71 Duster: Part 2
Some of y'all may have seen my ongoing part one of the build post from 2 years back. After i got it generally and basically restored I had to take some time off due to My bank account disagreeing with my goals for the project.
It's still slower going than I'd like but here we go...
Step 1: I wasn't liking how cluttered and blacked out my engine bay was, its already bad enough that since the car is black so is my engine bay. The murdered out look under there wasn't doing me any favors.
I also wasn't a fan of the power brake setup id installed, the booster made the master cylinder stick clear out halfway down the engine bay covering up the valve cover and making it hard to get to spark plugs, valve cover bolts,
header bolts ext for mmaintenance purposes, plus i just thought it looked dumb and knowing im going to be doing cams in the future, now was a great time to ditch it and go back to manual brakes with a Doctordiff adjustable push rod and Master cylinder.
At the same time I did some common engine bay dress up stuff with a nice new chrome air cleaner and new chrome Direct Connection Valve covers.
Still more cleanup to do in this area, but i am much more content with it now, and I actually like the feel of my manual brakes better than I did the power ones.
I'd like to find some kind of better looking chrome or billet type batter hold down, I think the factory one with those tall screws looks kinda janky. I also want to get a chrome alternator to match the valve covers.
Some of y'all may have seen my ongoing part one of the build post from 2 years back. After i got it generally and basically restored I had to take some time off due to My bank account disagreeing with my goals for the project.
It's still slower going than I'd like but here we go...
Step 1: I wasn't liking how cluttered and blacked out my engine bay was, its already bad enough that since the car is black so is my engine bay. The murdered out look under there wasn't doing me any favors.
I also wasn't a fan of the power brake setup id installed, the booster made the master cylinder stick clear out halfway down the engine bay covering up the valve cover and making it hard to get to spark plugs, valve cover bolts,
header bolts ext for mmaintenance purposes, plus i just thought it looked dumb and knowing im going to be doing cams in the future, now was a great time to ditch it and go back to manual brakes with a Doctordiff adjustable push rod and Master cylinder.
At the same time I did some common engine bay dress up stuff with a nice new chrome air cleaner and new chrome Direct Connection Valve covers.
Still more cleanup to do in this area, but i am much more content with it now, and I actually like the feel of my manual brakes better than I did the power ones.
I'd like to find some kind of better looking chrome or billet type batter hold down, I think the factory one with those tall screws looks kinda janky. I also want to get a chrome alternator to match the valve covers.