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Old 12-09-2016, 09:40 PM
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hey peeps just wondered how rare this is.ive bought it to beef up my orion brakes plus it looks super cool.cant find any info on it.any info appreciated


Old 13-09-2016, 10:50 AM
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Looks quite clever, so it is a servo assisted bias pedal box.

Needs a bit of space to fit it though.
Old 13-09-2016, 11:54 AM
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watch the bulkhead flex when you press the brake pedal
Old 13-09-2016, 12:45 PM
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looks like a home made affair to me.
Old 13-09-2016, 02:55 PM
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Clearly someones had a DIY moment. But looks pretty sturdy and well thought out.
Looks like its going to take a fair chunk of space in the bay tho. Guess it saves hacking/cutting anything about and is easily swapped back if you cant get on with it.

Im sure you could sell it on ebay as a motorsport part if you didnt bother with it Marc,lol
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Originally Posted by haz87
Clearly someones had a DIY moment. But looks pretty sturdy and well thought out.
Looks like its going to take a fair chunk of space in the bay tho. Guess it saves hacking/cutting anything about and is easily swapped back if you cant get on with it.

Im sure you could sell it on ebay as a motorsport part if you didnt bother with it Marc,lol
u read my mind on your last sentence.dont forget 'rare' lol.i like the design and think I'm gonna give it a go see what happens
Old 13-09-2016, 05:44 PM
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You can still buy these.
Will have look
Old 13-09-2016, 05:48 PM
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interested to hear how you get on with it
Old 13-09-2016, 05:53 PM
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Seen them for escort servos.

Old 13-09-2016, 08:50 PM
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That's a work of art that Paul
Old 13-09-2016, 11:39 PM
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cheers for the info people.hopefully fitting today (Wednesday) will post results.it looks like its already been adjusted with more assistance on front than rear so will bolt up,bleed and see what happens.might be good might be shit but think it looks epic tbh lol
Old 15-09-2016, 12:18 PM
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I have one similar going on my build
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I did mod the bracket the servo goes onto, otherwise it court the bonnet.
Old 15-09-2016, 02:02 PM
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wll I fitted it yesterday along with modded brake lines.had to adapt angle of servo bracket as was gonna hit the bonnet.all bled ok but pedal is rock hard and feels like hardly any servo assistance.gave up and came home lol.will look at it later
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Even tho the pedal was rock hard, were the brakes biting? If so, the rod(inside the booster) may need shortening (its adjustable - 7mm socket)
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Originally Posted by haz87
Even tho the pedal was rock hard, were the brakes biting? If so, the rod(inside the booster) may need shortening (its adjustable - 7mm socket)
rear brakes were hardly working tbh even with separate rod on master adjusted up.yeah adjusted rod on original servo but did it too much lol.u think its worth adjust rod on this?
Old 16-09-2016, 05:23 AM
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If it was over adjusted you'd have a rock hard pedal AND brake bind/instant brakes.
So if the brakes are still poor, the booster rods probably ok and its this new setup that needs a bit of tweaking time
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Originally Posted by haz87
If it was over adjusted you'd have a rock hard pedal AND brake bind/instant brakes.
So if the brakes are still poor, the booster rods probably ok and its this new setup that needs a bit of tweaking time
fancy coming southend to help?
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