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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1189 posts
Post #41 | Monday, 04-Oct 2021 @ 8:32pm
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Monday, 04-Oct 2021 @ 8:35pm
"I could...But that space is for my Air con Compressor. "
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1189 posts
Post #42 | Monday, 04-Oct 2021 @ 7:33pm
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Monday, 04-Oct 2021 @ 7:34pm
"Today I finished up on plugging in the lights etc, modified my brackets that hold my golf lip on to allow easier access to the indicator mounting screws, installed the bumper and dropped the A14 into the engine bay.     It is just in there loosey goosey..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1189 posts
Post #43 | Sunday, 03-Oct 2021 @ 9:10pm
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Sunday, 03-Oct 2021 @ 9:18pm
"I made some crush tubes from some round bar on my mini-lathe.   I have also finally fitted my new old stock front apron that i had painted ages ago. Still need to refit the bumper and wire up my lights, parkers etc.   And I also fitted my modified..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #44 | Friday, 01-Oct 2021 @ 9:27pm
"I found the info on the whitelne website.   16mm OD, 12.8mm ID, 42mm Length.   I am gong to just drill the ID with a 12mm drill bit as it only needs to fit over an M12x1.25 thread."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #45 | Friday, 01-Oct 2021 @ 7:00pm
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Friday, 01-Oct 2021 @ 8:15pm
"Thanks for all the advice Neil.  My brake swap went easier because of you.     I have now removed the engine and replaced my cross member, upper and lower control arms, ball joints, bushings rubber pads etc.      Tomorrows plan is to make up some crush..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #46 | Saturday, 25-Sep 2021 @ 12:58pm
"The brake swap is finally done.   I remade my pushrod from a high tensile bolt, and bled the system, checked for leaks, etc.   I have only done a few laps of my local steets, but am thoroughly impressed with the braking peformance/feel so far."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #47 | Thursday, 23-Sep 2021 @ 6:24am
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Thursday, 23-Sep 2021 @ 6:28am
"I have the same issue with pictures.   I take all my photos on my phone and if i upload them as they are they can sometimes be upsidedown. Before uploading i just edit them in a photo editer, even if it is just to resize my bazillion pixel images down to..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1189 posts
Post #48 | Tuesday, 21-Sep 2021 @ 8:47pm
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Tuesday, 21-Sep 2021 @ 8:53pm
"Well I guess it is of to the bolt shop for me to buy something long and strong that I can modify.   on a side note, I picked up my brake lines from the brake shop and bent them up using my old line as a template for 95% of the new lines length, only..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #49 | Monday, 20-Sep 2021 @ 9:31pm
"Thanks for the heads up Neil.   So just a rod with a rounded end... and set my length to suit?   Would be easy for me to do as I made my rod as a 2 piece part with M8x1.25 thread to join the two parts."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #50 | Sunday, 19-Sep 2021 @ 8:20am
"looks extremely tidy.   I like it."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1189 posts
Post #51 | Sunday, 19-Sep 2021 @ 8:06am
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Sunday, 19-Sep 2021 @ 8:09am
"I have a 3/4 and a 7/8 here at home now and the 7/8 is now fitted to the car.   So if it turns out the 7/8 feels like it has no travel ill give the 3/4 a go before buying another size.   When installing my 7/8 master cylinder I found that my brake pedal..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1189 posts
Post #52 | Sunday, 12-Sep 2021 @ 6:55pm
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Sunday, 12-Sep 2021 @ 7:45pm
"Brake update time.   I have received my rebuilt callipers from the brake shop, and had custom rubber brake lines made up.   The brake shop sent me home with the parts that i needed to make my lines so I could set lengths and orientation of fittings..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #53 | Sunday, 29-Aug 2021 @ 8:07am
"Bit of a long shot, but wonder if it would be worth asking alfa motorsports if they have something either sutable, or suitable enough to modify. Fibreglass would certianly allow some changes to make things suit.   https://www.motorsportfibreglass.com.au/..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1189 posts
Post #54 | Saturday, 28-Aug 2021 @ 6:01pm
"The car wont stop too well with my DIY brakes as they are not finished     I do like weird old cars though."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #55 | Sunday, 15-Aug 2021 @ 3:05pm
"well you went and made me paraniod.   I cut up the drum backings and put them back in..   Also droped the R31 calipers to the brake shop on friday."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #56 | Monday, 09-Aug 2021 @ 8:35pm
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Monday, 09-Aug 2021 @ 8:43pm
"That is an excellent line of thought Neil   The axel flange plate does have the outer bearing race retained so don't see there being any float. The bearing outer diameter is larger than the recessed part of the plate. hope that makes sense. Happy for..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #57 | Saturday, 07-Aug 2021 @ 6:38pm
"I decided on a final shape for the secondary plate and finished making my brackets  for both callipers today.   After deciding on hole locations I used some washers as a giude for my outer shape and cut/sanded to size/shape.   With the addition of a..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #58 | Saturday, 07-Aug 2021 @ 6:24pm
"I find it interesting that it has a Speedometer which is both made in USA and also in KPH. I believe it to be original, a quick google shows Japan went metric in the 1920s.   Also digging the spare wheel recess."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #59 | Sunday, 01-Aug 2021 @ 5:43pm
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Sunday, 01-Aug 2021 @ 5:46pm
"Today I made a start on my new calliper mounting brackets.     For the plate that attaches to the diff I decided to repurpose the brackets that I made for the S14 callipers. I simply cut off the corners to allow room for the calliper mounting bolts on my..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1189 posts
Post #60 | Wednesday, 28-Jul 2021 @ 7:54pm
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Wednesday, 28-Jul 2021 @ 8:43pm
"While my build diary is focused on brake swaps I thought I would post up how I have decided on the critical measurements for my calliper to disc height relationship.   Offset can be managed through brake disc hat height and adapter plate thickness so wont..."
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