H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.

MR DERBY CITY · 05-13-2018, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Nmbr1GMfan

Whew headliner BARELY fit! I fed it in from the back and about half way through it barely moved, very tight. Trim work is in the near future.

I usually coat the top of the bars with hand soap when I know I have a tight one. ( which is almost everyone I’ve seen lately.) .....LOL......

Nmbr1GMfan · 05-14-2018, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

I usually coat the top of the bars with hand soap when I know I have a tight one. ( which is almost everyone I’ve seen lately.) .....LOL......

That's a good trick, definitely keep that one in the memory bank for the next one.

Nmbr1GMfan · 05-16-2018, 09:43 PM

I bought the Eastwood brake line tools for a different project but never used them on it, so this was the first go round today. The deburring tool worked great and their flaring tool (barring any leaks) was great too.

Nmbr1GMfan · 05-16-2018, 09:51 PM

Cleaned up the line loc and put it together, threw the line adapter brackets on the frame and temporarily mounted some fittings so I could start bending some line.

Nmbr1GMfan · 05-17-2018, 11:58 AM

Back for an hour this morning to do some more bending. I ordered one wrong fitting for the master so I have the correct one coming tomorrow, that will help get me to the point of ordering the two sections of braided hose at the master and one to the brake pressure gauge. I have to go get some fasteners and I'll go back for more work this afternoon.
Unfortunately Autumn has been sick with a fever all week so I'm on my own but just want to move forward and get a few things knocked off the punch list.

Hacksaw · 05-17-2018, 04:23 PM

Enjoying the progress and everything looks awesome. I think it would be wise to move the brake line below the top surface of your crossmember, run it along the front face.

Nmbr1GMfan · 05-17-2018, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Hacksaw

Enjoying the progress and everything looks awesome. I think it would be wise to move the brake line below the top surface of your crossmember, run it along the front face.

Thank you, and I'll leave it in the factory clamps, should be fine.

05-16-2018, 09:43 PM	#3
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. I bought the Eastwood brake line tools for a different project but never used them on it, so this was the first go round today. The deburring tool worked great and their flaring tool (barring any leaks) was great too. __________________ Todd Greene

05-16-2018, 09:51 PM	#4
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Cleaned up the line loc and put it together, threw the line adapter brackets on the frame and temporarily mounted some fittings so I could start bending some line. __________________ Todd Greene

05-17-2018, 11:58 AM	#5
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Back for an hour this morning to do some more bending. I ordered one wrong fitting for the master so I have the correct one coming tomorrow, that will help get me to the point of ordering the two sections of braided hose at the master and one to the brake pressure gauge. I have to go get some fasteners and I'll go back for more work this afternoon. Unfortunately Autumn has been sick with a fever all week so I'm on my own but just want to move forward and get a few things knocked off the punch list. __________________ Todd Greene

05-17-2018, 04:23 PM	#6
Hacksaw Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 887 Likes: 210 Liked 314 Times in 177 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Enjoying the progress and everything looks awesome. I think it would be wise to move the brake line below the top surface of your crossmember, run it along the front face.