Remote Brake Fluid Canisters:
This weekend I wanted to finish out on the brake system with the installation of the remote brake fluid canisters. The Wilwood kit comes with plastic remote canisters which are great, but I just didn't like the aesthetics of them. I was reading another build site by Ryan Cassidy (which is basically I site I use as a supplemental build manual...much better site than mine), and he had an entry about some Girling style black canisters that he used which are much more period correct. He has great instructions on where to get them, how to fab up the holders, etc. I basically followed it verbatim. Anyway, below you will see a picture of the Girling black can next to the Wilwood plastic one. Wow....how much cooler is that black can? You will also see that the cans match all the black paint on the engine accessories. Almost military like in a sense. The mounts for the cans were easy enough to fab up as well. Just went down to the hardware store to pick up some aluminum strip. I spent about 45 minutes mocking up a potential mount. Once I got the right length, right bends, etc. I created an assembly line in my vice. I would do sets of bends for each mount right next to each other so I could assure consistent angles. Worked like a charm. I riveted these mounts to the firewall. I won't go into detail as Ryan's site is very exhaustive and you can read it there. The last picture below shows the whole engine compartment. To me, when I look at it, I get just as excited as a woman gazing into a Tiffany's box. Except for me, the diamond is that awesome motor surrounded by the beautiful aluminum box! Click on the image for a larger view: