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Jonboy · 06-22-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by swb85

Found out that I'm going to be a dad!!!! Best father's day present ever!!

It is the best Father's day present ever. Is this your first?

swb85 · 06-22-2009, 04:39 PM

Yep, first one---I can't wait!

TwinTurbo · 06-22-2009, 04:44 PM

Finally got the brake booster fixed. I managed to build 1 working unit from 3 defective ones. Of 1 of the defective ones I had the case cad plated.

The issue w/ the remanuf. unit I got the last time was that the brackets were bent (I had seen this when installing, the purple tube didn't want to go into the firewall either), with some wrestling I got it installed only to have it fail after 4 times pressing the pedal. There must have been too much strain on the front plastic section of the floating valve. It cracked open.
The other defective unit had a failed retainer in that same plastic collar. I'm so glad that whole nightmare is over, between ordering stuff in the US, paying insane shipping and import fees I finally got it done. I hate it when simple stuff like this leaves me stranded. Why is simple stuff so hard sometimes.

06-22-2009, 04:39 PM	#27
swb85 On a budget like Fred Sanford Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 2,031	Re: What did you get done? 06/21 Yep, first one---I can't wait! __________________ '85 Silverado swb: 383 stroker, 10.5:1, vortec heads, 232/238 roller cam, RPM air gap, performer 750 carb, stainless longtubes, 3" duals/super 44's, T56/4.11 383ci build / exterior refresh thread '98 Camaro z28: 370ci twin turbo 370ci build '01 Tahoe LT 4x4: 5.3, longtubes/ory, magnaflow duals, custom tune....wife's DD

06-22-2009, 04:44 PM	#28
TwinTurbo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 994	Re: What did you get done? 06/21 Finally got the brake booster fixed. I managed to build 1 working unit from 3 defective ones. Of 1 of the defective ones I had the case cad plated. The issue w/ the remanuf. unit I got the last time was that the brackets were bent (I had seen this when installing, the purple tube didn't want to go into the firewall either), with some wrestling I got it installed only to have it fail after 4 times pressing the pedal. There must have been too much strain on the front plastic section of the floating valve. It cracked open. The other defective unit had a failed retainer in that same plastic collar. I'm so glad that whole nightmare is over, between ordering stuff in the US, paying insane shipping and import fees I finally got it done. I hate it when simple stuff like this leaves me stranded. Why is simple stuff so hard sometimes.



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