January 6Jan 6 comment_672933 On 12/30/2024 at 9:01 AM, 87mj said: My car experienced a mishap while on the back of a flat bed wrecker truck... Curious as to what happened on the flatbed. Maybe a cautionary tale? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/69201-brake-master-cylinder-woes/?&page=2#findComment-672933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
January 7Jan 7 Author comment_672959 15 hours ago, KenFirch said: Curious as to what happened on the flatbed. Maybe a cautionary tale? I pulled my carbs & intake and wanted to use a local mechanic to break loose the studs on my exhaust downpipe and my manifold. I don't have access to a heat torch. He did a great job. He welded a bolt on a broken manifold stud and was able to reverse a broken stud out. I even bought helicoils for him to use which he didn't need. I was pretty happy with his work. But, when the wrecker picked up the car from the mechanic, it was windy. He took it down a back country road (including a dirt road...). A tree branch fell on the car. At first, he thought he blew a tire. It damaged my front bumper, the hood, the headlight scoops and the roof. All of which are repairable. The car is a 60,000 mile '71. It was painted in about 2000 with a cheap single stage paint job. I didn't think the single stage paint would match. Both headlight scoops and the hood would need repainted but both fenders were fine. It would have looked stupid and the insurance company wasn't too helpful. I decided to go ahead and get the entire car repainted. Now I am tearing the car down, removing everything but the interior and the engine bay wire harness. I wasn't really in the mood to do that. I bought a low vin '70 a few years ago. That car has been a long process but I am ready to reassemble the '70 now so tearing down the '71 was not in my plans. The good news if there is any is that I found a body shop that specializes in restoring classic cars. I heard about them from another local Datsun guy that was very happy with the work they did for him. The body shop does great work and they are very accommodating (they did my '70). Finding a good body shop seems to be the most difficult task. Then you don't know if you made the right decision until after the project is completed. If anyone needs a great body shop, let me know. They are located in northwest Ohio. Such as it is. 😞 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/69201-brake-master-cylinder-woes/?&page=2#findComment-672959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
January 9Jan 9 comment_673048 On 1/1/2025 at 5:14 PM, Zpenman said: Thanks, Patcon, will give it a try. Heated it in a pot of boiling water mixed with WD40, no luck. Tried the freezer, too, without luck. The heating and oil didn't work, so I kludged a brass air fitting to the fwd reservoir with epoxy and clamped the other fluid outlets shut with C-clamps. Once the air pressure reached 80 PSI, the stuck valve popped out like a gopher! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/69201-brake-master-cylinder-woes/?&page=2#findComment-673048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
January 10Jan 10 comment_673049 Did ya find it next door!!😂😂 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/69201-brake-master-cylinder-woes/?&page=2#findComment-673049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
January 10Jan 10 comment_673050 2 hours ago, Yarb said: Did ya find it next door!!😂😂 I took the forum's advice and tied a gym sock around the end of the master cylinder otherwise I would probably have a new implant! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/69201-brake-master-cylinder-woes/?&page=2#findComment-673050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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