The only thing that saved Corvette from the chopping block, was the 55 Thunderbird.Most people don't realize that the Corvette was kind of a dog its first three model years . . .
The only thing that saved Corvette from the chopping block, was the 55 Thunderbird.Most people don't realize that the Corvette was kind of a dog its first three model years . . .
It could be the brake pedal rod does not have enough clearance in the master cylinder. There is a little hole to release the pressure off the brakes but the master cylinder piston has to retract all the way to open it.
There should be 1/2 inch or so of free play on the brake pedal before it engages the master cylinder.
I didn't feel very much play yesterday -- i didn't measure, but the pedal was higher to start with than its ever been, and every time I had to stop, it got higher and stiffer. By the time the system locked up, the pedal wouldn't budge at all, even if I put my full weight on it.
He's promising to get this all sorted out today, and I told him he needs to take it out for a fifteen or twenty mile drive before pronouncing it done -- he'll notice brake smell by that point if it hasn't been properly fixed.
Now I know why people complain about Lockheed brakes.
:rofl:The only thing that saved Corvette from the chopping block, was the 55 Thunderbird.
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And that was what I was laughing at.T-Birds also gave the Corvettes something to outrun.
That was a decent price for a car that lasted so long.
Deluxe Heater and 2 Speed Wiper Washers, what will they think of next? :lol:
And now you are still getting her money's worth. lol lol Reminds me of my mother's 75 Eldorado.My aunt sure got her money's worth out of the car.
And now you are still getting her money's worth. lol lol Reminds me of my mother's 75 Eldorado.
Yeah, getting cars back to the way they were can be costly. I am having the leather seats recovered in the Eldorado and they aren't cheap either. After that it goes in for the rust caused by that ugly hippie half vinyl roof it had. It is going to be a smooth top from now on.I'm afraid I've put almost as much into the car getting it back running as my aunt paid for it new. By the time I finish with the new paint job and new interior, I should have about three (or more :eeek: ) times as much invested in the car. But, it's all worth it to me to be able to sit at the kitchen window and see her car parked right outside where it always sat for so many years. It's just one more "connection" to the past I've been fortunate enough to be able to make.
Man, James, you really do have a Hippie infestation, if they are even in your vinyl top now! Better get the exterminator out pronto.After that it goes in for the rust caused by that ugly hippie half vinyl roof it had. It is going to be a smooth top from now on.