First C3 Vette and luvin it :)

[Waynio]

Could be an aftermarket removable crossmember? I've seen them for sale online.

Maybe so, i just had a look and i see them aswell. Must of been out for a long time as this does look original. Just by the welds and the welding is crap on these cars and looks much the same as the reast of the car.
These cars maybe around 40 plus years old but by eck they were bad welders. I am no welder but i can weld better than them haha.
If i ever fully rebuild this in the future or maybe another ill redo them and add some of the mods they get. Its mad how they lasted this long, could be the lack of power they give out. Then though......the BBC Vettes had a little more power. Or did they weld better on them haha.

 

[Waynio]

Well its been a bad time in the family and this has been my needed break.

Not a great deal but feels like its getting there quick now. Still no rush but i think its going to get done before i need. well not need but expected so i mite slow it down a bit, as in do things that dont need doing now and was going to do over the summer.

As i have done the front end i wanted to get the rear brakes done, only the brakes as the rear suspension etc will be done next winter.

So sat the front end down on the stands and stood the rear end up on axle stands.

On removal the the discs i found a,,,,,,lets say modification. And with such bad taste. A section of a can of Carling. By eck the previous owner lives i Cider capital of the UK, down Cornwall Could of use a Scrumpy can lol.

I could not work out what the heck it was for or why it was fitted. Until researching to find out thats its a way to true up the discs. As these set ups are made with the discs rivetd to the hubs they are machined/trued up during manufacture. So on replacement of new ones they need the same doing.

For me though as the discs are in good order and its been like this for some years. i spoke to the previous owner and he did the fettle years ago.


The plan now is to just rebuild the calipers. fit the braided lines with new hard lines to the braded / hard lines.

The calipers now, i thought one side was seized as the pistons would not spring out. Then i stripped them down to find, one side had the modified O ring seals and one original lip seals.. And the lip sealed side had the springs fitted, where as the other side didnt. Although they dont need the springs fitting.

I have put in another order from Claremont Corvette for O ring seal kits.

This dam paint ont he calipers is darn good stuff as its being a reat sod to get off. Its taking a good amount of snad blasting, heat does not work much and i dont want to over heat the calipers either. Paint stripper it may be. I have run out of Nitromors so ill be getting more soon. .

Ill get to sorting them out later.


Bits of the engine next.