broken at the blue hose. The push rod from the old master was the same size so rather than change out the fittings we just reused the old push rod.
Glad it is done, now back to the interior.
Glad it is done, now back to the interior.
02-28-2014, 10:07 PM
#68
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This is the mess I left last weekend. I lowered the car and installed a temporary seat and put in a steering wheel to give it a spin around the block. I had charged the battery last weekend but no crank. I hooked up a charger and cranked it for the first time this year. Smoke from under the hood and clutch went to floor. I quickly turned off and unhooked the battery. Small puddle under the master. Could be blue hose or could be the hard line. I will lift it back up tomorrow and try again.
We are also pulling the drive train from the 79 parts car this weekend.
We are also pulling the drive train from the 79 parts car this weekend.
03-01-2014, 09:50 PM
#72
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I have not touched the seats that will eventually ride in the black car. Other than scavenging materials from work for the project I have done nothing. Too many irons in the fire.
03-02-2014, 04:20 AM
#73
Burning Brakes
I'll stay tuned. I'm interested to see how they turn out cuz I'm gearing up to do mine soon. If I get to mine first I'll put up some pics and tips. I haven't been able to find any DIY write ups for seat recover so it'll be an adventure I'm sure.
03-02-2014, 05:09 AM
#74
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I've been thinking of reupholstering mine at a shop, and really don't feel like paying to have then done. It's very expensive, and I've heard they are very tricky seats to do. Would love to see a DIY, as this is a project I would love doing!
03-02-2014, 07:58 AM
#75
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Wish I was there to give you a hand Brian....I bled my system traditionally, then once I felt I had it, I reverse bled the whole set up...it took a while for the clutch system to fill up properly, and then I had to pump the clutch pedal a while before it would work....but I did not have a puddle.....hope you found the leak, and it was not too bad.....keep us posted.