Brake lines

Feel some momentum building up now, I know I have laboured on about the differential getting fitted but it really was a landmark n the build and allowed for other aspects of the construction to move on.

So back to brake pipe routing whilst everything is accessible.

First one I installed was the rear to front run which follows a route down the transmission tunnel from the rear splitter to the master cylinder. I elected to start at the splitter which on reflection was probably not the ideal start point as there is alot more bending over and under chassis frame as you route towards the master cylinder.

Space is also a consideration at the rear as alot of services need to pass through a tight gap - handbrake cables, low pressure fuel hose, wiring loom etc so I was particularly conscious in ensuring I left sufficient room at the rear when routing the brake pipe.

It proved useful to temporary fix the pipes with cable ties until I have settled on the final positioning so i have some flexibility left/right/up and down before firming up and P-clips into position - again all the more important bearing in mind the tight space at the rear.

What I did come across reading a fellow builders blog was the master cylinder holes need marrying with the correct pipe run:

• Front hole nearest piston - rear brake line
• Middle hole - Off side brake line
• Lower hole - nearside brake line

realising the error in starting at the wrong end in routing the rear pipe, the offside pipe I started from the master cylinder, routed to the transmission tunnel followed round the footwell panels, over the steering column and down underneath the chassis rail toward the front of the chassis, again all temporary fixed into position with cable ties

Final pipe, the near side routed from the master cylinder, across the transmission tunnel round the footwell panels and again down the underside of the chassis rail to the front.

**important**

In routing the rear pipe to the master cylinder when you get to the master cylinder ensure you have the pedal box panel and fire wall to hand to check the pipe does not foul the bodywork - this will save some grief later on down the build if the bend on the pipe is at too greater a radius that it catches the pedal box