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« Reply #1425 on: August 04, 2009, 05:56:13 AM » |
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« Reply #1426 on: August 11, 2009, 11:13:38 PM » |
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Threw together a mounting bracket this evening for the dual brake fluid reservoir.
It's very rough but will do the job with a bit of tidying up. Cut from 3mm plate, the reservoir sits in a cut-out in the top so that the Hi/Lo fluid levels are visible. It'll be retained with a rubber strap -I've just ordered a short motorcycle battery strap from Ebay so will add securing hooks or tabs as appropriate when it turns up. The bracket will be welded to the chassis & will sit below the driver's seat, accessed by removing the seat cushion. It'll be slightly higher than the master cylinder. The SVA building regs say the car must be fitted with dual circuit brakes, either split front & back or diagonally. There must be a low fluid warning light in sight of the driver & a means of testing it -this reservoir has a test button built into the filler cap.
I've been looking for a dual circuit remote servo. Don't want a big modern servo unit in the engine bay, spoiling the pseudo 50s hotrod look, so a remote one could be mounted under the pick up bed, but it seems they only come in single circuit variety. At about 140 quid each I'm not fitting 2 of them, so we'll probably go without & just have to stomp on the brake pedal a bit harder.
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« Reply #1427 on: August 16, 2009, 01:42:18 PM » |
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Pop pedal bearings are done, headstock collars next.
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« Reply #1428 on: August 16, 2009, 06:03:48 PM » |
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Woo hoo! Thanks Doc.
Haven't got a photo of it, but got the brake pedal pushrod sorted now too, so we can hook the pedal up to the master cylinder & see how it feels. Next job will be to rebuild the front calipers & rear drums & see if we can get some brakes working on this thing.
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« Reply #1429 on: August 17, 2009, 10:22:42 PM » |
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Struggling as ever to find spare time to work on any of our projects, I started on a tie-down strap for the brake reservoir this evening. I'd bought a rubber scooter battery strap from Ebay for a couple of quid, but it turned out to be too long. Revised plan saw me bending a bit of polished stainless strap up instead. This will hook onto a tab at the back of the reservoir & be held with a nut & bolt at the front. Probably with a thin rubber cushion between strap & cap.
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« Reply #1430 on: August 18, 2009, 10:45:30 PM » |
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Strap finished at Loony's workshop today.
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« Reply #1431 on: August 18, 2009, 10:48:13 PM » |
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And completed unit tack-welded in place on the chassis. The reservoir will sit below the driver's seat, accessed by lifting out the seat base. Ahead of the reservoir is the dual circuit VW Beetle master cylinder & in front of that, the brake pedal.
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« Reply #1432 on: August 18, 2009, 10:49:10 PM » |
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« Reply #1433 on: August 21, 2009, 10:53:08 PM » |
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Had a delivery from Rimmer Brothers, the Triumph spares guys today. A brand new pair of Triumph Vitesse front brake calipers. The ones I had were sold to me as Vitesse but are actually Triumph Herald units -smaller calipers, which mean they don't fit the new Vitesse discs I bought. Also explains why I had to bugger about with the hubs to get them to fit my Pop axle, when everyone told me they should fit straight on. In addition, the new pads I bought wouldn't fit the Herald calipers. Just in case you need to know, Herald calipers are stamped as Type 12 or 14. Vitesse are Type 16A or 16B. Unfortunately the bigger calipers mean I'll have to make new, bigger mounting plates. Ah well. These babies should stop the Pop.  |
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« Reply #1434 on: August 22, 2009, 10:34:26 AM » |
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« Reply #1435 on: August 22, 2009, 02:09:10 PM » |
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Neither did I. Lunatic wasn't at his workshop today, so I haven't been able to compare the 2 sets of calipers yet. Biggest concern is whether the new, bigger calipers will fit inside the wheel rims. Yup, I'll post you the old mounting plates when I take them off Shaun.
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« Reply #1436 on: August 22, 2009, 05:28:17 PM » |
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herald/spitfire hub 41mm, vitesse are 45mm.
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« Reply #1437 on: August 22, 2009, 11:22:55 PM » |
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Now he tells me! 
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« Reply #1438 on: August 23, 2009, 10:47:30 AM » |
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« Reply #1439 on: August 24, 2009, 07:29:13 PM » |
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Shiny new Triumph Vitesse caliper. Cruddy old Triumph Herald one. The Vitesse units have much bigger pistons & work with bigger diameter, thicker discs.
Took the new calipers to Loony's workshop after work today, along with some offcuts of steel plate to make the carrier brackets. Unfortunately I need to fit the pads so that I can see how far the calipers sit over the discs, but the new pads, pistons & pins I bought a while ago turned out to be for the Herald brakes. Bugger. So got to order new pads tomorrow.
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