[Rmc-list] Them Da..Disc brakes
Dale Wilshire
wilshiredale@msn.com
Thu, 20 May 2004 22:45:25 -0600
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Well Gary, I hope you are working through the final design details on =
your
front disc brake conversion. I have just about finished the journey with =
the
ordering the third set of brake hoses. I finally got the routing of the
brake hose(s) to suit me. It was such a confusing matter with the =
article
that Lance Jordan wrote. I finally deciphered the arrangement-- almost. =
He
had stated that he uses the Tornado brake hoses on his front brakes to =
the
original Corvair hose brackets. They do not fit properly to assure =
safety
-too short when routed forward between the spindle and coil spring. I =
could
not convince myself that it would be safe throughout the suspension =
travel.
So, I employed the original Seville/Tornado brake hose mounting bracket. =
I
modified it to attach to the upper ball joint via the castile nut and to =
a
longer hose with the appropriate connectors. Finding the hose was not as
easy as I had hoped but the third time will be the final one. The new =
hose
will terminate near the original Corvair hard line bracket area. I plan =
on
replacing the front hard lines on the convertible, so making things fit
exactly as original is not paramount. By the way, I hope that I did not =
lead
you astray on the positioning of the front calipers. I use the =
originally
front mounted Seville calipers on the rear of the rotors. The caliper =
hose
is repositioned toward the front of the car by notching out the caliper =
hose
retaining area. It is routed through a bracket attached to the rubber =
hose
and secured by the upper ball joint fastener. From the bracket it =
follows
the path of the original Corvair brake hose. This arrangement is =
optimum. It
allows the line to be contained and positioned for the up- most =
reliability
and allows the banjo termination to be free of torsional stress during =
wheel
turning extremes. By the way, thanks for the tips and ideas on your =
project.
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Dale
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font-family:Arial'>Well </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Gary</span></font><font =
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face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, I hope =
you are
working through the final design details on your front disc brake =
conversion. I
have just about finished the journey with the ordering the third set of =
brake
hoses. I finally got the routing of the brake hose(s) to suit me. It was =
such a
confusing matter with the article that Lance Jordan wrote. I finally =
deciphered
the arrangement-- almost. He had stated that he uses the Tornado brake =
hoses on
his front brakes to the original Corvair hose brackets. They do not fit
properly to assure safety –too short when routed forward between =
the
spindle and coil spring. I could not convince myself that it would be =
safe
throughout the suspension travel. So, I employed the original =
Seville/Tornado
brake hose mounting bracket. I modified it to attach to the upper ball =
joint via
the </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>castile</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> nut and to a longer hose =
with the appropriate
connectors. Finding the hose was not as easy as I had hoped but the =
third time
will be the final one. The new hose will terminate near the original =
Corvair
hard line bracket area. I plan on replacing the front hard lines on the
convertible, so making things fit exactly as original is not paramount. =
By the way,
I hope that I did not lead you astray on the positioning of the front =
calipers.
I use the originally front mounted </span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
=
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Seville</span></font><font =
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calipers on the
rear of the rotors. The caliper hose is repositioned toward the front of =
the
car by notching out the caliper hose retaining area. It is routed =
through a
bracket attached to the rubber hose and secured by the upper ball joint =
fastener.
>From the bracket it follows the path of the original Corvair brake hose. =
This
arrangement is optimum. It allows the line to be contained and =
positioned for
the up- most reliability and allows the banjo termination to be free of =
torsional
stress during wheel turning extremes. By the way, thanks for the tips =
and ideas
on your project. </span></font></p>
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