Aaron's 76 Type LT Project

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So a light bulb is starting to flicker with the rear brake line install.

I found this pic showing the flex line tying into the differential and then going to each wheel. I forgot that the line comes from up top.

8-31-2016

I got my dash speaker housing done and installed. I am going to embark on the brake line install this long weekend. I am starting with the Right Stuff steel brake line kit, so hopefully I can modify that as needed for my 76.

The housing painted:



The housing with sound deadener and speakers



The housing installed:



A pic to show where the edge comes to. It sits back enough to be out of the way

9-1-2016

I have today and tomorrow off, so I started on the brake line install. It went way better than I expected for day 1. I got the front-to-rear line installed (not the the MC yet), the front-right line installed and the rear lines are mocked up.  

I need to cut the rear lines, re-flare the ends and make some brackets to weld to the axle. I also need a couple of fittings to complete the front-left line, which is a really short run.

Some boring pics of the brake lines installed.

9-3-2016

I piddled around today for the most part, but was able to do some more work on the brake lines and started test-fitting the dash. I got an NPD dash, which is the version before the most recent version they have available now.

I am not sure about the height of the dash front edge versus the metal dash. In some spots it's 1/4" to 3/8" taller than the metal dash. Perhaps the dash edge will look better once the dash is fully installed, but I don't know what original dashes looked like. What are your thoughts?

The contour is pretty good - being all black helps conceal any gaps.





The height in the middle seems too high. The outer edges seem more reasonable.



From the front the dash looks nice