A '54 named Busty

[lv2tri2]

Watching for your brake work.

[Gregski]

brand new black licorice at all four corners

of course learned there are the early second Gen Camaro hosers and the later second Gen Camaro hosers

[LT7A]

Good work on this man, way to soldier on through. The new brake parts look nice and even the adjustments look good. Soon you'll be stopping with the best of them... Uh, I don't really know what that means, but it sounds good ;)

[texxxan]

I need my truck fix.....

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by texxxan

I need my truck fix.....

ha ha, yes me too, since I can not work on my truck I have been working on myself and have lost 20 pounds in the last 7 weeks, so I am super happy with that, mostly diet and swimming

my wife's 2 weeks of bed rest has turned into 3 and then light moving around after that, I did not want to cut and grind and make noise while she was already on pain killers and such

hope to finish the trans crossmember before winter officially starts

[texxxan]

Originally Posted by Gregski

ha ha, yes me too, since I can not work on my truck I have been working on myself and have lost 20 pounds in the last 7 weeks, so I am super happy with that, mostly diet and swimming

my wife's 2 weeks of bed rest has turned into 3 and then light moving around after that, I did not want to cut and grind and make noise while she was already on pain killers and such

hope to finish the trans crossmember before winter officially starts

I'm glad that things are starting to come around. I hope your wife gets better real soon. looking forward to the cutting and grinding.

[8man]

Congrats to you, and cudos for taking good care of the wife.

[Gregski]

and almost 18 months later we finally got our plates

please join me in doing the Happy Dance!

for those of you uninitiated with registering out of state vehicles in California there's your proof

[texxxan]

Originally Posted by Gregski

and almost 18 months later we finally got our plates

please join me in doing the Happy Dance!

for those of you uninitiated with registering out of state vehicles in California there's your proof

That’s awesome! Glad to see you back.
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[dsraven]

I know you are secretly saying FINALLY.
It's great to see a plate. Now we need to see it sitting in the driveway with the plate attached and some rubber dust hanging off the rear fenders after your burn out. Haha
Congrats man.

[8man]

Congrats.

[Palf70Step]

Glad to see you got it finally.

[texxxan]

Merry Christmas Gregski and everyone else who contributes here. I’ve learned a lot in the last year.

[Gregski]

so the world's slowest transmission crossmember mod took a nudge forward taday

the goal being offset it sum to clear the new power brake booster thing ma jig

[Gregski]

then it was time to paint it black and put it back

[LT7A]

Good work man. All set like nothing happened to it.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Good work man. All set like nothing happened to it.

thank you, it only took a year!

[Gregski]

oh give me a brake, ha ha

so today we decided it was time to relocate the proportioning valve from under the master cylinder as there was no way to fit it there wedged between it and the trans crossmember, so we mounted it to the frame, quickly realizing the provided 12" brake lines we no longer going to reach

Fun Fact: them two brake lines though both of the same 3/16th diameter have three count them THREE different size fittings on them, I think that is so that you don't screw them in the wrong holes, but NAPA doesn't carry 3/16ths hose with different fitting sizes, if you want a bigger fitting you get a bigger line

[Gregski]

yes I do own nice Made in American flare line making tool jobbies it's the dies that decided to grow legs and go AWOL, forcing me to buy cheap NAPA dies, bluh

[Gregski]

the proportination valve mounted to the frame nicely, requiring only one extra "speed" hole to be drilled

progress not perfection people

[Gregski]

I was so impressed by the young man at NAPA who helped me find this adapter, this will tie in the rear brake line into the butt of the proportioning valve

[8man]

Nice work on the lines.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 8man

Nice work on the lines.

thanks bud, I should have got one of them in a longer length but that's ok, as long as they don't leak

[Gregski]

it's a lazy Saturday morning, so it's time to make a Final Stretch To Do List

1. Link new brake master to pedal and delete the clutch - Done!
2. Re plumb the brakes with new rubber hosers - Done!
3. Install lower steering column bracket - Done!
4. Clamp the fuel line to the frame - Done!
5. Put the bed planks back on - Done!
6. Put the roll pan back on - Done!
7. Wire the Brake lights - Done!
8. Wire the Reverse lights
9. Wire the TCC Relay
10. Rebuild the steering linkage
11. Raise the bench seat sum, and install seat belts
12. Install gauges
13. Put the grille back on
14. Put the hood back on

[Gregski]

built up the courage to remove the brake peddalator and delete the clutch lever (the bent looking one)

and degrimed it sum