Welded up the last two patches on the cab yesterday and did some Mudding.(Body filler). That stuff sets up fast and is harder to sand than I thought. Lot more of that to do yet.
Started on the brake lines today. Made a bracket for the adjustabe proportioning valve and mounted that tucked up in the frame rail for protection. Got three lines bent coming out of the Master Cylinder and holding the residual valves. The top red one is like a 10 pound check valve going to the adjustable proportioning valve and then on to the back drum brakes. The bottom blue one is a 2 pound check valve that goes forward to a hold off / metering valve and then on to the front disc brakes. The hold off / metering valve is used in a disc / drum brake system (like mine) to allow the rear brakes to actuate first. The adjustable proportioning valve provides control of the rate of pressure rise to the rear brakes. Seems complicated , as some engineers figured all this out.
I just puts um where they tells me.. In simple terms, If you push the pedal, you should stop.
It took a little practice learning to do the double flaring needed for the 3/16" steel tubing. I did as Van and Jim instructed me and took my time. Bending the tubing wasn't a problem since i'm an old pipefitter, I've bent a lot of it in the past. Besides, if you make a mistake, you throw that one away and do it over again without telling anyone.
I will mount the metering valve on the front suspension crossover piece tomorow and run the front disc lines.
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