Started re-bonding the scoop:
Stripped a caliper down and painted it:
It was a solid reminder of why i despise working on cars from the Maritimes.
The pistons were frozen due to corrosion of the aluminum housing causing all the clearances to close up.
Compressed air wouldn't move them a C hair. C clamp would barely draw them in at all. Bleeder screw was locked solid.
I ended up using a rose bud tip to heat the bleeder screw, tossed caution to the wind and just reefed it out.
Once removed, I brazed a grease nipple to it, vice gripped the rubber hose shut and then used a grease gun to force the pistons out by pumping the housing full through the bleeder port. Still had to gently work one piston out with water pump pliers.
Then is was a couple hours of cleaning out the seal lands from the corroded aluminum "fuzz" that had migrated its way under the dust seals.
Then several washings, blow gun the passages, more washings, more blow gun, cleaning the outer housings with scotch brite, then more brake cleaner washings and blow gun.
Finally into vht red paint.
What a monstrous pita, but its done.
One more to go and sand blast the carriers.
I also managed to snag the door rub strips on ebay for 75 bucks. That's the last of the body pieces I need to convert to the full "GT" style bodywork.
