nerves like nylon, nerves like steel

chele’s Dad and I spent the afternoon today attempting to bleed the brakes on the Spitfire. After not getting any fluid out of the rear lines, we discovered that the rear reservoir on the master cylinder was empty. It also leaks fluid all over the firewall and into the drivers footwell.

Joy.

Thankfully I had ordered a rebuild kit for the master cylinder a couple of years ago. Unfortunately that means the car stays on the jackstands until I get the it rebuilt; the firewall stripped of rust, sanded, and painted; and the brakes bled yet again.