Thanks, Marty! I will reach out to him. I'm excited to see you driving your Camaro soon my friend. :thumbsup:

Hello Everyone!!! Very minor update. I have been working on getting the power brake setup mocked up. Here are my results so far.
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Started with all this room!!!

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Local hardware store only had 1/8” flat bar and since I have zero patience, I purchased it.
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It quickly turned into these spacers.
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This is still the mock up phase. I am going to tack the spacers together and paint them.
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So much better!!!! I will be making spacers to go in place of the washers at the brake booster. At the moment, spacing is perfect! I have full range on the pedal and I made it myself! [emoji1688]


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I also managed to get the battery charged up enough to get the motor primed and checked to make sure all my connections were good.

Pretty lights!!!
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I also completed my fuel system and made up a PTFE line to go from my stainless to the fuel rail.

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It’s not pretty, but it’s complete!

Very nice.


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Thank you, sir!

I am adopting your approach to my build. I want to get it running and driving now. I will go back through it in the future and “refine” items as time and money allow. [emoji1688]


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Well… I made a little more progress.

I probably did not need to weld the spacer plates together, but I figured I could definitely use some more practice with welding. I know it’s not pretty, but I am still learning. I am using a flux core welder, so there is a copious amount of slag and spatter.
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I know you all are jealous of my high tech, high dollar welding table. When I am not needing it for welding, it doubles as a short step stool.
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A little finessing with a grinding wheel and flapper disc and it doesn’t look too shabby….from ten feet at least.
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Here are the spacers and bracket installed after painting.

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Remember…. The bracket and linkage started off life as this…
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I have to purchase a couple of fasteners and some SS brake line to complete the install. I will more than likely need a tubing bender as well.


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I was also able to get a replacement section of the underbracing for the hood from a member of one of the groups I’m in on FB.

Marty- I contacted Boris and he responded promptly. He has a lot going on and is just a bit too busy to look through his salvage parts. He was great to chat with and I appreciate the contact info though. Thank you!

Anyhow, this is what I am going to be repairing..
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And, this is the piece I will be grafting from.
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I also went ahead and made a new ground for the battery. The previous ground was bolted to the frame in the rear. I cleaned up an area on the frame and welded a bolt directly to it. Once it was cleaned up and cooled, I taped the threads off and sprayed undercoating on the bare metal. I installed the new cable from BatterycablesUSA and I won’t have to worry about a dirty ground anymore.
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Old ground…
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Here’s a funny for you all….

I picked up a Neutral safety switch for the 4L60E and I decided to try to figure out the outputs for Reverse Lights. I spent about 45 minutes under the car with the switch installed, looking at a schematic and using a volt meter to determine what wires I need to use. I got that completed and wanted to see what color wires the reverse lights used. This is the “funny” part….. my car does not have any!!! :lolhit:

Nope. I did not know that. Something else to add to the list now.
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Not even a hole through the trunk lid for one!
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That will be an adventure for another day.


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