mmmmmm quite here isnt it

mpk490p · October 01, 2007, 02:43:02 PM

at the fly, looking at a blow through turbo though, i think the weber 45 is restrictive so looking at a 48ida possibley

Mark

captainbizzaro · October 01, 2007, 03:06:34 PM

They look sweet

captainbizzaro · October 01, 2007, 03:08:56 PM

How long did they take to turn up Mark?

mpk490p · October 01, 2007, 03:52:29 PM

didn\'t get them from that place but 2 - 3 weeks from the us for anything really

Mark

David Nock (RIP) · October 01, 2007, 06:13:33 PM

Well, blow me down. I was ever so excited. Got me petrol tank and it\'s perfect (obviously because it\'s an original Mazda part), BUT.... it had come in to the dealer Â£100 CHEAPER!!! And he PASSED IT ON!!! So only Â£173 on the credit card. Mark at JCT 600, (see above earlier post), says "yes", any MRC members want to ring him he\'ll try to help if parts are available.
Then tonight I read about Clive and Lisa and got depressed; although I don\'t know anybody on MRC to say "hello" to in the street, anything that results in such obvious harm to the club is sad.

David Nock (RIP) · October 01, 2007, 06:24:50 PM

Quote from: captainbizzaroDavid,let us know how you get on with those brake lines-it\'s something I want to sort out in the near future and would make a nice job to get done on a sunday!

Yes, I\'ll let you know.
The reason I\'ve not gone for an e bay set of lines, (incidentally, heavy duty or not wouldn\'t matter for me), is because every seller on the bay seems to be dealing in 4 line sets, whereas the S3 1st gen has got to have 5. Also the fronts are a bit odd, with the strut mounting thro\' connection in the line. So, having got a full set of old spares, I\'ve bunged \'em off to a specialist to see what he comes up with.

David Nock (RIP) · October 28, 2007, 12:44:49 PM

Quote from: captainbizzaroDavid,let us know how you get on with those brake lines-it\'s something I want to sort out in the near future and would make a nice job to get done on a sunday!

Mmmm well I got the brake lines specially made up and fitted. Results so-so. For example theyre made up out of Goodritch parts - fine, but the fronts have a specially machined centre fitment for the strut mount (which didn\'t fit right and had to be modded. Plus one leaked at the centre until I tightened it further - so not tested in works!). Also the back hoses didn\'t have the same flare inside the nipple which connects to the steel pipes. This worked OK however.
If I was doing the job again I\'d source from JCT Mazda and wait for them to arrive. The only problem with that is that when I enquired they didn\'t have a code no. for the rear axle centre hose - this doesn\'t seem to be included in any kit either!

David Nock (RIP) · October 28, 2007, 12:50:04 PM

Quote from: mpk490pif you want a clutch line in stainless i have one up for grabs

Mark

Mark, clutch line looks fine thanks.
Gus is running great at the moment. His crutch is rovely.

captainbizzaro · October 28, 2007, 09:00:31 PM

Cheers for that insight David,sounds like you\'re kinda happy but could be better sort of situation.

I\'m still in a quandry as to what to do because I\'m gonna end up with 2nd gen brakes eventually due to me swapping to some nice fat retro wheels with the later PCD care of Don Pamponi sooooooo where does that leave me in the brake line situation? Will I have to have custom ones made anyway?

Yeesh!

captainbizzaro · October 28, 2007, 09:01:10 PM

^^^^^woohoo 100 posts!!!^^^^^^

David Nock (RIP) · October 29, 2007, 11:34:49 AM

Quote from: captainbizzaro^^^^^woohoo 100 posts!!!^^^^^^

Too many in 5 months - Forum Tart!

David Nock (RIP) · October 29, 2007, 11:50:39 AM

Quote from: captainbizzaroCheers for that insight David,sounds like you\'re kinda happy but could be better sort of situation.

I\'m still in a quandry as to what to do because I\'m gonna end up with 2nd gen brakes eventually due to me swapping to some nice fat retro wheels with the later PCD care of Don Pamponi sooooooo where does that leave me in the brake line situation? Will I have to have custom ones made anyway?

Yeesh!

Yes, I\'m OK but I don\'t like having to modify when I\'d sent samples. It removes responsibility from the supplier. I really like genuine parts that fit as they are supposed to, which Mazda invariably do.
Now, recently there was a post for brake line clips from an FD guy, did you see it? In the end he got some off a 323 in the wreckers, and here\'s the point: I\'m begining to think that FB, FC, FD and other mazdas all have the same or similar brake lines. So 2nd gen brakes may not be a problem.
I went to Stevsons in Birmingham for mine but I\'d also considered Flexolite, run by Derek McGrath, somewhere in Hereford who advertises in classics mags. I\'d actually phoned him and he sounded fine for specials but I went to Stevsons who are in the same city as Goodridge. (Get the logic? I\'d hoped for a quicker turnaround). Anyway, either try Stevson or Flexolite on the phone. Both are on the internety. Stevson has got patterns now \'cos I suggested he should keep a record. Mine were Â£97 all in but he\'s been on a learning curve with me. I don\'t mind ringing Mr Stevson to tell him where he went wrong if it helps.

Archbish · October 29, 2007, 12:09:17 PM

I don\'t know of the quality of these, but could be an option?

mpk490p · October 29, 2007, 12:48:55 PM

i will have to dig out where i got mine (from Ebay in the US dot approved), must of been half that price and came with the extra flexie for the rear axle not fitted them yet though

Mark

David Nock (RIP) · October 30, 2007, 11:19:16 AM

Quote from: ArchbishI don\'t know of the quality of these, but could be an option?

The write up sounds perfect. Again only a 4 line set but it would be possible to get that rear axle line made up seperately somewhere else.
I would have gone down this route but every time I saw \'4 line set\' I assumed there would be something else wrong with them. Sounds like Mark got the full 5 lines somehow.