View Full Version : Brake pipe tab placement
MikeB
6th May 2011, 01:14 PM
Wheres the best place to put the little brake pipe taps on the chassis?
I'll be running drums on the rear.
I think the book location for the fronts looks ok not sure about the rear, do I need a tab on the rear upright also?
Mike
AshG
6th May 2011, 01:27 PM
dont bother with the fronts. they dont pass iva fix the flexis to the side panel and the copper on to the back at the front.
have a look at my photobucket for where i put the rear ones.
MikeB
6th May 2011, 01:33 PM
Thanks ash I've looked in your photobucket but its vast so haven't found the right pictures.
SeriesLandy
6th May 2011, 02:07 PM
dont bother with the fronts. they dont pass iva fix the flexis to the side panel and the copper on to the back at the front.
have a look at my photobucket for where i put the rear ones.
Is that for ali and grp side panels?? I didn't get an answer the other week when I asked.
MarkB
6th May 2011, 03:21 PM
Is that for ali and grp side panels?? I didn't get an answer the other week when I asked.
Yes, use a bulkhead fitting and go through the side panel.
flyerncle
6th May 2011, 03:25 PM
Ally panels would be less flexible than glass and would be tempted to reinforce glass panel with ally at the rear of the panel and large washer at the front as Mark says with bulkhead fitting.
onedayTM
6th May 2011, 08:58 PM
HI guys, why is it that the bracket doesn"t pass iva surely it would be stronger than either panels?
cheers
tony
gus
6th May 2011, 09:12 PM
It's not the bracket the problem, the flexi pipe is not allowed to touch the edge of the hole on full lock each way. So you would have to put in a very big hole.
Gus
MikeB
6th May 2011, 09:29 PM
Think we need some photo's of this.
I don't like the idea of fixing the piper to a thin side panel just doesn't seem right. surely if the tab is very close to teh side panel you wouldn't need a big hole.
A few pictures might help or maybe I'm just being thick tonight :D
MarkB
6th May 2011, 09:58 PM
Mike you are being THICK sorry..:D ...run your copper pipe up to a bulkhead fitting in the side panel then from that fitting you fix your braided(dont go using rubber jonny pipe pleeeease!!) hose down to your caliper
AshG
6th May 2011, 10:25 PM
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/ashgardiner/IVA%20Stuff/P1030304.jpg
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/ashgardiner/Running%20Gear/P1030009.jpg
this is how it used to be below but it failed like this
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/ashgardiner/Running%20Gear/P1020899.jpg
AshG
6th May 2011, 10:28 PM
These are how the rears are.
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/ashgardiner/Running%20Gear/P1020669.jpg
MikeB
9th May 2011, 10:22 AM
thanks ash those pictures help alot!
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