Aaron's 76 Type LT Project

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I did a little of this and that over the weekend, most of which was not too picture worthy. But I can finally look at my car and think I might be able to drive this thing someday.  

I got the front-left brake line installed and just need to run a short line from the MC to the rear line. Once I weld the brackets to the axle the brake lines will be done. I also got the clutch MC reservoir installed, but still need to decide on the line I want to run.



The cluch MC reservoir is a Ring Brothers. The Wilwood reservoir was a chincy plastic piece so I decided to get something a little nicer.

9-20-2016

I have been knocking out odds & ends on the 76 the last few weeks. I have a list of items to get done before I install the passenger side fender so I can run the rest of the electrical. Most if the items are small stuff, with the larger tasks being exhaust, e-brakes, wiper assembly, etc. Seeing the fender on there will be a big deal for me, but I also need to tweek the door alignment just a hair before I do that.  

I got the PS pressure line made and installed. Now I just need some other fittings to get the return line installed and that will be done.



I got the brake lines all done and installed. The last things to do are install the C-clips at the flex lines and secure some brackets.

I also got the clutch MC reservoir line made and installed. I decided to ditch the crummy rubber hose on the barb fittings and went with some nicer compression style fittings. I like how it turned out.



I got the brake line brackets welded onto the axle and painted with some SPI epoxy primer.

10-30-2016

It/s been a awhile since I had an update. We've been busy with this and that....sons 1st birthday party, getting our last rental property listed for sale, blah blah blah. BUT, I am off 4 days this week so I plan on getting some work done as I march toward getting the fenders installed. So I hope to have some good updates this week.

I was able to get the wiper assembly mostly installed, got the hoses done for the PS system and some other little stuff.







Here's my to-do list. The items range from installing the exhaust system to torquing bolts, so we'll see how many items I get done. The goal is to have at least one full page of green "done" items by next week.

11-2-2016

I've been chipping away at the list, with a special focus on installing the exhaust system which will allow some other things to get done. The two "big" items left on the current list are installing the fuel tank vent (waiting on that to arrive) and install the e-brake system. I will begin with the e-brake system, but I need to order some small end clamps for the cables since I will need to shorten the Wilwood cables.

Here's a few pics of the exhaust system installed. I went with the Holley/Hooker exhaust kit for 2nd gens (42501HKR) that works with the 2nd gen LS headers I am using. The system uses clamps to secure the pieces, which I am sure is fine, but I will likely get everything welded once the car is up and running.

I will trim the exhaust tips a little at some point but want to let everything get settled before doing that. But their general location is what I had in mind.

The right tip is a tad longer than the left tip for one reason or another, which will be an easy fix.



I might be able to rotate the right side pipe a little but it's pretty solidly installed, so cutting it will be the likely option.







The mufflers hang below the bottom edge of the s/f connectors by just a tad.



Here's the front of the exhaust in relation to the sub-frame.

11-27-2016

I've been working on odds and ends that aren't really picture worthy but it's been good progress nonetheless. Most of those tasks were leading up to installing the passenger side fender, which is critical so I can run the electrical.  

The fender went on pretty good. I still have some adjustment to do but it's 90% of the way there. The door-to-fender gap is a little wider than I'd prefer but I will take it, esp being a black car. It might get a little better once I am done

11-28-2016

I wanted to offer a PSA for anyone embarking on a new project. This is inspired by me having to sort through multiple boxes of bagged stuff to get it better organized. The one thing I did but wish I had done BETTER was to catalog and photograph the disassembly of the car with more detail and more organization. I am doing more modern touches, so it's not 100% applicable that I know what every piece of hardware does, but the time saved knowing which bolts or nut was used for which application is so huge. I like being able to look up my list of bags in Excel and find what I need.  

A few ideas, which might be obvious to most of us.

• Get the biggest damn spiral notebook you can and use that to take meticulous notes. Date your comments and make drawings and measurements as needed.
• Take tons of photos, which is easy since most of us have smart phones now. Upload those pics to an image hosting site and make albums for the various steps. I like www.imgur.com, but there are plenty of good FREE image hosting sites. I have dozens of albums for the various stages of the build which has been a huge help, but even then I am missing certain info.
• "Tag and bag" EVERYTHING, even broken things or the most mundane looking piece of hardware. I like to use the slider baggies and number them. I then have a spreadsheet detailing what is inside each bag. This is where your huge spiral notebook comes in handy. Write down the bags' contents and enter it into a spreadsheet later.