Just a little progress.........
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Burning Brakes
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From: No Prov RI
brake rotor prep
Getting ready to correct rotor runout......
had rotors countersunk....
painted....
tapped spindles 3/8 x 24 and mounted with 5/8 long flat head socket screws.....
Drank some beer while painting rotors
should have enough emptys for shim stock
I hope...... 
Hammadown
had rotors countersunk....
painted....
tapped spindles 3/8 x 24 and mounted with 5/8 long flat head socket screws.....
Drank some beer while painting rotors
should have enough emptys for shim stock I hope...... Hammadown
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Norm,
I just took a look at this page, wow I didn't realize the extent of the work you've been putting into this car. I must have missed the previous posts. Looks great. One thing to check while you dial in the rotors is the area around the old rivet holes and the back of the hats. Even with new rotors you may have some raised metal and there is usually some distortion at the rivet holes on the hub and flanges. Use a 2" die grinder and 100 grit disc to touch those surfaces.
Good luck with the final assembly, see if you can make our show in guilford CT at Moroso in July.
www.clubcorvettect.com
I just took a look at this page, wow I didn't realize the extent of the work you've been putting into this car. I must have missed the previous posts. Looks great. One thing to check while you dial in the rotors is the area around the old rivet holes and the back of the hats. Even with new rotors you may have some raised metal and there is usually some distortion at the rivet holes on the hub and flanges. Use a 2" die grinder and 100 grit disc to touch those surfaces.
Good luck with the final assembly, see if you can make our show in guilford CT at Moroso in July.
www.clubcorvettect.com
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Burning Brakes
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Gary.......... Thanks for the heads up on the rotors and spindles, I did hit the spindles with a file after tapping for the screws,and the back of the hats looked like they were machined 
But when I pull the rotors off during shimming I will be sure to pass some 100 grit on the surfaces. and I'll be sure to remove the straps on the springs
Hammadown
But when I pull the rotors off during shimming I will be sure to pass some 100 grit on the surfaces. and I'll be sure to remove the straps on the springs Hammadown
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Burning Brakes
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Seat pic's
Moving my seat upgrade pic's here from another thread to keep all in one thread
I found a COMPLETE set of 1980 seats on this forum..(THANX,VETTE CRAZY ) AND went at it I stripped and painted the frames black ,and ordered NEW mounted 100% leather covers and foams. but when it came time to mount the tracks to the frames I didnt know what to do either way I had to modify a pair of tracks (mine or the 80's) so i did mine. all i had to do was fab up 4 pieces to mount the frames to my tracks and bend my adjustment rods straight. I also want to thank..(SWEETHENCE) for his imput even though iI didnt do what he did. the only reason I didnt do it like him was that I didnt want to do all the trimming to the seat frames and i wanted to keep the angle up higher in the front of the seats like the 80's seats. thats why i added the pieces to my 72 tracks
the track on the right is the stock track
Hammadown
I found a COMPLETE set of 1980 seats on this forum..(THANX,VETTE CRAZY ) AND went at it I stripped and painted the frames black ,and ordered NEW mounted 100% leather covers and foams. but when it came time to mount the tracks to the frames I didnt know what to do either way I had to modify a pair of tracks (mine or the 80's) so i did mine. all i had to do was fab up 4 pieces to mount the frames to my tracks and bend my adjustment rods straight. I also want to thank..(SWEETHENCE) for his imput even though iI didnt do what he did. the only reason I didnt do it like him was that I didnt want to do all the trimming to the seat frames and i wanted to keep the angle up higher in the front of the seats like the 80's seats. thats why i added the pieces to my 72 tracks
the track on the right is the stock track
Hammadown
Last edited by hammadown; Aug 12, 2010 at 11:54 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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update: it's ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!
got the engine started Also got the exhaust sorted and the final details of the tranny finished and the seats instaled. It's still not finished... needs to get aligned and make sure the trans is set up right,BUT....... it's come a long way
Boy........... I didnt realize how dirty all my painted parts are until I uploaded these new pics I got some detailing to do
heres a few of my new braided trans lines
a few of the modified shift interlock bracket
bto tubed crossmember
carb tv bracket
shifter detent bracket
Hammadown
Also got the exhaust sorted and the final details of the tranny finished and the seats instaled. It's still not finished... needs to get aligned and make sure the trans is set up right,BUT....... it's come a long way Boy........... I didnt realize how dirty all my painted parts are until I uploaded these new pics
I got some detailing to do heres a few of my new braided trans lines
a few of the modified shift interlock bracket
bto tubed crossmember
carb tv bracket
shifter detent bracket
Hammadown
Last edited by hammadown; Jun 26, 2008 at 10:23 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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Now on to the exhaust
. As most of you know this PYPES system was very troubleing to say the least
this system is NOT a direct bolt on for 68-73 cars. it also didnt help that I got the wrong downtubes and mufflers and the left rear pipe was sooooo far off it would make you cringe
after pypes sent me a new pipe things got better but not great. still had to cut the right side pipe to even things off and I had to modify the left tail tip to center it inside the rear besel
all in all it's alright........... but I would NOT do it again
ONLY if pypes did a mark up on a 68-73 and thats what it 's going to take to make this system CORRECT
tips are not mounted yet...... I will not be using the clamps, the tips will be welded to the mufflers
modded tip
forgot to mention........both tips were modded to accept 2 1/2" pipe as stock tip pipe is 2"" but the left need to be moved over further. AGAIN.......... if pypes built this system on a 68-73 this would not be an issue!!!!!!!!!!
Hammadown
. As most of you know this PYPES system was very troubleing to say the least this system is NOT a direct bolt on for 68-73 cars. it also didnt help that I got the wrong downtubes and mufflers and the left rear pipe was sooooo far off it would make you cringe after pypes sent me a new pipe things got better but not great. still had to cut the right side pipe to even things off and I had to modify the left tail tip to center it inside the rear besel all in all it's alright........... but I would NOT do it again ONLY if pypes did a mark up on a 68-73 and thats what it 's going to take to make this system CORRECT tips are not mounted yet...... I will not be using the clamps, the tips will be welded to the mufflers
modded tip
forgot to mention........both tips were modded to accept 2 1/2" pipe as stock tip pipe is 2"" but the left need to be moved over further. AGAIN.......... if pypes built this system on a 68-73 this would not be an issue!!!!!!!!!!
Hammadown
Last edited by hammadown; Jun 26, 2008 at 10:19 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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Got the "80" seats installed
Cant forget to show Gary's (GTR1999) rebuilt steering box looks like it's drooling red grease.
and a few of the rotors after correcting the runnout. Thanx Gary
and some other random pics
got to remember to get that stray bolt out from on top of the lower control arm next to the shock.
Hammadown
Cant forget to show Gary's (GTR1999) rebuilt steering box
looks like it's drooling red grease.and a few of the rotors after correcting the runnout. Thanx Gary
and some other random pics
got to remember to get that stray bolt out from on top of the lower control arm next to the shock.
Hammadown
Last edited by hammadown; Jun 26, 2008 at 10:53 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480
Here's a couple of pics of the two pipes I had made and installed to get my exhaust off of my tranny pan
Thanx for all the help PYPES
