Simon's VC Commodore

[vc commodore]

I bought an 1" bore master cylinder kit recently and the cost was $60 (or there abouts).....So if you are competant enough it's a cheap rebuild for the master cylinder.....If you don't feel confident enough to rebuild it, out source it

 

[C B]

I bought an 1" bore master cylinder kit recently and the cost was $60 (or there abouts).....So if you are competant enough it's a cheap rebuild for the master cylinder.....If you don't feel confident enough to rebuild it, out source it

Thanks mate, my brother (and me) should be able to do that if needs be, still have to suss it out a bit more first though

 

[vc commodore]

Thanks mate, my brother (and me) should be able to do that if needs be, still have to suss it out a bit more first though

Good chance you'll find the rear seal has perished, which is causing the leak

 

[C B]

Yeah dad said the same thing, Simon and him are gonna check it out this weekend.
Cheers

 

[C B]

Well not much to update really, car is still sitting in shed collecting dust. Simon got the carby back, and the bloke said drop the tank, replace the fuel filter and pump, make sure there isn't too much crap in the bottom of the tank etc so that will happen in the near future... Dad said he will have to take it out anyway to fix the rust in the quarter, so he'll fix that at the same time.

This week Simon is on work experience with the local panel beater (also a family friend...) so he took his wheels in and is respraying them.
Sanded


Masked


Primed


He is going to paint them tomorrow, then wait till he has some springs etc then they will go back on the car.

Cheers

 

[Sandman]

Going back a bit, did the original radio in this work? If not do you want to sell it?

 

[C B]

Well it's been a while, took a little break from the forums haha

Not much has happened since last update, but I'll start from the top.

First of all, Simon finished the wheels (the day after he primed them) and refitted them to the car soon after.

Around the same time, the freshly rebuilt carby turned up, so that was refitted along with a new fuel and air filter as well. (Tank is going to be dropped to do rear quarter, so will be cleaned out at the same time...) All it needs now is a tune up and it'll be great. Simon decided against repainting the air cleaner and rocker cover as he preferred the "old" look...

Nothing happened for a while, but after Christmas, Simon bought himself some new Pioneer speakers as the old ones were stuffed.


And today dad took us to the wreckers to get some parts. We came home with a new right rear quarter (got some rust, but way less then current...) and some VL mirrors. Once we got home Simon and dad fitted the new mirrors, after redrilling some holes. They look 10x better than the original VC ones haha
Old quarter, fuel tank will be removed to do this job.

New quarter, some rust but pretty good shape



He's gonna buy some springs soon, so all the works will happen at the one time. He measured each corner height, and he and dad determined it can drop 2" and still be legal. I did a quick chop showing a rough 2" drop.
Before

After


Cheers guys

 

[SquishyShoes]

Wheels look pretty neat mate, done a good job. Did you get a hold of Sandman about your radio?

 

[C B]

Cheers mate Yeah already did a while ago, the radio's already gone unfortunately...

 

[C B]

Looking a bit sad



Nothing to update on as he hasn't done anything to it haha.