Hello,
I finally got time to look into the resto of my 79 vette, but after doing so I came to some questions:
- I have an original urethane front and rear bumper. The front is really wavy (not flat) and had been hit somewhere in the corner which deformed and ruptured it. So I need to replace. I want to retain my metal reinforcements, so my question is what route should I go : back to urethane with the risk of getting waves again or the poly bumpercovers. I'm not exactly a fan of fiberglas since it is risky with a parking lot ding and it seems to me getting it to fit right over the metal bumper would be tricky. I like the flatness on these items though. I would go the urethane way, but I really dislike the waves that they get (or do the newer repro's don't have that problem anymore ?) To my surprise the rear bumper is fine. BTW : the car is not a total correct resto, but a good driver that I want to be as correct as possible.
- power steering : I rebuild the powersteering valve and cilinder myself, but it is still leaking. I'm thinking that maybe I did something wrong. Would I try again, or just replace the entirely ? I have my doubts that these units can be rebuild without starting to leak again, right ?
- concerning fan and clutch : what was normal for a 79 L82. I have a 5 blade fan here and the clutch seems rather thin. I would think it normally has a 7 blade with heavy duty clutch. This is a non AC car.
Thanks
Yves
I finally got time to look into the resto of my 79 vette, but after doing so I came to some questions:
- I have an original urethane front and rear bumper. The front is really wavy (not flat) and had been hit somewhere in the corner which deformed and ruptured it. So I need to replace. I want to retain my metal reinforcements, so my question is what route should I go : back to urethane with the risk of getting waves again or the poly bumpercovers. I'm not exactly a fan of fiberglas since it is risky with a parking lot ding and it seems to me getting it to fit right over the metal bumper would be tricky. I like the flatness on these items though. I would go the urethane way, but I really dislike the waves that they get (or do the newer repro's don't have that problem anymore ?) To my surprise the rear bumper is fine. BTW : the car is not a total correct resto, but a good driver that I want to be as correct as possible.
- power steering : I rebuild the powersteering valve and cilinder myself, but it is still leaking. I'm thinking that maybe I did something wrong. Would I try again, or just replace the entirely ? I have my doubts that these units can be rebuild without starting to leak again, right ?
- concerning fan and clutch : what was normal for a 79 L82. I have a 5 blade fan here and the clutch seems rather thin. I would think it normally has a 7 blade with heavy duty clutch. This is a non AC car.
Thanks
Yves
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