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Tires are back on

September 5, 2018September 4, 2018 - by C3Zen - Leave a Comment

Now that everything is back together, the tires are on and we are ready to bring it back down off the stands.   So far things are looking pretty good with …

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Braking System

Brake lines and Proportioning Valve Install

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 - by C3Zen - Leave a Comment

With the calipers rebuilt, it was time work on replacing the proportioning valve, caliper brake lines and the cross front brake line.  It seemed pretty straight forward right until I …

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Braking System

Rebuilding the Calipers

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 - by C3Zen - Leave a Comment

Once the parts came in, I started in on rebuilding the calipers.  The back seals and pistons were not to bad when I opened them up.  The calipers all had …

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Braking System

Calipers, brake lines and proportioning valve, stop me if you’ve heard this one.

August 6, 2018August 20, 2018 - by Chuck Ray - Leave a Comment

In the last post I talked about the master cylinder rebuild and the fact that the rebuild ultimately did not allow the brakes to bleed.  While trying to diagnose the issue, …

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General

Winter is finally breaking, time to get back to work.

April 11, 2018August 20, 2018 - by Chuck Ray - Leave a Comment

It has been a while (almost 10 months to be exact) since I have posted any updates and progress on what has been done to get this beauty back on …

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Fuel System

Tackling the tank replacement

June 26, 2017August 20, 2018 - by Chuck Ray - Leave a Comment

  Original tank after removal I am three weeks into getting this old C3 started up again.  I hit a small delay while waiting for the new tank kit to …

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Fuel System

Tank ‘o Sludge

June 7, 2017August 20, 2018 - by Chuck Ray - Leave a Comment

I received some supplies from Amazon yesterday so I could drain the gas tank, lube the cylinders and change the oil.  After sitting through  cold and rainy little league game, …

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History

Welcome to your new home

June 5, 2017August 20, 2018 - by Chuck Ray - Leave a Comment

Our newest member to the family arrived home on Friday 6/2/17.  It was definitely a family affair as we headed to the barn.  It has been 23 years since she …

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