Chromed Master cylinder lid
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Drifting
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Chromed Master cylinder lid
Bought a chromed Master Cylinder lid from Corvette America - strange thing about it is it has four very small "vent holes" on either side of the domes. Now I realize with the rubber boot inside that should keep the vaccuum in the two chambers. But still..... never seen a Master Cylinder lid with vent holes before. Anyone have any thoughts on the safety of this lid? 
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From: Tracy California
Originally Posted by IrishJoker
Bought a chromed Master Cylinder lid from Corvette America - .............. Anyone have any thoughts on the safety of this lid?
I got one too from them and then made it a weekend project to sand and matt spray the rest of the master cylinder black before putting the chrome master cap and bails on it... looks nice and I can still brake on a dime.. (installed 2 months ago... not a problem yet)
lots of other engine cleaning up and rewiring to do yet...
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Just thinking out loud here, the holes may be to allow air to enter above the diaphragm so when there is a loss of fluid and the diaphragm is pulled down into the well it will not collapse. You know when you take the lid off and the fluid is low the diaphragm is expanded and you have to put it back into its place. I have an aftermarket lid that has the bleed holes in it. I will have to check my factory lid to see if it had them.
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I have bought three of these chrome covers. One for my 72, 73 and 75. On every one the bails did not fit on the covers, and I have to cut and bend them to fit so that they would touch the lid. On the last car I did, my 75, I ended up breaking the bail end so that I could not use it, and ended up spray painting the stock bails silver so that it would not look bad.
Have you had problems on these also.
kdf
Have you had problems on these also.
kdf
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From: Baltimore MD
Originally Posted by kdf1986
I have bought three of these chrome covers. One for my 72, 73 and 75. On every one the bails did not fit on the covers, and I have to cut and bend them to fit so that they would touch the lid. On the last car I did, my 75, I ended up breaking the bail end so that I could not use it, and ended up spray painting the stock bails silver so that it would not look bad.
Have you had problems on these also.
kdf
Have you had problems on these also.
kdf
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Drifting
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From: Baltimore MD
Originally Posted by E_Tar
I got one too from them and then made it a weekend project to sand and matt spray the rest of the master cylinder black before putting the chrome master cap and bails on it... looks nice and I can still brake on a dime.. (installed 2 months ago... not a problem yet)
lots of other engine cleaning up and rewiring to do yet...
lots of other engine cleaning up and rewiring to do yet...
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Originally Posted by djsc3
i cleaned paint from all my vacuum hoses and the stripes remained. i used paint and decal remover from NAPA. it comes in an aerosol can.
Where I am from in Roanoke Virginia - The NAPA used to have their distrobution center there. My dad owned the trucking company that made the nightly runs all over SW Virginia from the late 60's to 75. Many a summer night I had to go along to deliver the parts - we used to use only NAPA or GM parts on all our vehicles.
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Originally Posted by kdf1986
I have bought three of these chrome covers. One for my 72, 73 and 75. On every one the bails did not fit on the covers, and I have to cut and bend them to fit so that they would touch the lid. On the last car I did, my 75, I ended up breaking the bail end so that I could not use it, and ended up spray painting the stock bails silver so that it would not look bad.
Have you had problems on these also.
kdf
Have you had problems on these also.
kdf
I had the same problem on my 75....I guess they dont fit 75's.
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From: Tracy California
Originally Posted by IrishJoker
Notice your power brake booster looks just like mine - are you going to paint that as well - the Master cylinder turned out nice in that picture - BTW
Yes, I am going to paint the Booster black matt as well.
Then I will chrome the alternator and use a stainless steel hose kit to beautify all the hoses.
Will also be chroming all the pulley wheels. and painting the pumps blue as was their original color.
should be about 4 weekends in the works..
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From: Beecher Illinois
Originally Posted by kdf1986
I have bought three of these chrome covers. One for my 72, 73 and 75. On every one the bails did not fit on the covers, and I have to cut and bend them to fit so that they would touch the lid. On the last car I did, my 75, I ended up breaking the bail end so that I could not use it, and ended up spray painting the stock bails silver so that it would not look bad.
Have you had problems on these also.
kdf
Have you had problems on these also.
kdf
Mike
