Bulkhead brake line block

[Alba]

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I’m putting my car back together after a prolonged chassis refurb, several years later I have lost all my pictures so I’m flying in the dark.

When the body was taken off the brake lines from the bulkhead were snipped and if I’m honest I can’t remember which way they they should be. The big one is the clutch (outside) but I’m not sure if it will alter the brake bias if I get the other three the wrong way around. One goes to the back and other two go to the fronts. Has anyone got any more information please?

Thanks in advance
Douglas

[phillpot]

I appreciate access is probably tight but can you not trace the pipes from the other side?

Rear brakes will be the pipe going to the connection on the master cylinder nearest the servo. The two front brakes circuits will be level with each other at the front of the master cylinder.



Looking at the state of yours I think I'd be pulling it all out and starting again!

[Rufus Roughcut]

Here you go, pic from when I did my body off. 1998 4.5, not sure that makes any difference though.

[Alba]

Thanks @phillpot and @rufus roughcut I think I have managed to work it out with your help.

New parts have arrived and managed to extract the old bulkhead brake block without much blood and sweat.

Will offer up the body to the chassis to try and work out the brake line route from front to back then a bit of heat reflector work before phase 2 of the body revamp starts.

Have got my work cut out as the body hasn’t seen the light of day for a few years, fibreglass work for the front end then paint.

[ukkid35]

Alba said:

Wow - are you serious - looks like it's from Mad Max or some other SciFi movie

[Alba]

Looks a bit like that.... It’s done more miles on the trailer in the last 6 years than on the road....

The chassis does exist.

[MikeE]

Alba said:

Looks a bit like that.... It’s done more miles on the trailer in the last 6 years than on the road....

The chassis does exist.

Apologies if you know this already but the wishbone bolts to chassis at the back look like the bolt heads are art the rearmost with nuts on the front of the bushes. Obviously this is achievable with the body off but once the body’s on those bolts won’t be removable should you need to. The nuts need to go nearest the body.

[ukkid35]

I think the bolts on the rear of the upper wishbone are the wrong way round

[Alba]

Thanks for the heads up, I lost all my pictures and trying to do it from memory and google.

The nuts are still to be tightened and I was going to offer the body up to the chassis to see if there were any more clangers that `I had missed.

Thanks for your help and assistance.