I replaced all the hydraulic lines (brake and clutch) with nickel/copper lines. I had been using flex lines throughout the car due to problems making good flares on steel hard lines. I bought a new flaring tool that makes really nice inverted flares. With the new tool and the copper line, I had no leaks on the first try. I installed Kevlar flex lines at each wheel.

I installed C6 Corvette parking brake shoes in the rear so when the car breaks down I can secure it from rolling. Due to mounting constraints, the brake lever is on the left side of the driver. Not ideal, but with the high seat bolsters and possibly adding door bars, the brake lever won’t add any difficulty to ingress/egress. I’m waiting for some brackets to arrive so I can mount the cables at the spindle.

I installed LED taillights and reverse lights in the rear. They are a little large but once the black mesh grill is installed across the rear I think they will look okay. They are very bright and because of the thickness, they are somewhat visible from the side. I bent an exhaust tip slightly last time the exhaust was off so that will need repairing before I cut the rear mesh grill.

I received all the hardware to install the new valve covers. Mine are leaking badly even with new gaskets. It turns out that the bolt grommets need to be replaced when they are old, otherwise they won’t provide enough clamping pressure to prevent leaks. I found a set of professionally coated valve covers on eBay which I’m going to install. At the same time I’m converting to the later style pencil coils which have a better spark and are more reliable.

I ordered a full containment seat for better support. The head supports are removable for street driving. Manufacturing lead times are long right now and the ETA is October.

I’m working out a solution for the serpentine belt so I can hook up the alternator. Without an A/C compressor and steering pump the stock serpentine routing won’t work with just an alternator.