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Brake pipe routing

PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:09 am
by thorbs000
Hi all
I'm just putting new brake pipes on my 1968 +2 restoration. I'm not sure where the front n/s pipe runs.
I've posted a photo of where I think it goes but could someone please confirm I av it in the right place before I start bending it.

Thanks
Ian

Re: Brake pipe routing

PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 2:57 pm
by TeeJay
Trust this photo helps.

Chassis_built_front.JPG and


And this.

Rolling Chassis.jpg and

Re: Brake pipe routing

PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 4:05 pm
by billwill
Ian, It looks as if you need to move it a bit more towards the brake, so that you can ease it to & fro a bit while screwing it onto the flexible pipe

Re: Brake pipe routing

PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:14 pm
by mbell
Also worth bearing in mind if you keep the power assisted brakes the feed line will come down the left hand side of the engine bay. So you'll have another brake line to route across the front cross member. You may want this pipe in front or behind of the current depending on connection angles etc.

If you decide not to go with the power brakes then you could run the line straight down the right hand side of the engine bay from the master cylinder instead of the standard 3 sides of the engine bay route.

For some reason mine are running in front of the front cross member, I always thought it wasn't the best routing. I'll have to see about reposition them when I have better access.

Re: Brake pipe routing

PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:31 pm
by DavidLB
Mine,a 1974 130/5 runs behind the vac reservoir and in front of the engine.

Re: Brake pipe routing

PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:17 pm
by Bud English
The tabs, on my '70, +2 (fed), were welded to the back side of the vacuum tank/cross member, and the line ran very close to the crank pulley.

Due to my zetec conversion, I moved them to the top of the tank in very much the same position as the top two posters' pictures.