Restomod 72 K10 "Good Memories"

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Originally Posted by Richard

Yes it is. Brakes are bled with the vacuum tool. Had three small drips that were easily fixed on the 16 flares I made. Not great, but first time used that flaring tool. Have a pedal now. Vacuum bleeder never seems to do the job fully. I will follow up when I can find someone to help that can work a brake pedal and is willing to help. A bit of wiring today. Stopped and did something fun. Installed trim on both front fenders. Brought a smile to my face Going to remove core support frame mounts tomorrow and modify a bit to lower it. Will make fender alignment to doors easier.

I built myself a reverse pressure bleeder and it makes bleeding soooo much easier.

Basically it is a pvc pipe that is capped on both ends. the bottom has a ball valve tapped into the side of the cap. it has tubing that attaches to the bleeder. The top cap has a fitting with a schrader valve and one fitting that gets opened to fill the pipe with brake fluid and then you plug it back up once filled.

-Remove some of the brake fluid from the reservoir but keep some in the bowl.
-Fill the PVC chamber up with brake fluid (mine has a capacity for like two big bottles of fluid).
-Install the plug and apply about 5-10 psi to the schrader valve with the tubing on the bleeder
-Slowly open the ball valve.
-The fluid will travel from the PVC chamber to the bleeder and all the way to the master cylinder. All the bubbles get pushed out at the bowl.
-Monitor the bowl to make sure that it does not overfill.
-Move to the next wheel once it looks like no bubbles are left.
-Before starting the next wheel, remove brake fluid in the bowl if needed to prevent overflow.


With this cheap home made tool, I never have to pump the brakes at all and because I made my tubing long, I do not have to stay under the vehicle while bleeding. The low pressure ensures that it goes slow enough for me to monitor the master cylinder bowl for overfilling. This method wastes a little fluid but works way more effectively than my vacuum bleeder. It is a one man operation.


I can also use this thing to pressure bleed too. I made a plate that clamps to the master cylinder where I can apply the pressure to bleed but I do not really use it much that way because I cannot see how much fluid is inside the master cylinder while using it. The master will go dry which causes bubbles to go back into the lines.