No, there has been no spanking or singing yet. I've only got about 315 miles on the car since the engine rebuild. In addition to the dash repairs noted in the previous posts, I've had the brake system torn apart and only finished those repairs last week. The brake fluid was contaminated so the hydraulic system had to be gone through. I sent the original master cylinder and combination valve out to be rebuilt and the master cylinder sleeved. I replaced all the rubber hoses, rebuilt the calipers, and replaced the wheel cylinders. The front pads were on the rivets so I installed new pads and resurfaced the rotors. All four front wheel bearings had to be replaced. The grease was dry and hard so the bearings were running hot (the races were all blue). Anyway, now the brakes are safe, so at least when I start the spanking, I will be able to stop.
No pictures on the master cylinder and combo valve because I instructed the builder NOT to restore them. In keeping with my attempt to leave the car in a "used and original" condition, I had them rebuilt but not restored, so no painting or plating was done. They're not shiny and pretty, so I didn't bother posting any pictures.
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Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin
Have you gotten enough miles on the new engine to spank it yet ?
Made it sing for its supper ?
Any type of really hauling ass to report ?
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