Time for a new Master Cylinder I guess. What a pain though. I had restored my engine compartment before I put the new motor/trans & suspension in last winter. I sanded and cleaned all the spots that got soaked with brake fluid and will just paint over it.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o219/ernestmayhand/Caprice%20resto/_DSC0238.jpg

And just a cool shot of the motor made possible by having the wheel well out:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o219/ernestmayhand/Caprice%20resto/_DSC0239.jpg

have you considered insulating the header pipes in the engine compartment...this will keep things cooler and also reduce some back pressure due to the exhausts rapid cooling as it exits the engine..

these vehicles are easy to take the fenders off makes working on then much easier..

have you considered insulating the header pipes in the engine compartment...this will keep things cooler and also reduce some back pressure due to the exhausts rapid cooling as it exits the engine

Those headers are ceramic coated...first I've ever had so I don't know much about other headers but these don't even feel warm hardly when you put your hand near them. I was surprised when I first noticed and tapped them with my finger and yes they were definitely hot to the touch but didn't seem to emit much heat at all. I think the warranty on them says not to insulate them if I remember correctly. I know one thing I had to do which I wouldn't have had I not read the directions was that when I was breaking this motor in I just had the factory manifolds on there because the warranty would've voided had I installed the headers during the break-in period.

Those headers are ceramic coated...first I've ever had so I don't know much about other headers but these don't even feel warm hardly when you put your hand near them. I was surprised when I first noticed and tapped them with my finger and yes they were definitely hot to the touch but didn't seem to emit much heat at all. I think the warranty on them says not to insulate them if I remember correctly. I know one thing I had to do which I wouldn't have had I not read the directions was that when I was breaking this motor in I just had the factory manifolds on there because the warranty would've voided had I installed the headers during the break-in period.

ceramic is an insulator so thats why ,,,couldn't see that...

how much HP on that beast ?