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During my braided stainless brake hose project last weekend, I found that the passenger front rotor had a large groove on the inboard surface.
Today I drilled out the rivets that were holding the rotor to the hub and replaced it with a new rotor I had on the parts shelf.
It took me 3 or 4 tries to get the rotor runout dialed in (I am a rookie and never done this before), but I got it down to less than .002".
After exploring several different avenues I finally decided (well hopefully) on where to mount a pair of auxiliary fuse blocks, one for the ignition and the other for accessories.
Both will be wired direct to the battery and controller by a pair of relays mounted beside the fuse panel.
Wires are already run to the battery through the console so now to start removing the in-line fuses all over the place and moving the various power wires that were overwhelming the fuse block over to their new home
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Seal where TV cable goes into the transmission kept leaking, 2nd time around a new seal seems to have fixed it but another inspection revealed a new leak started from the speedometer drive Had to drop the rear section of the exhaust and the trans crossmember to remove the drive, found the seal was installed backwards Couldn't get another seal for at least a week so put it back together correctly and road tested it, so far so good
just wanted to say....holy crap I worked on my Vette tonight! I got it ready to fire the new engine I put in last spring hopefully no problems when I fire up, then its onto body and paint to get this project on the road later this year.
My new Ansen classic BB valve covers arrived. They are going up on the self for the 496.
Ansen manufactured these for a new order from "The Parts Place" in Illinois and were shipped out to them this week.
They aren't cheap, but the quality of workmanship is the best I've seen and more than worth the price.
They are baffled and mine came with the breathers and grommets.
My new Ansen classic BB valve covers arrived. They are going up on the self for the 496.
Ansen manufactured these for a new order from "The Parts Place" in Illinois and were shipped out to them this week.
They aren't cheap, but the quality of workmanship is the best I've seen and more than worth the price.
They are baffled and mine came with the breathers and grommets.
Very nice. I book marked the company for future purchases. Thanks
Had good news from the Vette doctor today . Car had a pretty major drivetrain vibration so I replaced the drive shaft u joints and a very worn front yoke, bolted it all in. Was going to do half shaft u joints and happened to look up at the diff and right rear short shaft was out about an inch. Differentials are not my specialty so drove it to the doctor Monday to see what was going on, Ran a lot smoother on the trip but still not quite right. Call today was no damage, looked great inside but needed short shafts, a new half shaft flange and u-joints, he found the clip intact so he replaced the short shafts and the flange and he put in the new u-joints I brought. Also found out it's a 3.70 rear and original to the car. That explains why it always wants to go. With some luck back home tomorrow and she's ready for spring. Tim
03-24-2018, 07:06 PM
Had to drop the rear section of the exhaust and the trans crossmember to remove the drive, found the seal was installed backwards
Couldn't get another seal for at least a week so put it back together correctly and road tested it, so far so good
