68 4-door "Sleeper"

It's been a L-O-N-G time ago, but I seem to remember using a small hose clamp, tightened up around that cable stay to squeeze down to a size that would start through that hole....




I am having a difficult time removing the emergency/parking brake cable. I read somewhere to use a 1/2 inch wrench to "squeeze" the tongs. Once the tongs are squeezed, the cable should come right out. However, I tried the 1/2 inch, 12 mm, 13 mm, and 14 mm wrench. None of them could squeeze the tongs enough for me to remove the emergency brake cable.


I decided, instead, to remove the parking brake cables from the "equilizer" and then remove the emergency brake cables while the rearend is OUT of the car. Hopefully, it will be much easier. I will let you know, soon.

The other thing that I have been working on is the driver's side vent. I showed before, the rust damage. (Picture below).


Instead of trying to create a new sheet metal vent and trying to make it look perfect, my goal is to make it last until I am dead. So, I fabricated a new vent, and then, I put a bunch of epoxy on the "lip" to seal it in there. It can't be seen and I will be dead before it rusts through. So, I am OK with my "fix". Anyway, here is the "fix".


I hope to have more to report soon. Hopefully, my wife will find something to do on the weekends (like getting a job) so that I don't have to "entertain" her all weekend.