Recent content by dshanks

Hey there, do you still have a copy of this step by step on a 1960 Dash pad?

I feel like I just thought I won the lottery... Nevermind, false alarm. its 10261... The dude from CA made us well excited! I feel like I just thought I won the lottery...

Hi all. Im new here to the C1-C2 Forum, I usually hang out in C3 land. I just got off the phone with my dad, whos restoring a 1960 vette right now. We are pretty excited right now cause the guy at Corvette America (when asking for his vin to determine early or late 60), exclaimed that the vette...

Glad it worked for you! Another tip I forgot, dont let the vapors get in your eyes...OUCH!

Stay Far Away from Fivestar Engines and Cylinder head out of Phoenix AZ. You will see thier junk on eBay... RUN! The "management" are not the type of people I'd recommend anyone to do business with. Trust me...

Come to think of it, my brake fluid has come up low a couple times since the bleed but no leaks have been noticed on all the brand new paint under there. Could this be a bad master cylinder leaking into the brake booster? And would that cause my brakes to behave the way they do?

I used a bleed bottle and was very careful bleeding the brakes in the exact sequence that you described here. Shouldnt I already be "all set" and ready to explore other options to fix my brakes? I hate to spend the money on the device that you were talking about earlier, because Im already...

Could air in the system make such a poorly feeling pedal? im not sure if spongy is the right description, it just flat out doesnt work unless you jam on them while in the "hard pedal" portion of the pedal stroke. And the light doesnt come on til they are jammed on... Would this take the place...

My braking is not quite good. If it were a female driving it would be impossible to stop... But theres hope, Im lucky! My dash is currently apart!

All new brake lines. they arent stainless, but they are brand new... So this wouldnt be the problem. Were talking VERY squishy, like the car would roll on its own with the brakes applied until you hit the hard spot of the pedal stroke...

Ive been wondering if mine is bad. It feels spongy about 1/2 way down. During this spongy part, the brakes dont function at all. About 1/2 way down, the pedal gets hard but doesnt feel nice. I have to jam on it to get it to stop in a decent distance. Very dangerous... Also, when it hits the hard...

I have an assembly manual, no service manual. Know where I can get one for cheap?

After all this time. I still cant find a reason that the car is sitting higher now than it was before the resto. I finally decided to just measure from the fender lip to the ground to compare it to other peoples vettes. It measures 28" What does everybody else get?

Hey Derek, whats going on? Hows our friend in Phoenix?? haha. Hope everything went well for you, Ive been saving money to do my thing. Been dating a lawyer so that may help my cause... Back to your question, I can go take some finished pics. the resto isnt done yet so I havent taken alot yet...