by Phil | Aug 14, 2011 | Brakes
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... by Phil | Aug 7, 2011 | Fuel, Brakes
,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...
by Phil | Jun 5, 2011 | Driveline, Brakes
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... by Phil | Feb 20, 2011 | 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... by Phil | Feb 6, 2011 | Brakes
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...
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