1970 s2 0453R Reassembly

[dakazman]

   Brake lines all in .👍👍 Before reinstalling the master cylinder tank I started to repair the fiberglass first. Having brake fluid all over bare glass is not a good thing. The weather is also cooperating saying it the mid 80’s . Next few days going into to high 90’s , possibly hitting 100f . Glad to get most of the repairs done today. I left a few cut-out on the bottom to turn the b-nuts on the master that will be hidden by the tank.
  Dakazman

[dakazman]

   Body repair completed, master cylinder will be installed tomorrow.
 
  While doing fiberglass work I hit the crashpad hard, giving it symmetry and a nice snug fit while encasing the wood dash.  Ready for primer.😃. Then instead of covering I’m just going to paint it!
If it fails, then I’ll cover it . 😜
  I have one other task to complete on my El Camino and that to replace the exhaust system.
 From headers back.  Parts will be in on Thursday. The tailpipe is slightly larger than the Europa’s . 😂

[dakazman]

   Master cylinder mostly installed with only minor issues to complete. While making some modifications to my garage I found a perfect place for my wiring harness... backside of a roll around toolbox😃
Now I’ll have to complete the last major hurdle to finish.

     The real job today turned my garage into a real man cave. The addition of a 65” tv.
It will also be hooked into the computer and the surround sound.

  Another pic of my el Camino exhaust system pic.

 A test of these vents into the A/C evaporator tomorrow but I’m glad to get this idea in motion.

Dakazman

[BDA]

Pretty nice, D’man! Nice to do your wrenching in a man cave!

[dakazman]

  BDA, thanks for the link to pierce manifolds .  They have quite a selection of Weber parts and will place an order soon on the linkage and a banjo, I need one that comes in aft of the carb although straight in would work also. I was confused when I just couldn’t flip the 90 degree over . ( different diameters) .

  The linkages , wow , the engineering department worked OT on some of them. 🤪.
My book is in the mail for the Weber book , after the pdf didnt have the details I wanted

  Next year I will make Amelia island show, hope you had fun . The lotus win was encouraging.
Dakazman 

[BDA]

I’m hoping we can get a group of us at Amelia Island. That would be really fun!

[dakazman]

       

            I Can’t wait for the fun again !

  There are so many things to do and places to go .  Hmmm 🤔 Dr Zeus?

Dave
 
 

[dakazman]

  After putting the brake master cylinder back on , woke up to this... arughhh
I think I have a hairline crack in the reservoir. I accidentally hit it with “dolly” a few months ago.
Well one step back...
Dakazman

[EuropaTC]

woke up to this... arughhh

you mean the car was so excited to see you ? we had a puppy that used to do that......   

[dakazman]

  I had one of those pups. Lol.
Good thing for this blog, I know we talked about it months ago a I purchased it then. 🤷🏼‍♂️🥱
Dakazman

[Pete]

Gutted

[dakazman]

  Hi Pete,
Your complete car is gutted?
 
  Well you’re in the right place to learn and people will answer your questions ASAP.
Start your own new topic so you will have a record of your work to reflect on... most important, post a lot of pictures as you go.
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  Found the problem with the brake mc leaking. I installed the wrong b-nut I needed a metric and I installed a standard. 🤷🏼‍♂️. Apparently I  mixed up my orders so I called Moss motors where I purchased the mc and asked about the thread size and then backtracked from there.
 Tomorrow I’ll try to install the assembly again but for now it’s holding fluid.

    Another item all most complete is the fuel line. Waiting for heat shield wrap .
   
   Water pump question… should I block off or cap , water pump heater line connections?

Dakazman

[dakazman]

   Since it’s 93f and the humidity makes it feel like 110f  I took it easy and finished up installing the MC  . Getting my BA to help pump brakes will be fun with no seats in the car. 😂😂😂

   Primed the dash load and sanded to 400 grit . After seeing it wet and shiny, I know now that painting it to a high gloss black to match the console.

  The last hurdle , the harness.
Dakazman

[BDA]

That looks great, D'man!! Just don't use it as a crash pad!