My version of hydraulic handbrake
Posted by wildert
Brian Klausen Infallible Moderator Location: Denmark Join Date: 03/21/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 388 Rally Car: VW Golf GTi 16V |
Since this forum has no piccies of hydraulic handbrake setup yet, I figured I'd show you mine (maybe some one will show me theirs? :-)).
I've made a WRC-kinda-thing in my Golf - push to activate, not pull. Works like a charm. Cheap ass brake reduction valve made out of the original reduction valve normally situated on the axle, an axle nut and a spring. The kind of rally I do, we do a LOT of handbrake turns, so it is a major improvement for me. http://files.lbrt.dk/pics/guides/hbrems/HPIM0728.JPG http://files.lbrt.dk/pics/guides/hbrems/HPIM0745.JPG http://files.lbrt.dk/pics/guides/hbrems/HPIM0748.JPG http://files.lbrt.dk/pics/guides/hbrems/HPIM0749.JPG http://files.lbrt.dk/pics/guides/hbrems/HPIM0750.JPG One might wanna stay tuned for my soon-to-come bullet proof front motor mount too - gonna be nice... Brgrds Brian 
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Brian Klausen Infallible Moderator Location: Denmark Join Date: 03/21/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 388 Rally Car: VW Golf GTi 16V |
PAddy Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Copper lines = instant death in NA NA = North America? Well, I know - but it is quite legal here in our part of the world. Kinda hard to get anything else actually. The Swedes use copper-nickel as does the rest of Europe IIRC. Brgrds Brian
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Brian Klausen Infallible Moderator Location: Denmark Join Date: 03/21/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 388 Rally Car: VW Golf GTi 16V |
It has the additional advantage that I don't really have to grab the handle - if I can just manage to hit it in what ever convinient way may be possible in the heat of it all, it'll do just fine.
Brgrds Brian
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