Next step was to get the brakes working. First off I started with a basic bleeding of the system. The reservoir was empty so it was a safe bet, no fluid, no brakes. Started with left rear, all good. Moved onto right rear, all good. Still no pressure in the pedal. Moved on to left front, all good. Finally, last one, right front. This one had a blocked hose!. I spent a couple of hours trying to run a wire down the hose to clear the blockage. Finally got it done and put the hose back in. Now I had pressure under foot, but it was a bit spongy. I backed it into the driveway to try and see how much break I was getting. A little bit of left foot brake and bit of accelerator should see how well they're holding. . . . . . . . Before I knew it I was doing I was smoking up the back tyres! Drove it back into the garage to assess. The right rear slave cylinder was blown and I had brake fluid everywhere!From e-bay, I picked up a rear brake set. Left and right slave cylinders and new shoes for $59 (cheap fix). Set about to change the cylinders and shoes over on a Monday night. Two nights later and with a couple of busted knuckles, I had them swapped over. Who designed that stupid clip that holds the spring in that holds the shoe on!!!!!!!!
I now have pressure under foot on the pedal and the car stops quit well up and down the drive.
I've also sanded all the black paint off, down to the gold colour that was underneath. The next step is to get it painted and looking good again.
One other thing. . . Gotta love that e-bay! I picked up a clock for the dash for $80.
