1970 s2 0453R Reassembly

[BDA]

What are you going to do about your dash? I never tire from recommending http://www.prestigeautowood.com/. He does fabulous work, has a good selection of veneers, and he's not afraid of doing custom touches.

When the truck with the money stops at your house, can you please send him to mine? 

[dakazman]

Good tips BDA,
    I sure will send it up to you and some of the members how tirelessly answer every and any posts day by day.
I am going to build a dash myself . Woodworking in one of many skills taught to me by father and grandfathers. I still have a Delta lathe, radial arm, drill press and   unisaw built in the 1940’s. I also read your posts on various
Veneers vs solid wood construction. I have time now to work these items since painting is on hold now that the temps and humidity are to much to contend with.
Dakazman

[BDA]

Woodworker, too! You really are a renaissance man!

You've probably seen where I've mentioned this before but remember to finish both sides and all the edges to keep moisture out of the wood.

[dakazman]

Yes , I did hear finish  both sides, how do you feel about adding a thin sheet of metal behind gauges and switches for better grounding ?
 
I also did all the electrical and plumbing, foundation masonary , framing, windows,finishing work ,tile flooring , built all the bathroom vanities and laminated,
Sheetrock finishing, painting...but I don’t try not to mention it.

Dakazman

[BDA]

You and Chuck Nukem with your house building!

I don't think you need that metal. IIRC, everything has a ground wire, but I can see that it might be handy to have a ground running across the entire dash. In a sense there will be one anyway because the pad that bolts onto the bottom of the dash is grounded on my car but having spade lugs on the dash might be useful. I have heard of people who got a single plug and connected everything on the dash to that plug so you could plug and unplug the entire dash. It seems interesting but I'm not sure it's that practical. If you were constantly taking your dash out, it might make sense but otherwise...

Knock yourself out and take plenty of pictures (and post them, of course!)

[Gary t]

In the Mosquito that I am working on (wooden aircraft) they ran a network of 1/4" wide copper strips fastened to the inside skin with tiny nails. When ever a ground was required it was just soldered on.

[BDA]

Working on a Mosquito! That is so cool! That must be a fascinating project!

(I don't mean to change the subject, but I couldn't help noting that.)

[dakazman]

Me too BDA!
That is a great project to be apart of. Kodos Gary t...
Dakazman

[Certified Lotus]

I know that feeling all too well. The never ending parts ordering that impacts your monthly budget. I make a big list and divide into time frames to order based on need/time basis and dollar cost per month. When you spread it out for 12 to 18 months it’s not so bad. And I keep an accurate accounting of all my expenses for each car I rebuild.

[BDA]

Not to hi jack the thread but is there an update from the paint shop?

[dakazman]

  Who got the pucks out...out of my front calipers. My originals and a set I picked up on eBay ready to be rebuilt. This will be a first for me so if anyone has any tips on cleaning, resleeve and reinstall please chime in.
Dakazman

[jbcollier]

I see you have split the calipers.  Do you have the correct square-cut seals?  You cannot reuse the old ones, nor fit o-rings.

[Bodzer]

The seals are still available from, amongst others, Canley classics in the UK.

https://www.canleyclassics.com/suspension-steering-and-brakes/stainless-steel-brake-caliper-pistons

Serge did a nice YouTube video on rebuilding calipers.

Regards,

[dakazman]

Thanks JB , I did read that you couldn’t use the seals. I did use a ms o ring on the two rusted calipers but that was to let hydraulics work and pushed the pucks out after soaking.

Bodzer, Thanks.  Just ordered 8 . I have the caliper rebuild kits .
Dakazman

[dakazman]

After blasting, paint , installing new seals . Waiting for the square seals. I decided to purchase four pistons due to deep corrosion . Another purchase was the bleeder screws which were crushed from over torquing
Dakazman