Project Update
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Originally Posted by z-beater' post='823776' date='Jun 12 2006, 05:20 PM
Yeah those brakes do look out of whack...get that baby in there and let her roar!
Yeah it seems like I'm missing a part or something, or maybe just by chance the pistons are not completely back in the caliper housing...but I guess I won't know the latter until I actually hook them up to the brake system....
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A little update guys:
I swapped the entire power brake/master cylinder out in favor of the spare FD unit I had on hand. It fits with a little room to spare, as you can see in the pics. The only problem I can foresee now is having to run new brake tubing. I don't have any experience doing this (not that it matters), but if anyone has some input chime in.
I've ordered some Brembo blanks for up front and I also have some SS braided lines for the front calipers on order from Summit. Hopefully everything will be here in time for the weekend and I can test fit the 17s that are on my FD shell and see how wide/tall I can go with a wheel and tire combo up front.
The hardest part of the swap? Sitting inverted trying to tighten the nuts on the fork coming from the power brake unit!
As you can see, the master cylinder is slightly longer on the FD unit:
A side view of the FD unit, complete with severed lines...though the ends might come in handy soon:
An overhead view of the FD unit installed:
Another overhead view:
From the passenger side:
I have no idea what braking will be like with the TII calipers and FD master and power braking unit, I just hope everything works out in the end. Next on the agenda is getting the new lines run, the SS lines run, the rotors put on so I can test fit the front wheels, and then getting a new set of axles from Moser Engineering. I emailed them and they asked for my stock axles to get sizing information for the new axles w/ 5 lug hubs. Anyways, I'm rollin along!
I swapped the entire power brake/master cylinder out in favor of the spare FD unit I had on hand. It fits with a little room to spare, as you can see in the pics. The only problem I can foresee now is having to run new brake tubing. I don't have any experience doing this (not that it matters), but if anyone has some input chime in.
I've ordered some Brembo blanks for up front and I also have some SS braided lines for the front calipers on order from Summit. Hopefully everything will be here in time for the weekend and I can test fit the 17s that are on my FD shell and see how wide/tall I can go with a wheel and tire combo up front.
The hardest part of the swap? Sitting inverted trying to tighten the nuts on the fork coming from the power brake unit!
As you can see, the master cylinder is slightly longer on the FD unit:
A side view of the FD unit, complete with severed lines...though the ends might come in handy soon:
An overhead view of the FD unit installed:
Another overhead view:
From the passenger side:
I have no idea what braking will be like with the TII calipers and FD master and power braking unit, I just hope everything works out in the end. Next on the agenda is getting the new lines run, the SS lines run, the rotors put on so I can test fit the front wheels, and then getting a new set of axles from Moser Engineering. I emailed them and they asked for my stock axles to get sizing information for the new axles w/ 5 lug hubs. Anyways, I'm rollin along!
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The only problem I can foresee now is having to run new brake tubing. I don't have any experience doing this (not that it matters), but if anyone has some input chime in.
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.a...mp;autoview=sku
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I'm waiting on axles right now from Moser Engineering, I should have them in 2 weeks. In the mean time I'm planning on using AN hose to redo my fuel lines.
I've recently seen an advertisement for AN hoses that are quick connect/disconnect and much, much less of a PITA to use, but I can't remember the name of the company. I'll try and do some research and see what I can come up with...
I've recently seen an advertisement for AN hoses that are quick connect/disconnect and much, much less of a PITA to use, but I can't remember the name of the company. I'll try and do some research and see what I can come up with...
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Brake pipes you can just bend by hand - there's nothing to them in general - the only thing I can think of is you may want a bias valve in there somewhere cause you don't want the rears locking up first.
