Well, I got tired of waiting for my brake pads to arrive, so I rebuilt the front calipers, repacked front wheel bearings and fitted the new front rotors and braided lines. All I need now is pads, which I am assured wil arrive soon. If they don't, I'll go buy some cheapies locally and put them in to get the car moving.
One of the front flexible lines had somethign weird going on, probably crud in the line, I couldn't get it to flow fluid either way, which is why the car liked very much to turn right!
Have a look at the old rotors, someone had been punishing them hard and they are under thickness, the friction surface has actually sunk in between the ventilation slots!
And the new gear:
I also lashed out for a can of wrinkle paint when I had the rocker covers off, it looks great and makes me feel happier about the car, so it's two wins for me!:
Of course, now the front is done, it means I have to tackle the rear. I was planning on removing the rear shocks and half shafts plus Watts linkage and letting the De Dion drop down to make brake access easier. This would also allow me to freshen the Watts linkage up and maybe fit new half shaft boots if they look suspect.
I also need to hunt down a stainless braided line for the rear brakes, I ordered a full kit, only got front lines and got refunded the full purchase amount because the seller wouldn't make me up a rear line!
So the lines were free, but I am short a line!
A question, when I have the rear end apart, is it a good time to throw a stiffer rear anti roll bar in, whilst the brakes etc are out of the way?
Regards, Andrew.