One320B

Sweet.... We'll have to meet up sometime as I'm in NOVA. Once the exterior paint is done on my FC, it'd be nice to have a side-by-side shot of the IBM FC & FD...

Fd3BOOST

Oh that is cool. So you are having your 2nd gen painted blue mica. I'd like to get a look at that.

I'll have to let you know next time we do a HOOTERS meet.

amp

with what Dave.. been meaning to source out a replacement too..

ive had one crack.. one too many times...

One320B

Yea, my engine bay is already done, there are some threads floating around somewhere and you can see it in my garage pics. I've been sidetracked by my FB project, but I should have the exterior done before too long.

Cheers!

Coil problem? Do tell! I just finished playing around with all my ignition system's hardware... =(

You are scaring me.



btw beautiful job. You paitence must be endless

iceblue

Ahh someone ells spouting off there forum skills huu.



SSB lines will expand and flex way to much sorry but you both are wrong here and this is a retarded idea. A brake system should always be run with hard lines with SS swivel ends for the caliper to strut mount. All race cars are also ran this way. Why do you think that might be?



Oh my please forgive me about the wheel wells sorry I don’t spend all my time under the hood of an FD. I recall asking you a question about them not slamming you for removing them. However that is a front apron and where a front apron exists just so happens the FD has some of it cutout in the middle covered with the wheel well.



All this from people who don’t even know the proper names of the body panels. sigh.

Dave G.

SS braided lines do flex, where as SS hard lines would be the firmest that I have used. Regular hard line that you get at the local parts store is fairly easy to flair when you are making lines. But to do stainless hard line, you better have a pretty high quality flairing tool. I went through about 3 of them before using a Matco one, and fell in love. I don't think you will feel the flex though since I am guessing you used all -3 AN braided lines, and there isn't alot of room for flexing but I could be wrong. Whenever we are upgrading the brake system on a car completely, like on the Falken drift FD, we replaced ALL of the hard lines with SS hard lines, and of course the usual ss braided at the calipers. But Iceblue is correct with his statement about there being more flex than hard lines. Braided lines were made to protect the outside of the rubber hose that is inside it so it won't wear through like the rubber hose alone would. The upside to it is it looks really nice.



Here is a pic of a customers car we are finishing up. It has all the brake lines redone in SS hard line, and "hidden". We are also doing a wire tuck on it so when it is done, you will barely see any wires in the engine bay.









Congrats on the clean bay. The car is looking really nice.

Fd3BOOST

Well sorry to butt heads off though but your first question ice blue starts out with "Why the **** are your front aprons cut out?" You lost my attention right off the bat with a comment like that. First off if you don't as you say "spend time under the hood of a 3rd gen" then why bother posting in this forum in the first place? (Refer to the last guidline to posting in the pinned thread up top)

Considering that you attack me and you were ill informed to boot. You only come off looking like an idiot who has a big mouth and knows little if anything he is posting about. So maybe if you want someone to take you seriously then tone it down in this forum until you know a little bit about 3rd gens. Fair enough?



As far as flex in the line. I'll admit I don't know everything. I like to wrench and I learn as I go. About three years ago. I took out the ABS and made my own hardlines and added a brake balancer and line lock etc. I's been working out fine, but i want to try something new. I understand that the line could flex some. I have my doubts as to it being a safety concern. You can say what you want, but I have heard all kinds of stuff that is not supposed to work and yet I try it and it does. So if you guys want to beat me to the punch and if you find foryourselves that the pedal is like a limp noodle then please by all means let me know. Otherwise I will and I will be sure to let you know if it does work poorly. I have never shyed away from my ideas and if they don't work the way I want I am always the first to say so. It's very cheap and easy for me to make some new hard lines if I have to. Thanks for watching out for me.



Oh and thanks for the compliment on the paint.

Dave G.

Yeah I don't think for a second that it would render any type of safety concern for sure. That being said, I also haven't done it. It would be interesting to do a stopping distance test with hard line vs. ss braided. Please do post your findings for everyone. Are you doing any other type of brake upgrading or will they be the same with exception of the lines being different?



And keep us updated with pics!

Fd3BOOST

I just now see that you are one of the guys that took the second gen on the TV show pinks! I tivo pinks. That was a good one. You guys had some problems launching that thing. It bogged down the first two runs. It ran well the last one though.



What does it do in a quarter mile anyway? Which guy are you also? The big or skinny dude?



I will keep you posted and itla nice to talk to a winner on pinks! Congratulations on the win!