Front brakes all done

So today I finished plumbing my front brakes and almost finished off the rear.  It was a little more tricky than I had hoped for.  Making sure everything sat snugly against the frame was a bit of a pain. For all the fittings I went down to the local brake place and...

Hard fuel and brake lines

,I finally got around to picking up some hard brake and fuel lines.  The fuel lines are 5/16 and the brake are 3/16 bundy.  The first fun task was to try and straighten the tube out as it comes in 8m rolls.  The brake line was quite easy but the fuel...
Rear brakes all bolted together

Rear brakes all bolted together

Now that Sam at SQ Engineering had tidied up the axle flanges, I can bolt the whole rear brake assembly together to see how it will look and line up. It will also give me a chance to see if and how much my wheels wont fit under the guards. I had planned on widening...

Front brakes

On the front I am using the standard Ford Cortina TC/TD brake setup. The calipers got a light freshen up but were already in great condition from a recent rebuild. A coat of VHT satin black caliper paint and they look as good as new. Whilst I was at it I gave the hubs...

Escort mkII rear disc brake conversion pt.1

I always wanted 4 wheel discs brakes so I decided to convert the Ford Escort mkII drum brake rear end to discs using Nissan Skyline R31 calipers and Audi 90 (DBA445) solid discs.  I got hold of a set of laser cut brackets which allowed the calipers to bolt straight on...