brakes

[crazytim]

any1 knw ifa master cyl and booster have been sittinf=g disconnectd 4 a wile will they nd rebuilding seals etc or shud they b sweet? just abt ready to transfer all the brake lines from the donor to the project so wana paint/polish the master/booster. engine bay gana b tidy as, smoothd out welds around the strut towers thinkn bout getn rid of the rust trap battery tray and relocating that to under the headlite in front of the front wheel behind the bumper type area and put the fuse box same place on the other side. repainted most paintable endine parts, rocker cover, sump, block in hi heat gloss black and detailed my starter motor, altenator, windscreen wiper motor, dizzy and other various parts in a mix of color match green, black and polished up any alloy part that i cud. along with my new chrome air filters and twin webers gana look pretty dang sxy. gana try and hide bonnet release cable 2 and anything else i can. just need 2 knw about this darn master cyl kos i wana paint it up 2 match

[burntrubber]

Ive done what your talking about to my engine bay everything is either cleaned completely to look new or painted in Chevy blue. I'm moving my battery to the boot and have made aluminium checkerplate covers for both sides. For my fuse box and washer bottle I made a new aluminium tank and the fuse box mounts on the side of that all covered by a checkerplate lid its not finished but still looks good. I also put all the wiring behind the gaurds. I had to strip my booster down and put a new spring in it after it had been sitting but it had got water in it so thats probably why. As for the master cylinder if its been sitting dry the seals are probably hadit and the bore might be rusty . If its still got fluid in it it might be ok. I started to pollish my master cylinder then I decided to go with a Falcon one

[crazytim]

hav u clearkoted the polishd aloy? if not it wont last too long. my mate told me about a product called VHT motor brite which is a hi heat clear. reckons it takes like 2 days to dry but is awesome stuff. gana b getn me sum of dat so will letcha knw hw it wrx out

[burntrubber]

I only started to pollish it spent about 2 hours taking all the casting marks off but thats as far as it got.

[crazytim]

whoa u goin all out... i just polishing as is. yours sounds pretty xtreme what ride u got... aktually will have a look at ur members thread!

[burntrubber]

Oh I see well I did that to start with but I did'nt like the finish. I spose i still looks better than not at all though. My car/s are nothing special at all quite rough really just like clean engine bays. I clean all my engines like once a month even the Mrs 323 thats more often than she washes the outside. ;D

[crazytim]

pays off tho. means u kan keep on top of any leaks etc too. my chevini lookin pretty dam tidy, only thing thats pishing me off is my sun faded front seatbelts and at $300 or maybe that was $395 each 4 new im on the hunt 4 sum pre loved ones! one of my donors came with new looking rear belts which put a silly grin on my face!! what kinda 323 ur mrs got? they my other secret passion. hada dohc turbs 88 sedan, 87 hatch and currently hava 89 cabriolet on 17s good fun.. u probly gana say fwd 4 fairies and say she hasa rwd arnt ya! alwaze liked the rwd but gems r sooo mch betta not a stoopid leaf spring in site!!

[burntrubber]

Her 323 is quite unusual sort of its a 94 hatch with a ever powerfull 1300cc sohc single point injected engine and a snappy 4spd gearbox. Thing would run a fart I reckon it gets 190ks to 10L. So guttless and no torque I stall it heaps when I drive it. Its tidy as though has nice mags to its cumfy and it has power steering and aircon.

[crazytim]

duz any1 know if the lil pinner plastic fuel line in a chevette will be big enough 2 feed 2 thirsty webbers? also if it is big enuf are they prone to develop holes or are they hardy long lasting lil buggers?

[crazytim]

and burntrubber... neva say ur cars arnt special!! they geminis!!!!

[gordo]

They 'should' be OK, but if they're out of the vehicle, it's a good oppertunity to rebuild the master cylinder anyway. May catch a fault before it becomes a problem.

[crazytim]

cheers for that gordon wise advice.. hav 2 chase up an old mate manages a brake shop out west sumwhere

[gordo]

crazytim said:

duz any1 know if the lil pinner plastic fuel line in a chevette will be big enough 2 feed 2 thirsty webbers? also if it is big enuf are they prone to develop holes or are they hardy long lasting lil buggers?

Nope, nowhere near big enough - I've had problems with a modded 1256.
If you're VERY carefull, you can use a hand or air (NOT electric) drill to make a larger hole in the tank to match your new pickup.
Give it a bloody good clean out before hand - explosions are NOT fun!
You can then solder in a new, larger fuel pickup which is directed to the rear of the sump in the tank - IIRC, I used 3/8" (10mm) bundy tubing.
Using a swirl tank with a primer pump may be a good idea to ensure a stable fuel supply to the main pump, the return from it can be plumbed to the old pickup.
Alternatively, just use a pump and filter.

[crazytim]

fun n games at least theres people with answers (detailed 1s too!) cheers gordo! when u said pump and filter do u mean an electric pump secondary to the mechanical one or does the outlet need enlarging regardless?

[gordo]

crazytim said:

fun n games at least theres people with answers (detailed 1s too!) cheers gordo! when u said pump and filter do u mean an electric pump secondary to the mechanical one or does the outlet need enlarging regardless?

If the engine is basically stock internally and it's just the side suckers, you should be OK as it won't be using that much more fuel. However, if you've uprated the internals so it's producing significantly more power, I'd expect the fuel demands to need an upgrade to an electric pump - NOTE, carburettor and FI pumps are different.
Depending on what you intend to use the car for, you'll probably be OK with the larger fuel pipe, filter, pump etc. However, if you're doing a lot of hard cornering/swerving, you may need a swirl pot and priming pump to ensure you have consistent fuel pressure/supply.
If money's tight - and isn't it always - I'd go for the former - if you've a decent budget, I'd go for the latter - looks trick, anyway