cloudy
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 01:22 AM |
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Brake Piping Exposed?
I need to run some brake pipes between the seats on my middy (no trans tunnel) Are there any SVA rules governing protection of brake piping from feet
etc I should be aware of?
James
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nitram38
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 05:43 AM |
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Put some spiral wrap around it and it will pass.
The sva inspector will look for possible abrasion of the pipe and ask you to put some on if there isn't.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 07:39 AM |
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You really want to protect it in some way if only for your own peace of mind personally I would use plastic trunking.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 08:58 AM |
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I would agree with British trident, why not make a small U section (well top hat type thing) Ali cover that's screwed to the floor you could
also run wiring etc in this as well?
Cheers
Dan
[Edited on 12/3/08 by Bluemoon]
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wilkingj
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 09:41 AM |
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Yes... But make sure its secured properly, even in the trunking, or it will vibrate and chafe. This is what the do not want, as it will wear through
in time, and then leak, giving rise to a dangerous situation.
Whatever you decide to do in the end, make sure the pipes are secure and cannot move, chafe, rub etc. How you do that is another matter. There are
several methods. Use brake pipe clips inside the trunking etc etc.Just lying loose in thrunking will fail just as easily as no trunking at all.
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Best Regards
Geoff
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 10:26 AM |
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Old aircooled vw's have the rear brake line running along the floor next to the tunnel. Held on with 3 bent tabs and living with all the rust,
but yet to see any damaged ones or rusted through. I have done the same with the Falcons pipe instead of the usual next to the propshaft.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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vindicator
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 11:09 AM |
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get some old rubber piping and make a cut length ways. Cover the brake piping with the rubber piping and make sure that you use cable ties to secure
the rubber piping to the brake piping. I had to do with the brake piping around the radiator hoses just in case they touched.
Past SVA no propblems.
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cloudy
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 11:44 AM |
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Thanks guys, that's food for thought - I'm generally against wrapping brake pipes as you then cannot check for corrosion. You also risk
holding moisture against the tube. I'll come up with some sort of unchafable seethrough foot proof device 
James
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 12:07 PM |
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Use Kunifer brake pipe and you won't need to check it for coroision.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 12:24 PM |
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I would think you also need to protest it from crushing....
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 07:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Old aircooled vw's have the rear brake line running along the floor next to the tunnel. Held on with 3 bent tabs and living with all the rust,
but yet to see any damaged ones or rusted through. I have done the same with the Falcons pipe instead of the usual next to the propshaft.
Same as early Golf and Scirroco
I have seen a few of them rust through but the Beetle was waterproofed better
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tks
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| posted on 12/3/08 at 07:53 PM |
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i would protect it from impacts...
sow placeing it inside some kind of tube or protect it with a small angle or U allo would be my idea...
in the end you don't want to drop a hamer
or anything wich could just crush your brake tube....
i think personally that i would run 2 boxed section unther the car...
and in between them i would place the brake lines..
in that way you can easyly acces and spot them and the day it leaks it will leave you a mark on your driveing way...
The above comments are always meant to be from the above persons perspective.
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