Brake routing?

[gus]

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

[dogwood]

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

[DaddyA]

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.

[drury318]

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.

[DaddyA]

Originally Posted by drury318

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.

[AshG]

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.

[7ishNZ]

Why not block off the bottom outlet completely and put a "T" fitting in the other line.... they both come from the same pressure point in the cylinder......

[Tilly819]

Originally Posted by AshG

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.

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Oh bugger something elce for me to change
tilly