Rear subby insteall

Wednesday was a heap of stuffing around for not much getting done.

I couldn't get one of the brake lines off the old rear subby undone where it meets the hose to the trailing arm, despite a good WD40 soaking. So I had to hack it out with a hacksaw blade (the hose part, I had new hoses), thinking I could grip the thread in the vice.

No joy, it was soft and just turned in the vice. Next, hold the nut and try and easy-out. Nope, and nearly broke the easy-out in the process. So off to the brake place to get a new one made. No, don't stock that nut anymore to make a new one. Fortunately had one at home so more suffing around to go get it.

The first place wanted $20 to make up about 40cm of line with fittings I supplied. Forget that. Next bloke wanted $5. Big difference.

Slapped the rear subby back together and into the car.



New cones and hi-los.



Still sitting far too high even with the hi-los wound right in. Hoping it will settle a bit over time.



Almost half way to being a car again.