So, all this talk about the ease of assembling braided lines has me curious...

Can -3AN brake hose be assembled like this?



(DISCLAIMER: I'm not thinking about doing the whole car in braided hose )


If so, I'll just sell my fancy pants braided lines and make my own. I'm assuming that I could get an AN adapter that would thread into the caliper where the banjo bolt goes??? I think I read a post or 2 from John saying that, but can't find it.

token-negro Wrote:
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> If you are replumbing the subaru, the hard lines
> will be 3/16ths the flares on the master are 45
> inverted. The tube nuts are easy to find on the
> Ebay they are M10x1.

M10x1.0 ?

Thanks

> Im finding using stainless 3/16 line is more
> difficult to work with then the steel stuff so you
> might want to just rock the stuff from Napa and
> cut off one end when you have to. THe rest of the
> bulkheads etc I would use would be 3an Steel stuff
> tube nuts, and sleeves.

Yes M10x1.0

The problem with that hose is that its only reinforced by one layer of steel braiding. Most "good" brake hoses like the ones from Goodridge are made of the iner nylon tubing reinforced by a layer of kevlar, a layer of vinyl, and finally a steel layer again covered by vinyl. They hold a lot more pressure and much more consitently than regular braided stuff.

Daniel Buehler Wrote:
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> So, all this talk about the ease of assembling
> braided lines has me curious...
>
> Can -3AN brake hose be assembled like this?
>
> (DISCLAIMER: I'm not thinking about doing the
> whole car in braided hose )
>
>
> If so, I'll just sell my fancy pants braided lines
> and make my own. I'm assuming that I could get an
> AN adapter that would thread into the caliper
> where the banjo bolt goes??? I think I read a post
> or 2 from John saying that, but can't find it.


I have 4 of them they are quite easy to find. Banjo to 3an

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=4191

Something like that?

Could that also be used at the end of the hardlines to adapt to OEM (style) break lines?

I think Kendrick was saying more of something like this:
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=4195
with this:
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=6763
And two copper washers.
On my car, I did a double banjo bolt like this on the front:
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=4207

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Grant Hughes

NoCoast Wrote:
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> I think Kendrick was saying more of something like
> this:
>
> with this:
>
> And two copper washers.
> On my car, I did a double banjo bolt like this on
> the front:
>
>
> Grant Hughes
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net
> Denver, CO



Hehehehe

I bet your using the forum view where you see multiple posts on one page... I really need to start quoting messages so people know what I'm talking about. In the other view, you can see that I was replying to Kendrick's post where he said "If you want to save some money you can buy inverted flare adapters for the Master and convert it to AN then all your flares will be AN so you only will need a single tool." and I was wondering if those were the inverted flare adapters he was talking about.

Interesting to see things from this view...

In that case, yes, I believe that is what he was talking of there.

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Grant Hughes

NoCoast Wrote:
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> I think Kendrick was saying more of something like
> this:
>
> with this:
>
> And two copper washers.
> On my car, I did a double banjo bolt like this on
> the front:
>

Grant give you a clue; FUCK BANJOS! asking for leaks.
Fuck them too cause they're stupid expensive for nearly no benefit.
>
> Grant Hughes
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net
> Denver, CO

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John Vanlandingham
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John, I was just copying what Ford did for the fronts.

I also liked them for the handbrake as they lowered the profile and keeps me from hitting my elbow on them.

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Grant Hughes

Personally, I've had more problems with leaky flares than banjos. Really more of a packaging issue than anything else. Or cost. I sure as hell wouldn't pay $20 for a banjo fitting!

-D

NoCoast Wrote:
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> John, I was just copying what Ford did for the
> fronts.
>
> I also liked them for the handbrake as they
> lowered the profile and keeps me from hitting my
> elbow on them.
>
> Grant Hughes
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net
> Denver, CO

Sure but they has skilled mechanics crawling all over the cars constantly.
Reason I don't like them is that if the hose moves ----> this a way it's OK but when a hose moves <-----that a way it tends and will loosen. I've seen several guys have chronic problems with seepy leaks with banjos.
Plus it costs a lot more than $1.29 for a connection.

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

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www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

eyesoreracing Wrote:
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> Personally, I've had more problems with leaky
> flares than banjos. Really more of a packaging
> issue than anything else. Or cost. I sure as hell
> wouldn't pay $20 for a banjo fitting!
>
> -D


Oh I like how the don't stick out and thus reduce chances of "Wayerhuaser Gravel' whacking a fitting off but all things considered (good gawd Left wing conspiratorial new organisations creep in everywhere!! Can't we keep politics outta here??!!!) I like a male fitting left permanantly in the caliper and a hose direct.

Oh, yeah----You ain't right if you ain't left!

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

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www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

Cosworth Wrote:
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> Ok I can tell you exactly torque values and bias
> but first I need to know the diameter of the discs
> and the swept area (radial depth) of the pads. Or
> just tell me what what calipers they are and I'll
> figure out what pads it takes.
>
> Are you going to run a floor mount pedal box,
> underdash, or remote mount?
>
> -PF


Calipers are the FHI (Nissin I know ) Subaru grp N calipers front and rear. I dont have rotors here to measure but fronts are same as wrx. I know you'll say those calipers suck but I get them cheap, have unlimited spares and they've worked just fine for hundreds (?thousands) of guys much much faster than me. Atleast I'll be using pads I KNOW you'll approve of

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Gone fishing