<VV> 1963 Spyder Vert.

[Kerry and Jan Born]

Hi,

Needed to buy a replacement master cylinder for this car which should be 
an easy project. Well it wasn't. Went to buy it and the guy at the 
counter wanted to know what size the bore was..? 1" or 7/8". He asked if 
the car had metallic brakes  or not.  Ok I don't have a clue! So my 
question, how can I figure out what I need?

Along the same lines how can I tell if the car has regular or silicon 
brake fluid in it and if it's regular fluid what is needs to be done to 
replace it with silicon..?


Also I need to remove the 'grill/panel' that lives under the windshield 
(don't know what it's called but it's the one that the wiper shafts 
extend through) There appear to be a few screws visable when the trunk 
is open but I can't see how to release the part that extends under the 
windshield weather strip...

All help gratefully accepted and appreciated.

Kerry B