Day 2: Pump the Brakes!
Day 2
Luke Kirchner
Pump the Breaks!
Day 2 started out by putting the finishing touches on the wiring harness and wrapping the last of the electrical tape. Luckily that only lasted a few minutes and we went outside to start working on the car.
As you may know, we are working on a '67 Ford Falcon. Unfortunately, that is not quite the most collectible or documented car from that era, so it can be challenging to know where each little piece goes, especially because it was all stripped from the car before the metalwork was done. That's where the "parts car" comes in. Much to my mom's disapproval, we have a second '67 Falcon in our side gate that my dad bought years ago for this eventual project. Totally undrivable and rusty, this car serves as our physical diagram to put new parts on the original car. It also contains certain parts that were not available aftermarket and so we can see where everything goes.
Check out that paint job! |
The falcon when it rolled in 10 years ago... what did he hit in the front? |
Once the brake pedal was attached through the firewall onto the master cylinder, we quickly bolted on the parking brake assembly. This was fairly easy (for once), and we stuck the line out the bottom of the car to hang for a little bit until we are ready to install. Overall, it was a great day! Next for the brakes is attaching the brake lines to the physical brakes, but that will involve a full day of work. A hard day full of swearing and bending stubborn metal. Onto the next day!
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