braided brake lines
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, Mar 12 2006 10:41 PM
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Posted 12 March 2006 - 10:41 PM
gday intrested in braided brake lines from the master cylinder to the brakes calipers.wanting to do away with brake proportion valve,i heard the VL master cylinder with mods done to the brake booster might be the way to go.any help would be great.
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Posted 12 March 2006 - 11:15 PM
What sort of car is it for?
Standard torana brakes?
Standard torana brakes?
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Posted 12 March 2006 - 11:23 PM
i have HQ brake set up and its in a LH torana. by the way is it legal to have it.cheers red1a
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 12:48 AM
Commodore master on modified booster is a good idea if your planning to delete the valve
Braided hoses don't come cheap. It can be done but rough guess without costing it up for you would be around $400 just for the front.
Hose is $33 meter and fittings vary from $9-50 each.
My advice is steel lines as far as you can and then braided flex in the areas you need it only. Then you'd be looking around $80 each hose.
Braided hoses don't come cheap. It can be done but rough guess without costing it up for you would be around $400 just for the front.
Hose is $33 meter and fittings vary from $9-50 each.
My advice is steel lines as far as you can and then braided flex in the areas you need it only. Then you'd be looking around $80 each hose.
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 01:29 AM
sounnds like i got ripped off with the ones i had made in standard mode just for the calipers it cost me the same price you came up with for braided.( country towns do thay to ya).the set up for the brake booster any help would great red1a
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 11:20 AM
In Melbourne, you can get stock LH - UC front hoses for around $45. Braided from $75. Hope that helps.
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 10:13 PM
For the booster you'd have to send it down to us to modify
So you'd be up for the cost of reconditioning plus modifying
Then the cost of a new master cylinder as I assume you won't have a donor
Rough guess $400-450
So you'd be up for the cost of reconditioning plus modifying
Then the cost of a new master cylinder as I assume you won't have a donor
Rough guess $400-450
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 10:58 AM
Just wondering why you should to put a commodore master cylinder on the modified brake booster. Do commodore master cylinders have the hydraulic loss warning built in.
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 12:32 PM
Commodore masters have the proportioning valve built in so you get to delete the ugly looking spaghetti on the inner guard.
And yes they have the electrical switch in the cylinder itself
And yes they have the electrical switch in the cylinder itself
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Posted 20 March 2006 - 07:39 PM
wondering why the booster needs modifying?
i just got a late model uc booster. diagonal m/cyl mounting.
you could put a comodore booster on, but you would then need to fit the torana push rod to it.
i just got a late model uc booster. diagonal m/cyl mounting.
you could put a comodore booster on, but you would then need to fit the torana push rod to it.
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Posted 20 March 2006 - 08:55 PM
I'll go out on a limb here and say he doesn't have a late UC booster and this is why it needs mods
Yes late UC and A9X ran the diagonal mount masters so yes a Commodore or Falcon master would bolt up to them
Yes late UC and A9X ran the diagonal mount masters so yes a Commodore or Falcon master would bolt up to them
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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:06 PM
And of course the Foulcan M/C's can be A9X'd, can't they?
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