Transcona, the Dirty Old Cougar

[egoman]

Here you can start to see that the spacers and the spindle and the steel bracket are coming together to make a complete braking system. At this point I have made a huge miscalculation, but I don’t know it yet?
I also bolted the aluminum spacer to the original spindle to bore it out and then turned it again to face it smooth and parallel.
Certain things require small clearancing, like the E-brake adjuster and some other stuff.
I have also placed the suspension brackets on the rear end so I don’t forget them later. I actually don’t forget them later too. That’s kind of nice isn’t it?
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1616718375

[egoman]

For the longest time I was having problems with how I was going to run the E-brake cables??
Then I looked at a picture of a C5 and I had that AH HA moment. The calipers are front mounted not rear DOH! That cleared that up now didn’t it?
With the calipers roughly placed in the right spot the rear end looks really good together.
You can also see the retaining plate that sandwiches all the brake components together. That is grade 5 all thread to help it all stay in one place. I just buzzed that together with the MIG and called it a day. Damn I am good aint I? Pride goeth before the fall……………
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1616719075

[egoman]

When I started this thread I wanted to have enough material so that I would finish the car with the people who follow along. I have also indicated that I have a lot of material for you to peruse.
Well seeing as I have become a school teacher and am now taking spring break it is nice to be getting some more work done. Honestly this is the first progress on the car for several very cold months.
But the storage vault can keep us going for a few years at least. I did state that we would have progress to show even when I am not busy.
And again I am welcome to field comments and suggestions from the people that follow us.
Of course as always have a nice day!

[egoman]

So the last progress post mentioned pride going before the fall. Good work doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be usable.
So we need to mount the pan-hard rocker mount on the rear housing. Naturally everything will go well and there will be no problems right?
SOOOO the drain plug is of course in the way and we will get that moved. ANNND the studs that welded into the brake retaining plate snapped of. Guess we are going to switch to a milder steel for those going forward. They were not cooled quickly or anything like that. Just a little brittle when welded with the mig.
We also got the brake plates mounted to the rear end. This was a simple matter of just holding the calipers in place and centering the plates for hub clearance.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1616976165

[egoman]

And the rest of the pics.https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1616976258

[egoman]

Here you can start to see that the spacers and the spindle and the steel bracket are coming together to make a complete braking system. At this point I have made a huge miscalculation, but I don’t know it yet?
I also bolted the aluminum spacer to the original spindle to bore it out and then turned it again to face it smooth and parallel.
Certain things require small clearancing, like the E-brake adjuster and some other stuff.
I have also placed the suspension brackets on the rear end so I don’t forget them later. I actually don’t forget them later too. That’s kind of nice isn’t it?
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1617236697

[egoman]

33 This time the rear end is mostly complete except for the trailing link brackets.
We have fixed the emergency brake cables and the mounts for those cables. They only required a small amount of heat and a creative bend to make them OK! We also fixed the clamping plates by going to a lower grade of steel all thread rod and TIG welding them into place. It is kind of funny that you will need both metric and standard tools to work on much of this stuff.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1617237572

[egoman]

33 more pics.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1617237681

[egoman]

34 So with the rear finished for now what are we going to do next? I would guess the geniuses in the crowd would think the front end is next. They would of course be right, you know, because they are geniuses!
Good old GM for some reason couldn’t make the bolt holes the same distance apart. I measured that crap so often before I realized that the stock mounts varied by fractions of an inch on purpose. I WASN’T MEASURING IT WRONG!
A member on another forum lent me some very good C5 C6 suspension details that I have also shared with others. His only requirement was to never post it online. He was alright with me privately sharing that info though. Very James Bond right there eh?
So I got to practice some old school drafting again based on those measurements and that is included here.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1617329708

[egoman]

34 And the last couple.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1617329815