What brake bits do I need please?

[ayjay]

I am going to try to get my brakes done over the Christmas break. It will give me something to do in the sulking shed .
All my bits are Sierra Sapphire 1.8 cvh with rear drums and I intend to use the original steel pipe size .Does anyone know what size pipe it is and what the threads are?
Also if anyone has a list of the bits I need and approximate length of pipe that would be so helpful
I am going to get some braided flexi hoses made up --any recommendations for sourcing please? I think from reading previous posts I'll need these at 500mm approx.
Thanks in advance.

[voucht]

Hi. You've got a PM.
Bye.
Sylvain

[bertie_bas205]

For the flexi's, give Dave at Llama a shout, he's very good to deal with and the prices are good too....

http://www.llama4x4.com/

He'll make up any length ye need and does different colours.....

As for the metal brake pipe its 3/16 and the ends are M10 x 1mm thread...






Bertie.

[spud69]

Hi Jay,

Give these a thought Jay, as long as you put the ends on properly these Euroquip 600 pipe and fittings are good and work out pretty cheap:

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/index.php?cPath=85_248

AndyH

[twinturbo]

I built euroquip lines, found the bits cheaper than raldes.

Check out my website for a brief guide.

The solid pipes use 10mm fittings. and 3/16 pipe (IIRC)

TT

[rapidtornado]

Just on the topic of braided hoses, can you run them straight from the bulkhead/bracket to the caliper or do you have to put another bracket in before the caliper (say on the rear hub carrier) as I see that people are welding plates to the rear carrier and then fixed tube to the caliper? Is this done on the front as well?

Sorry for the complicated and DA question but I can't see why you cant run straight from caliper to bulkhead/brack on the chassis..?

[voucht]

Originally Posted by rapidtornado

Just on the topic of braided hoses, can you run them straight from the bulkhead/bracket to the caliper or do you have to put another bracket in before the caliper (say on the rear hub carrier) as I see that people are welding plates to the rear carrier and then fixed tube to the caliper? Is this done on the front as well?

Hi,
Having checked a lot of different build threads/diaries, I never saw anybody doing it in another way than adding this small piece of copper pipe, which obliges to weld an extra bracket on the rear upright and add 2 more fittings to the line.
However, another solution does exist : last week, I supplied a builder in Sweden with rear brake lines featuring a 45° male fittings at one end of the brake lines, instead of the long straight fitting these brake lines usually come with. He was supposed to install the hoses this week-end, so I'm waiting for a feed-back from him to be 100% sure it fits, but according to the measurements we took, it should.
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This means that the brake lines I supply run from the chassis brackets directly into the wheel cylinders with no other modifications.
If you are interested in this solution, please send me a PM with your email address and I send you a PDF document with more informations.
Thanks.
Sylvain

[baz-r]

if you have stright pattern bolt holes on your rear upright so the backplate is in its normal position (not angled) there in no room at all for brake pipe routing this is why i had to use a short bit of copper pipe, a small bracket and a bulkhead fitting flexi

all fittings are short m10x1.0 male and female and pipe is 3/16
i would use new copper or cupronickle

[SeriesLandy]

Originally Posted by rapidtornado

Just on the topic of braided hoses, can you run them straight from the bulkhead/bracket to the caliper or do you have to put another bracket in before the caliper (say on the rear hub carrier) as I see that people are welding plates to the rear carrier and then fixed tube to the caliper? Is this done on the front as well?

Sorry for the complicated and DA question but I can't see why you cant run straight from caliper to bulkhead/brack on the chassis..?

NO YOU DON'T. I've got reardrums and the brake flexis go straight into the drum.

They have banjos with about a 15-25° crank on them so they clear the back of the drum plate.

[rapidtornado]

Thanks for the responses guys... anyone run a flexi straight to the caliper with rear disc setup? If so got any pics of the routing? Cheers

ps. sorry to hi-jack the thread, maybe I should start a new one