I’d bought replacement master cylinder caps as soon as Porky came home, because all three of the ones that were in place were cracked. There also turned out to be chunks floating inside them.
The reason for the cracked caps was that some genius must have taken channel lock pliers to the original aluminum caps, and deformed the reservoir threads. The extra crappy work around, was to slather some caulk on the flange, and squeeze an o-ring into the still wet mastic.
No, I’m not kidding, but I wish I were.
Consistency is key. They spread the love across all three.
Finally got around to rebuilding the M/Cs.
Some of the plastic parts were deteriorated beyond being reusable. Deleted one, and made a stainless replacement, for the spring perch.
This is probably the last go-round, for these master cylinders. I like old things, and these were already a superseded style when the chassis was being built, around ‘80. Bill Lomenick told me that the front suspension was Spitfire based, but came out of his friend’s Turner. I can well imagine, that these pulled duty in a ‘50s car, before they made their way onto Porky. I could have replaced them, but this is a budget build. Besides, and, equally important, to me, is keeping as much of the original as I can, that I saw as making the little Porker a real gem. It’s also connective tissue with the past, and part of why I like vintage cars more that current ones.
Well, that brings us up to date. Next, I’ll slap the nose back on, and order a sheet of aluminum, and some Clecos, and rivet a new floor in place. The old one’s been hacked up a bit, and I think the cost is warranted.
