What did you do to your GN today?
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Replaced front rotors and pads. I used a 30% off coupon and got Wearever rotors for $36 from advanced auto. The pads I got from Amazon, Hawk Performance Street pads for $55.
I also had to repair the mc to prop valve drum line. The brakes work very well now.
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I also had to repair the mc to prop valve drum line. The brakes work very well now.
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Swapped the powermaster for vacuum brakes and changed the flex lines to the Russell steel braided ones. It was a job. Seemed like the car protested the entire time. Couldn't get the accumulator ball off ( didn't have a thin enough wrench to fit). Speedo cable (?) in the dang way. Forgot the booster to firewall gasket ( duh), had to disassemble what we assembled and reassemble again. Bench bled the mc, bled the rest of the brakes with a mighty vac which seemed like hours......still don't have the pedal I like so gotta go bleed 'em some more, got some brake fluid drips on the fender despite our best efforts to avoid that -- we had a large shop fan blowing our direction to keep us cool and apparently as well as tiny drips of brake fluid blown around - learned a lesson on that one ( lucky there is an attached body shop and the owner of the body shop buffed it all clean and without a trace for me at n/c because he loves GN's).......... Discovered a tiny oil leak at the front near the ps pump......oh well.
Swapped the powermaster for vacuum brakes and changed the flex lines to the Russell steel braided ones. It was a job. Seemed like the car protested the entire time. Couldn't get the accumulator ball off ( didn't have a thin enough wrench to fit). Speedo cable (?) in the dang way. Forgot the booster to firewall gasket ( duh), had to disassemble what we assembled and reassemble again. Bench bled the mc, bled the rest of the brakes with a mighty vac which seemed like hours......still don't have the pedal I like so gotta go bleed 'em some more, got some brake fluid drips on the fender despite our best efforts to avoid that -- we had a large shop fan blowing our direction to keep us cool and apparently as well as tiny drips of brake fluid blown around - learned a lesson on that one ( lucky there is an attached body shop and the owner of the body shop buffed it all clean and without a trace for me at n/c because he loves GN's).......... Discovered a tiny oil leak at the front near the ps pump......oh well.
toofastforyou
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Unfortunately, there is no engine in the car at the moment 'cause it's being rebuilt…
...soooo I just took the cover off the car, looked at it for a few minutes and put the cover back on until next time…
Claude.
...soooo I just took the cover off the car, looked at it for a few minutes and put the cover back on until next time… Claude.
Took her to my mechanic . We needed a 45 degree brass fitting so I gave him a ride ( never been in a GN). Got his attention when I got her a little sideways when I got boost. Got his attention and a big grin. Installed water temp and oil pressure gauges. Around 20psi at hot idle ( 180 degrees). Up on the lift, foind the dang pinion seal leaking a little. Something else to fix now besides the leaking ps pump. Dang it anyway. ..
turbo billy
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Nothing as cool as Tbone87 got done with but switched powermaster brk setup over to vacuum also welded in the bung and ran
wiring for my wide band
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Nothing as cool as Tbone87 got done with but switched powermaster brk setup over to vacuum also welded in the bung and ranwiring for my wide band
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That shit is sexy!!!
toofastforyou
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VtheGNMan
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Ok, will do Claude. Been one heck of a project. 6 months start to finish. Complete frame off, frame boxed, braced and powder coated. Every suspension piece powdered, inner fenders and header panel: all powdered. Not to mention all the hydro dipping. Plus a lot of little things along the way. New brake lines etc. I was thinking of starting a thread covering it. Look for it next week sometime.Vince…we want pictures!
Claude.
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