my ancient brake lines finally gave up the ghost under the stress of drifting last weekend and due to the fact we bodged a hydrolic handbrake system into the original lines when i first built the car.. we figured nows a good time to redo the lot...
SO...
I need to get s tonne of copper hosing, a ton of P clips and some braided lines for the wheels so they can flex under lock etc and not bend/snap.
The only kit ive seen is £55! from an ebay store..
Has anyone had any custom braided lines made up before from poeple like hose solutions or HEL?? if so can you remember the specs? ( the join sizes/types.. line length etc etc..)??
I want to redo the full system this weekend so looking to order today if possible. :yes
cheers Guys
Phil
Phil, there\'s a guy on FDUK who\'s just sorted a group buy of HEL FD brake line sets..... I wonder if he can get you the same but for the FC??!!
I\'ll try and find out bud.
ATB Phil
awesome.. cheers.
I\'ve PM\'d him Phil - just waiting for a response!
Will let you know soon as poss bud ;)
Ive used him, user name DriftR. Very helpful and postage was quick. Paid £48.50 for some HEL lines for my FC :)
That\'s right Andy and have just had a response from him, so I said I\'d pass on the details direct rather than being the middle man... ;)
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Hi mate
I know the car
I\'m also taking up an engine build with carl soon
Let me know what colour he wants? £50 delivered. Gift to mwtechdesign@hotmail.com I\'ll get it sorted right away!
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there you go, all the best with this bud.
Cheers Phil.
PS: would have PM\'d ya - but you\'r not a Full member so can\'t! ;o)
dude if i could afford to be a full member i would. lol
thanks for that you guys... hes got a reccomendation and thats good enough for me. Im assuming they fit ok then Gandy? lol
Now the only question is... What colors are available??
Havent tried em Phil, im waiting for some discs and going to do it together. Just had a pm from him and ive offered to post you my set if he replaces them as he said you wanted them for the weekend. Oh and I have a black set :)
oh right, i had no idea lol. Well if he cant get them to me over weekend then fine.. long as its early next weeke then i guess ill survive. Dont go thru silly effort for me.
we need to get the car moving again so i can get it to carl @ haywards.. however its going no where till it had brakes again.. so figure i might as well do my ....ty clutch too (slave issue with pedal dropping to floor etc) and replacing the clutch itself...
As long as the fit right on they no worries.. ill jsut wait for mine as im gettin clutch lines too. I\'ll be a stressy bugger if i wait till last min and the dont fit so im stuck!
we shall see!
bump on this.. i have 1 weekend left to sort summat.. been letdown by the hel guy atm as it seems hes having problems?bump on this.. i have 1 weekend left to sort summat.. been letdown by the hel guy atm as it seems hes having problems?
hes not really kep me in loop.
Gandy do you still have a set spare?
bumping this now.....
i need something fast now as i have a week left to get it mobile..
Wish I cud help u mate sorry
Phil, sorry dude, I thought it was all sorted. All you had to do is get in touch with him and order a set?!
Fingers crossed you managed to resolve ASAP! ;p
thats what i thought..lol
I have about 12 emails back and forth with martin now.. seems HEL are messing martin about and DONT do a set for the FC... im so confused tbh..
OK matey, received, understood and that makes sense, just somewhat annoying for you... sorry to hear that buddy! ;(
Well what has he sold me then !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ?????????????????
It will be a few months before I fit mine, mine ask for my money back!!
well this now needs a new bump.
Round 2 of the BDC 2010 happened this weekend and after a ton of nightmares in general with the brakes and brake lines i replaced all of hte front system and all the way to the rear T piece... only to have the weak braided line that I ORIGINALLY wanted to replace.. split in half.
I lost all brakes during my top 8 qualification run which could have resulted in two written off cars!!
i then had no option but to MOLE GRIP the braided line shut (i have a pic ill post later) in order to complete the rest of my battles and to drive home! (I ended up 3rd btw :D )
so now i have to without fail, find a set of braided lines for the FC. Im tempted to get some custom lines made up but i was wondering if the off-the-shelf solutions are any good??
currently I can only find goodridge on ebay? Has anyone ever tried to or replaced brake lines on their FC?
Not good news that mate.
I had a braided hose made up for my trials bike a few years back by a local guy think it was around £15 made to my spec. Surely you can find someone near you who can do this also. It may or may not work out cheaper than the Goodridge ones but you\'ll get exactly what you want.
yeah see i think thats the path im gonna end up going.. getting some custom ones made up.