Mx5 based pedal box

[SteveH1]

Mx5 based pedal box
Hi
Can People who have built mx5 based pedal boxes please post some pictures
Thanks
Steve

[Ianr]

Have a look at my build thread - it shows how I used the MX5 pedals master cylinder, clutch slave cylinder and also the throttle cable from my MX5 donor

[SteveH1]

Does the brake reservoir have to be the highest point of the system when using the mx5 master cylinder

[Ianr]

I wouldn't think any master cylinder has to be the highest point wherever it comes from. I've just help install twin masters on a pedal box arrangement with no issues.

[Numplumb]

Hi if you are using the original mx5 pedals top hung with clutch and brake master cylinders attached (with or without servo), they will be the highest point in the systems anyway that makes it best for bleeding etc.

[jps]

Originally Posted by SteveH1

Does the brake reservoir have to be the highest point of the system when using the mx5 master cylinder

I would have thought not - the brake fluid won't flow back into the reservoir, it just needs to be be above the m/c to gravity feed it?

[SteveH1]

Cheers thanks lads

[voucht]

Originally Posted by SteveH1

Does the brake reservoir have to be the highest point of the system when using the mx5 master cylinder

It is preferable that the brake fluid reservoir is at the highest point of the system, because in case of a leak, it will show first on the level of the brake fluid in the reservoir (which will go down). If the reservoir is not at the highest point of the system and there is a leak, air will be at the highest point, let's say in a brake/clutch pipe or a caliper/drum/clutch cylinder, and you will loose braking/clutching ability before it shows on the reservoir level.

Hope that will help