More brake pipes

A further image of the brake pipe install.

Brake pipe install

Mark came over tonight and after having a look at the new loom from premier wiring that came today we set about fixing the brake pipes to the master cylinder and then attaching them to the chassis via the brake pipe clips. 6mm holes were drilled for this and then the clip inserted into the hole with the pipe then fixing into this. We then had to use the brake pipe bender (what a gadget) to bend the pipes in the relevant directions to make a neat and tidy job. I found I was missing some pipes on the rear so will need to contact MK to get these ordered. I still have some further work to do to P clip some of the pipes, which I will do this weekend.

New brake drum shoes purchased

I have decided to refurb the rear brakes before I fit them and ordered new brake shoes to go inside. I ordered them from euro car parts and I got a set of 4 for £24 which I was pleased with. The picture shows one of the new shoes ontop of the drum.

Brake drums cleaned up

I spent some time clearning up the brake drums and finished off by painting them. I also need to refurb them ready for going onto the car.

A bit of cleaning and some donor part refurb

I spent some time today cleaning up the front hubs and also the rear brake drums and axles. I cleaned them up and then painted them

Floor on and riveted

This weekend I finished the floor but it didn't go as smoothly as I had wanted it to.
I started by putting the sealant onto the chassis and then lowered the floor onto it, lined it up and then put the rivets into the holes ready to rivet it. I got my lazy tongue riveter out to use and on the first rivet it broke. It just would not spit out the rivet redundant part. I then had to make a decision either to carry on and use a hand riveter instead to rivet the whole floor before the sealant went off or go and get another lazy tongue riveter from somewhere. I thought I would use the hand riveter but after having done about 20 rivets (my my hands shaking from the effort required),on a boiling hot day I gave up and quickly visited machine mart in Bristol and bought another lazy tongue riveter. I managed to then use this to complete the job. The picture shows all the rivets inserted at gaps of around 5 cm's.