Rear Brake Line Route

PostPost by: jfhowe1 » Sun May 15, 2011 11:26 pm

I'm trying to figure out how the brake line goes from the Master Cyl to the rear brakes on my completely disassembled chassis. Can anyone tell me if the line is routed through the inside of the tunnel or out? If inside, which side does it run down? If anyone has a picture that would also help. Thanks in advance.
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PostPost by: RotoFlexible » Mon May 16, 2011 3:53 pm

The line runs underneath the tunnel. There is a hole in the bottom of the chassis just to the rear of the tunnel to allow the line to reach the three-way junction. I have photos at home and will try to post them tonight.
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PostPost by: RotoFlexible » Tue May 17, 2011 12:45 am

Here are some photos. This is an S2 but your car should be the same.

The line from the M/C to the four-way junction runs along the cross member, parallel to the line from the junction to the left front brake. The original line was continuous from the M/C to the junction, so it had to be disconnected at the M/C and generally mangled to remove the body from the chassis. I used an A/N bulkhead fitting in the chassis rail and a short pipe to from the M/C to the fitting - this can be disconnected and reconnected easily, and the line from the fitting to the four-way junction remains in place.

The other runs are more-or-less original.
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Line from bulkhead fitting runs across the cross-member to the four-way junction on the other side of the chassis.
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My modified line from the M/C ends in an A/N fitting which mates to a bulkhead fitting on the chassis rail. Not original.
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The rear brakeline runs from the four-way junction at the right front of the chassis back to the underside of the tunnel. I used a bit of heat-shrink where the line crosses the chassis flange, but it doesn't touch there.
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At the rear of the chassis, brakeline runs up through a grommet to the three-way junction.
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At the rear, brakeline comes up from the bottom of the chassis to the three-way junction.
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PostPost by: jfhowe1 » Tue May 17, 2011 1:47 pm

Thanks Andrew, this is helpful. I figured out where the line goes to the rear, now I am trying to figure out how the line runs from the dual master to the right side of the chassis? With the dual master do both the front and rear T's mount at the same location on the right side of the frame in front of the engine mount? Don't know if you can help me with this question as you have the single master?
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