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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 07:55 AM
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Default Whats your opinion of this brake master cyl set up??
I've told the guy it's properly dodgy!

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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 09:22 AM
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Fucking hell ROFL.... Where his steering wheel on the roof...
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what car is it ?
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 09:34 AM
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 09:53 AM
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jesus titty fucking christ

so... is it using a master cylinder on the pedal to push a slave cylinder which then pushes on a master cylinder?
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 09:56 AM
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Mod of the year right there.
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What car is that fitted to?
I use the term fitted loosely
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 10:58 AM
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What car is that fitted to?
I use the term fitted loosely
Rich
Its actually fitted to a Firenza that's probably going to have around 250hp I just hope what I have said to him makes him rethink what he's doing.
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Is that set up for all the brakes or has he got a seperate front and rear set up as that looks like its in the boot?
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Did a guy get hold of you last week regarding a firenza droop snoot he wants to get rid of?
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Did a guy get hold of you last week regarding a firenza droop snoot he wants to get rid of?
Yes but he didn't seem to know much about the car and said he'd call back.
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Why would someone do that?? madness
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Other than 'its not the norm' and presuming its mounted securely, what is actually the problem ?

If you research braking systems you can find some 'factory' brake systems far more obscure than that.

So if he had a compressor on the engine, and a shuttle valve on the pedal to allow the compressed air to operate the hydraulics, would that be 'dodgy' too?

Im not considering the installation, more the principles.
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It defo doesnt look safe.
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its no different to fitting a couple of remote servo,s behind the back of a mk2 escort ,it,s probably better even though it has been done very crudely
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Thats the difference. If its done properly its a proven system, twin pipe - twin servo etc etc.
This looks as though the whole braking system is reliant upon that ONE pipe and that ONE slave cylinder to do the stopping, and it doesnt look like its mounted too well.
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Originally Posted by markk
Other than 'its not the norm' and presuming its mounted securely, what is actually the problem ?

If you research braking systems you can find some 'factory' brake systems far more obscure than that.

So if he had a compressor on the engine, and a shuttle valve on the pedal to allow the compressed air to operate the hydraulics, would that be 'dodgy' too?

Im not considering the installation, more the principles.
Thanks for the smart reply Mark!! Where did I mention that in principal its a bad idea? The fact that the slave cylinder is only bolted on one side and under hard braking would flex badly is enough for me to consider it dodgy.
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Originally Posted by Martin-Hadland
Thanks for the smart reply Mark!! Where did I mention that in principal its a bad idea? The fact that the slave cylinder is only bolted on one side and under hard braking would flex badly is enough for me to consider it dodgy.

And how are we to know that the system is not an 'in build' and not yet finished, you where a bit spareing with the detail Martin.
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