fot
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [FOT] GT6 brake upgrade

To: "Chris Kantarjiev" <cak@dimebank.com>
Subject: Re: [FOT] GT6 brake upgrade
From: "Chuck Arnold" <triosan@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:49:14 -0700
Chris:
Ever try these guys? They supply all my AN needs:
http://www.anplumbing.com/ [Earls Plumbing Shop #1; Lawndale, CA].

Also, onje of our race parts supplier guys up here in the nW gave me a
Goodrich catalog v-- thye make everything [much of which I had never even
heard of!].
Chuck


On 8/21/06, Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com> wrote:
>
> For those of you that are running this - what did you do at the
> caliper end?
>
> The factory calipers have a short hard line that connects to a bracket
> on one of the mounting bolts - that's awfully fiddly, and I have no
> reason to reproduce it, since I'm making my own teflon/ss lines.
>
> The Toyota caliper appears to have a 10mmx1.0 inverted flare (bottom
> sealing, the caliper side is convex).  Earl's makes a -3 hose
> end for this, 90 degrees, even, but no one seems to stock it. There
> are lots of adapters from this to -3, plus a 90 degree -3, and
> that would be good.
>
> The caliper came with two copper washers, as if they expected the
> connection to be a banjo bolt - but the caliper isn't spot faced
> at the hole. I'm as adventurous as the next guy, but not around brakes...
> Does anyone run with a banjo here?
>
> Thanks,
> chris
>
>
> ===  Help keep Team.Net on the air
> ===     http://www.team.net/donate.html
>



-- 
Chuck Arnold



<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>