Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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I've decided to turn my T body over to my friend who has a body shop and let him prep and paint the body. He is coming over to the shop tomorrow night to look at my car and Dans to brainstorm colors and timeframe. I figure while he is working on it I can be doing everything to the chassis to get it running, then when it comes home I will simply mount it and head for the upholstery shop. As for color, I think I am back to black, but since a pro will be painting it I am thinking gloss base coat/ clear coat. Dan still insists the Fusion Orange would look good, but I am worried about having too much of that color on the car. We'll have to see what my buddy thinks.

In the meantime, I have started working on the brakes. I bought all new parts for the S10 rear end today.......shoes, drums, wheel cylinders, and kits. Tonight I did the install on the rear, so now that is done. As soon as the paint dries on the rear drums I can bolt the wheels back on and move to other stuff.

I also bought a selection of predone steel brake lines in 3/16, and will use these to mock up my lines. Then I can order exactly the correct lengths from Inline Tube in stainless without having to guess about what sizes I need. The steel lines are cheap, and using them should give me a better final fit in the real ones.

Here are some shots of the rear brakes and the lines I bought today.

Don