'66 Malibu N/SA

HP HUNTER · 02-21-2016, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Muller

It's nice to finally be back to doing some mechanical work.

After taking care of a few details like a timing pointer:

And a pulley for the water pump, which had to be cut down for clearance:

I always fabricate a jumper to the solenoid and run a Ford-type solenoid on the inner fender. I hate the idea of having a cable with live 12 volts next to a hot header:

Finally I installed the engine and transmission:

Theres a new dyno testing facility coming to North Phoenix, you might want to consider some dyno testing.

Dave Muller · 02-21-2016, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by HP HUNTER

Theres a new dyno testing facility coming to North Phoenix, you might want to consider some dyno testing.

Very likely I will down the road a bit. It's been in the back of my mind.

Dave Muller · 02-26-2016, 01:10 AM

A big part of why I like projects like this is working through all the little design issues, even the trivial ones. Like mounting the line-loc solenoid.

I've always mounted them on the inner fender in the past, but this time there were a couple of happy little bolts by the master cylinders saying "Use us! Use us!"

So I did, starting out by making a template:

Then cutting it out from a 1/8" sheet of aluminum and drilling it:

Then I mounted the solenoid and bolted the plate in place.

Now all I have to do is bend the existing lines slightly and they should line up with the fittings that I'll be adding shortly. The only new line I need to fabricate is a short one to the solenoid inlet.

HandOverFist · 02-26-2016, 02:00 AM

I may have to copy that idea on the El Camino Dave.

RobbieRacer · 02-26-2016, 08:12 AM

X2

Dave Gantz · 02-26-2016, 08:51 AM

I don't envy all of the work you're doing, but it looks great!
I have to ask, why power brakes?

Dave Muller · 02-26-2016, 11:16 AM

Why power brakes?

#1 - because they're there already.
#2 - because I'm not sure I can hold the car on the line without a trans brake otherwise.

Both mostly because of #1 combined with the fact that I've already exceeded my budget and I haven't finished the rest of the project yet.

02-26-2016, 01:10 AM	#3
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 497 Likes: 162 Liked 223 Times in 73 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA A big part of why I like projects like this is working through all the little design issues, even the trivial ones. Like mounting the line-loc solenoid. I've always mounted them on the inner fender in the past, but this time there were a couple of happy little bolts by the master cylinders saying "Use us! Use us!" So I did, starting out by making a template: Then cutting it out from a 1/8" sheet of aluminum and drilling it: Then I mounted the solenoid and bolted the plate in place. Now all I have to do is bend the existing lines slightly and they should line up with the fittings that I'll be adding shortly. The only new line I need to fabricate is a short one to the solenoid inlet. Last edited by Dave Muller; 07-07-2017 at 10:29 PM.

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RobbieRacer Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 320 Likes: 17 Liked 118 Times in 41 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA X2

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Dave Gantz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Verrry South Jersey Posts: 537 Likes: 134 Liked 251 Times in 125 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA I don't envy all of the work you're doing, but it looks great! I have to ask, why power brakes?

02-26-2016, 11:16 AM	#7
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 497 Likes: 162 Liked 223 Times in 73 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA Why power brakes? #1 - because they're there already. #2 - because I'm not sure I can hold the car on the line without a trans brake otherwise. Both mostly because of #1 combined with the fact that I've already exceeded my budget and I haven't finished the rest of the project yet.