This will be the fourth time bleeding the brakes in so many weeks to those who are counting. After driving to my new home from the rolling session, it was apparent that when the front brake line blew, it not only emptied the front reservoir, but part of the rear. Bleeding just the front in the parking lot was enough to get the 24o home, but not enough for daily use.
In an effort to keep the new house clean, I laid down a tarp under the car, not that she's leaking, but just as good practice. That and it looks proactive.
Haydn came over again, helping push a pedal, this time not at 2 am the night before a show that wasn't going to happen, but in daylight nonetheless. In the end, the brakes are still a little squishy, but they stop the car at about half pedal stroke. It's almost like they're all or nothing though, and this is a serious concern. I'm assuming it's the booster, but since it's adjusted all the way out maybe it's time to look for a larger one, possibly very similar to the 28o one I have laying on the workbench.
Nice shots of the goon undercover while working on the 24o. One day ...
You can see the jack stand still under the car in this shot. I have an extremely small amount of droop with the new suspension. The car almost looks like it's on the ground with the wheel on the hub, but rather it's hovering a few inches above it.
As I said before, the passenger side was worse than the driver side, but the careful rolling resulted in cracking a lot of the bodywork around the fender.
It's caked on pretty thick, which has me worried, but again, it's just something I'll have to take care of during paint and body.
Hopefully the tires last long enough to get to that point. The rears took a serious beating from the fenders before rolling, and they still need to be rolled more, but at least during normal driving there isn't... much... rubbing.
In an effort to keep the new house clean, I laid down a tarp under the car, not that she's leaking, but just as good practice. That and it looks proactive.
Haydn came over again, helping push a pedal, this time not at 2 am the night before a show that wasn't going to happen, but in daylight nonetheless. In the end, the brakes are still a little squishy, but they stop the car at about half pedal stroke. It's almost like they're all or nothing though, and this is a serious concern. I'm assuming it's the booster, but since it's adjusted all the way out maybe it's time to look for a larger one, possibly very similar to the 28o one I have laying on the workbench.
Any ideas? It's almost like you can feel the pedal push through the booster without any resistance, about an inch or 2 down the stroke, and then the brakes grab. There isn't much more throw at all from this halfway point, or mechanical advantage so to speak, again, because of the small booster. It's like the car coasts to a stop based on this current pressure. No matter how hard I push I haven't been able to lock up the wheels, or increase the stopping power, almost like at half pedal stroke I get 5o% stopping power, and that's it.
Nice shots of the goon undercover while working on the 24o. One day ...
You can see the jack stand still under the car in this shot. I have an extremely small amount of droop with the new suspension. The car almost looks like it's on the ground with the wheel on the hub, but rather it's hovering a few inches above it.
As I said before, the passenger side was worse than the driver side, but the careful rolling resulted in cracking a lot of the bodywork around the fender.
It's caked on pretty thick, which has me worried, but again, it's just something I'll have to take care of during paint and body.
Hopefully the tires last long enough to get to that point. The rears took a serious beating from the fenders before rolling, and they still need to be rolled more, but at least during normal driving there isn't... much... rubbing.
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