1) Operational clutch: check.
2) Operational starter: check.
3) Brakes: Check
Its raining in Sunny Az today, so instead of being out working on this truck, I have some time to post a build update...
I'm not going to re-hash any of my pedantic, soapbox diatribes about the Patrol's single-hydraulic circuit brakes, and their designed-in single point of failure (lose hydraulic pressure anywhere, and you lose all your brakes)...
But, I also wasn't going to let this truck leave my stead without dual-circuit brakes. Since it's a non-numbers matching truck that I intend to be a fun, safe, driver, I might as well improve what is improvable, right?
I had originally planned to use the dual circuit, 1-inch bore GM master cylinder that's been sitting in the shelf for years (and years, and years)... advantages with this one are: solid cast iron, and easily replaceable at any Autozone in the United States; but the primary drawback was the bolt pattern to the firewall is totally different. My plan was to fab a bolt pattern adapter, and a custom length pedal pushrod to make this one work...
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So back to my spare parts I went, looking to see if I had a junk pushrod that could be repurposed; but as I was looking through boxes (and boxes, and boxes) of parts... I discovered (and realized) that I am turning into an old-geezer. I totally forgot that I had purchased this (Protex JB1419) at some point; but there it was, brand new in the box, just waiting to be bolted onto a Patrol.
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Benefits of this one: Stock replacement for later-style (72 and up) G60 Patrols, works with stock Patrol pedal pushrod (no need for custom). Bolt pattern is still wrong for 1960's Patrols, but the 1-inch adaptor needed was easier to fabricate than doing a "vertical to horizontal" bolt pattern adaptor for the Chevy MC... Here is the adapter rough-fit before I cleaned it up and painted it:
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After the MC was bolted to the firewall, and the pedal pushrod free play verified to be correct (meaning: no more than about 1/32"-1/16") I went to work on the wheel end of the brakes- Rears got new Protex cylinders, cleaned up springs and adjusters, and I put pack the same brake shoes and drums that came off this truck back when it was green (I don't think they have more than 5000 miles on them, tops)
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The fronts got torn down to the spindles, cleaned, degreased, etc....
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Then the fronts got repacked bearings, seals, new Protex brake cylinders, cleaned up springs and adjusters, new brake lines, replaced the shoes and drums that came off this truck (just like the rears), then rebuilt and installed the set of Superwinch locking hubs that came with this truck when I bought it. (the matching blue on the hub dials is purely coincidental...
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Making progress... too bad it's raining today, or I'd be out filling and bleeding the brakes, right now
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