j9fd3s

holy crap thats sexy!

Dysfnctnl85

Billy is the MAN. I can't wait to get the rear brake kit. I'm glad I was able to help out with the front brake kit as well .

ColinRX7

No sweat. I have all the formulas so if you want, you can figure out everything that's going to happen right from your foot to the force delivered right on the brake pads themselves (given all the components you have and their measurements).



I was just trying to make sure you're eyes were open on perhaps the FD has a different brake lever dimension than the FB (and the master cylinder diameter is the same). Or perhaps the leverage is the same and the master cylinder diameter is different.



Regardless you can calculate what's up and see just how different it's gonna be or if anything needs minor modifications to have a really sweetly tuned brake system.

Dysfnctnl85

I've never driven a car without ABS, and definitely nothing that's going to be as powerful and fast as I hope this car is. I'm pretty devoted to making sure the brake system performs as well as humanly possible at this point!



I'm going to try to run brake lines this weekend, pending that I actually get the chassis out of the garage. I got a spare wheel/tire today from a friend -- I'm hoping it will fit. The first step this weekend will be to clean this baby out.



Thanks so much for the help, not just for me, but for everyone who's been following this thread or who will follow it in the future.

z-beater

Yeah, that is something that I did not consider as well. Excellent critical thinkin Colin.



I wonder why people are so "pro 8.8" when they have upgraded axles? The only reason that I can think of is that these units have not been tested. I just don't get it...

Dysfnctnl85

Well, I rolled it out this weekend, and I think you'll agree after looking at the photos that I'm ready for some racin'. LOL. The wheel/tire I got from a friend at work fit perfectly:

Dysfnctnl85

I washed the whole engine bay out with Zex Purple and then pressure washed it as carefully as possible:











And now, the age-old question: what do 18s look like on an FB?























The answer: redneck.



18s are obviously way too big, my car looks like it should have chrome rims being jacked up so high! I think 17s will look a lot better.



Next weekend I hope to get the brake lines done. I *think* the line is 3/16s but I'm worried about the ends of the lines. Is that something that's easy to pick out at a store like Summit? I have the ends that go into the master cylinder because they were cut right out of the FD...hmmm...



I hope it's not too difficult to bend and form the lines. If it's not too bad I should at least have them done by next weekend.



Oh, and the pictures to back up the aformentioned "racing'":

Dysfnctnl85

I meant racin' damnit. I ruined the whole schtick.

z-beater

Right on, keep us updated.

Dysfnctnl85

I'm struggling with the brake lines at the moment. I'm wondering if I'm going to have a problem with the double flared ends. I've read a little bit about 37 degreen AN single flares and how they're made more for disconnecting/reconnecting repeatedly, but I'm not sure if I really need that or not.



I finally found a decent bender at Aircraft Spruce. I purchased one from Summit -- they only had one 3/16" and it says "NOS" on it so it was $40!



Anyways, I'm going to rip out the old tubing and at least get a good idea of how to run the lines today.