I have mounted my braided hoses from the calipers onto the fibreglass side panel, then used a piece of steel 2" square to strengthen it, then from the inside attached the copper pipe. Is this going to be sufficent or do I need to add an additional support mounted to the chassis?

From the manual...

1. A hydraulic and vacuum component must be complete, so that it functions correctly.

2. A hydraulic and vacuum component must be of adequate strength so as not to be likely to fail prematurely

3. A hydraulic and vacuum component must be made of a material sufficiently durable so that it is unlikely to fail prematurely.

4. A hydraulic and vacuum component mounting/bracket must be secure to the vehicle structure or other components

5. A hydraulic and vacuum component mounting/bracket must be of adequate strength so as not to be likely to fail prematurely.

6. A hydraulic and vacuum component mounting/bracket securing method must be of adequate strength and unlikely to fail prematurely.

7. A brake pipe or hose must not be fouled by moving parts

8. A brake pipe or hose must not be kinked, stretched, or twisted.

9. A brake pipe or hose must be adequately clipped or otherwise supported. 10. A brake pipe or hose must have suitable joint fittings

Any thoughts? Thanks!

I have a feeling this will depend on the tester on the day... however i'm working on the basis that if it looks right it normally is right, just trying to make neat and tidy work of all these little jobs will pay dividends hopefully.

If there is any flex in the panel then I wouldn't mount the copper pipe to it as it will quickly fatigue and break. better solution would be to terminate the copper pipe at the chassis and pass the flexi through the body with a grommet.

That's my opinion anyway.

Davie

Theres a tiny bit of flex in the panel, maybe 5mm movement. Sounds like I should add a bracket to be on the safe side

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4. A hydraulic and vacuum component mounting/bracket must be secure to the vehicle structure or other components

Is the body the structure ? I dont think so with a seperate chassis. I am sure its a fail unless you make a bracket that goes to the chassis. Again it will be down to the tester on the day.

Just a simple "L"bracket from side panel to chassis should do ?

[Edited on 23/4/11 by big_wasa]

I terminate my solid pipes into a bulkhead fitting, fastened to the chassis rail by a L bracket, go from here in flexi through the GRP with a grommet in the hole to the caliper