| Re: Guess whose got a C3? |
Subject: Re: Guess whose got a C3? by rklessdriver on 2014/9/16 18:20:04 I know some of this has already been covered by to parrot what others have recomended and my own info..... Talk with a couple of brake companies.... there is a bunch of options out there but many are re-sellers/re-boxers of the same parts.... Muskegon is who I got to do the brakes on my 79 and my 76... they rebuilt my calipers and masters and shipped them back to me... I did this mainly because I wanted to them to use my known good matching cores for the rebuild. O-Ring or lip seal is a big debate in the C3 world.... there are draw backs to both.... and both still fail at about the same rate. In the end I had ours SS sleeved and O-Ringed but I don't think it will pass NCRS... not that its a big deal for either my C3's. Tires... I have 225 70R15's on both of my cars and they fit great. Carb.. L48 has a Rochester Q-Jet so thats a pretty complicated carb to get apart... nto like a Holley. Get a book so you know whats your doing. Cliff Ruggles book is the best Q-jet book ever. Also double check the condition of the fuel lines down on the fuel pump. Should be a 1 pc steel line from pump to carb and a short rubber peice from the frame mounted steel fuel line to the pump. For the seats... since they are Vinyl or Leather some simple Green diluted in water with a soft rag will clean them right up.... after you dry them use some kind of Vinyl protectant. For the paint.... it's Laq and should be easy to buff it with some rubbing compound and then protect with an old school carnuba wax. Don't forget to change the engine oil! Sounds like a nice project. Will |
