Brake routing?
 

Hi,

having plumbed in my brakes, I'm just a bit concerned about this one:





I couldn't seem to get within the frame, would it be ok to make a protector plate to stop it potentially grounding or try try again to get it above the bottom rail??

I have done EXACTLY the same thing, it is my intension to make a protector plate as you said.

Not sure if you can see from my pics but i routed them both along the diagonal in the engine bay, one one the bottom and one on the top.

Then you can run it across underneath the diagonals that meet the front frame and to the nearside brake pipe bracket. I was going to take the route you have but decided it would be better off higher up.

Hope that makes sense :D

i did it this way. dont run your brake pipes to the front tabs run them to go to the side pannels as the flexi pipe cannot pass through a gromet in the side pannel as i found out at a later date.

Ash,

I have run mine around the engine bay along the lower rail, and then up the box to the tag as you have.

You say that the flexis can not pass through a grommit. Why is this?

Thanks

Mark

I would defiantly not run any of the brake lines under the chassis.

Having had my car on the road for about 3,000 miles now, I can see it has bottomed out along the floor pan, also loads of stone knocks.

It would only take one stone coming up and whacking your brake line to take out the brakes...

IMHO David

Cheers for the replies,

reason it ran under was that I could not make the bend tight enough with out crimping the line and seeing as it was pertruding beneath the chassis rail anyway I didn't see any point in making more difficult to fit.

I intend to make a plate that will cover the brake pipe from any flying stones/ debris etc or possible groundings.

I'll have another practice but as the pipes are run quite close to the ground anyway, there will always be the possibility of damage from all the crap on the roads.

Hi Ash, can I ask what is the reason for not running flexy pipes thru the side panels, is it somewhere in the IVA regs? What have you done instead?
Thanks, Dennis.

Just to jump in and guess?

Its probably to do with the hose fouling the side panel when the wheel is travelling through its full range.

I imagine if the hole in the panel was big enough, it shouldn't touch??

Could be wrong.

according to the iva man at gillingham the hose cannot touch the side pannel even if it has a gromet or rubber protecting it. it was suggested that the tab wasnt used and that the flexi lines were atached to the side pannels.

i will post a picture up showing how it needs to be done tomorrow evening. i believe fraikie boy had the same problem at his sva test and ended up doing the same as me.