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Title: Fitment of Hydraulic Handbrake
Post by: tguillemin on July 09, 2010, 11:06:03 AM
Hello All

I\'m interested in fitting a hydraulic handbrake, just wondered if anyone else has fitted one before, for some advice and/or tips

Best Regards
Tobias
Title: Fitment of Hydraulic Handbrake
Post by: clive on July 09, 2010, 11:50:24 AM
If you follow this link you will find a kit,

Straight forward plumbing job but the downside is the car won\'t pass a legit MOT as you will not have a seperate brake system for the handbrake so you would need "help"

 http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/index.php?cPath=562_599&osCsid=d92snuj65uck1o95f4d5cgjmp1

Hope this helps
Title: Fitment of Hydraulic Handbrake
Post by: m1tch on July 09, 2010, 01:01:10 PM
Check out driftworks as well, or ask FlikstRR who drifts FCs and has one fitted :)
Title: Fitment of Hydraulic Handbrake
Post by: StavFC on July 09, 2010, 02:42:39 PM
The issue is HOW/WHERE to mount it on an FC. Thats the trick.
In an ideal world its a gearbox off job as the trans tunnel is very thin and you\'d full thru the metal before long without using reinforcing plates.
Title: Fitment of Hydraulic Handbrake
Post by: James H on July 12, 2010, 10:43:54 AM
Yer im imterested in one also be interetsting to see who has done it out there may be worth checking out some of the USA forums.
Title: Fitment of Hydraulic Handbrake
Post by: tguillemin on July 12, 2010, 12:03:45 PM
I\'ve got a friend at work, who knows Matt House of mph customs who drifts fd\'s. Will talk to him later and update
Title: Fitment of Hydraulic Handbrake
Post by: tguillemin on July 14, 2010, 08:03:23 PM
Right, apparently, it is just a simple plumbing job, It sounds simple but any ideas on how to do it?
I\'m too confused
Title: Fitment of Hydraulic Handbrake
Post by: batman on July 15, 2010, 09:19:33 PM
talk to carl at hayward rotary mate hes done pete barbers and a few others
Title: Fitment of Hydraulic Handbrake
Post by: James H on August 20, 2010, 02:38:56 PM
Well i have gone & brought myself a hydro & have just fitted it in the fc, hopefully will plumb it in tomor & let you guys know the out come.... so far its been pretty simple stuff (didn\'t even use a power tool to install the handbrake) also will get some pics up soon.
Title: Fitment of Hydraulic Handbrake
Post by: James H on August 20, 2010, 06:56:35 PM
Right have now installed my hydro just gotta wait for my mate to come round so we can have the joy of bleeding it heres some pictures, was fairly easy to instal & the only power tool i used was a drill to make a hole to feed the brake line tfor the rear calipers.

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r73/1987hankin/RX-7/Image0032.jpg)

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r73/1987hankin/RX-7/Image0031.jpg)

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r73/1987hankin/RX-7/Image0029.jpg)

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r73/1987hankin/RX-7/Image0033.jpg)

A simple diagram...
(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r73/1987hankin/RX-7/Image0028.jpg)
Title: Fitment of Hydraulic Handbrake
Post by: NeilSR on February 01, 2011, 01:52:00 PM
Hi mate, how did u go with the bleedingm, guys who are doing mine are having issues thats all?