Maybe more interest in the marque.
Never the less the work you’re doing looks really nice.
I think it's just a matter of people not writing stuff down and half-assing, followed by a generation of "common knowledge" that's not all that accurate.
Regardless, I'll have to contact Right Stuff about those brake lines. They may be for a 10 bolt, but the car was available with a 12 bolt in both 1966 (when this axle was made) and 1967 (when this car was made). The quality is high, but they're too long, though the bends appear to be in roughly the right place. They also may not clear the mounts and hit the retention tabs at the same time even if I cut them; but I'd rather not have to flare and bend stainless tube. I don't have the tools for that anyway, and the shit from Autozone and places of that nature don't work too well.
Hopefully they'll tell me a different part number is meant to be used, and these are for the 10 bolt. The seem much closer when held up to the axle on the car, which didn't even come with the car. They (and everyone else) just lists them by year and model. That's not good enough when multiple axles were offered, and what's the point of pre-bent tube if I've still got to bend and flare it?
Eh. I'll figure it out on Tuesday, I suppose, but I was hoping to already have them installed.
It'll be most efficient to remove the pinion nut with an impact gun, so I'll have to borrow an electric unit on Tuesday from the guy next door. Hopefully marking is enough to get it back on there right, because I don't have the stuff to do any better.
If I detect that it needs internal work after that point, it's not a big deal. There's a guy in town with all the bending stuff if those lines need adjustment, and he also has what's required to sort the internal stuff if it needs work. I won't know until I fill it and really get it up and spinning. I'll probably end up doing it anyway, just for good measure.
Hell, it may be possible to get a caliper on that crush sleeve and match it with one of the shim-equipped replacements. Either way I can't get to all those bearings easily with what I have on hand. I'll try to get a current shot of it with a wheel on so progress can be seen, but today I'll see if I have all the stuff to put the brakes together on one side. I already have the wheel cylinder installed.
Not keen on how it fits in there, but that's all that's available. Nearby tabs (may be present to prevent pistons from coming out) are pressing into the boots, but apparently that's fine. It seems stupid to me, though.
Cheers,
Kennith