Question About non-power brake 67 Smith Body Cars and the Nut Plate
I have my power brake conversion project well under way, and saved the MC and booster mounting for after the lines are in. So today, I pull the wiper arm and remove the grill, and I find the nut plate, riveted in place. I knew the holes were drilled because they are visible from the engine compartment. But because everything is blacked out under the wiper grill, I never saw the nut plate before and did not know I had one in place until today.
I am virtually certain my car was not origially a power brakes car and had reverted to standard brakes later. The front to rear brake line I took off is the one for standard brakes, and was either its original or at least very old. All the line clips were where they should be (two I could not get to with the body on) and you can faintly see green finish on the rear crossover pair, for example.
My car is a Smith body car--is it possible that Smith body cars had the nut plates installed so that they were usable for both a power brake or standard brake Corvette? Or is mine just a happy coincidence, because mounting the booster just got a little easier? Just curious.
I am virtually certain my car was not origially a power brakes car and had reverted to standard brakes later. The front to rear brake line I took off is the one for standard brakes, and was either its original or at least very old. All the line clips were where they should be (two I could not get to with the body on) and you can faintly see green finish on the rear crossover pair, for example.
My car is a Smith body car--is it possible that Smith body cars had the nut plates installed so that they were usable for both a power brake or standard brake Corvette? Or is mine just a happy coincidence, because mounting the booster just got a little easier? Just curious.
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