Why have both? Surely you'd want the hydo for handbrake turns but it will be locking the drum up to so no need for both?
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Why have both? Surely you'd want the hydo for handbrake turns but it will be locking the drum up to so no need for both?
Cable is for current MOT requirements as far as I know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
Although theres nothing stopping me having the cable quite slack so it doesnt do much anyway :) an just turn up the bias for MOT testing.
Ah i see, nice.
Exterior side of roof vent finito.
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Finished the handbrake lever.
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Two more jobs off the list, ten thousand more to go :(
whats with the george cross dude. btw the cable one has to be fully functional on the raod for vosa, aswell as the mot. tricky area really.
Cos he's English! lol
Don't you remember the tow eye cover from his Nova?
As for the handbrake, doesn't it put extra stress on seals etc (as in parked up)?
I heard something along the lines once.
Looks great Mike :thumb:
Dont you just know it aswell lol its the little finishing touch's that make a car what it is, things you dont notice at first glance. Like the posh, etched manufacturer logo aluminium allen bolts Ive got.Quote:
Originally Posted by L14MNP
As for extra pressure on seals when parked, it'll be on axle stands most of the year anyway & ill deal with VOSA when it happens lol
Not really been upto much lately really, been tied up building a 4x4 Civic of all things :S
Just genrally minced about, hour here & there type thing.
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Finally fitted this pos & not happy with it at all :(
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Ran the brake line to the rear & now Goodridge are holding me up waiting for some elbow connectors.
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Fire extinguisher pull & ****
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Stole some multi directional vents from a pos Fiat & finished the inside of the roof vent too.
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Aquired some bits from an original Mini for the front doors, some brackets from the Civics engine for use in the interior of my Corsa an not much else really.
re the handbrake...... park it in gear!
rally cars manage to get away with it all the time, so it must be almost legal
Mocked up the battery in the rear an with nowhere else for it to go its gonna have to sit down in the wheel well, all 12+kg of it. Not impressed....
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General concensus is binning off the OE style battery off for a light weight Varley or Odessey item, fabricate & weld in a lightweight frame an sit it nice & low down in the well as forward as it can possible go.
No spare wheel anymore, so its a case of tyre weld in the glove box, if I even leave the glove box in lol