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Old 7th November 2018, 19:00   #8701
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Finding myself in Lincoln yesterday I popped over to Rimmers and picked up a pair of tyre protectors
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Old 7th November 2018, 21:10   #8702
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Completed the ambient marmite lighting in arm rests,have to disconnect them tomorrow,forgot to do frosting.They look like orange spotlights at mo.
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Old 7th November 2018, 22:29   #8703
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Cobbled a new brake pipe onto the OSF



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Neat work there Brian.

Just replaced the ABS modulator to rear offside brake pipe on the Landy for the MOT.

I have now guessed the build sequence; weld the bodyshell together, paint it, fit the brake pipes and then everything else.

Got a result with all the bends apart from the run up inside the front subframe - just couldn't get in with two hands to make it neat.


So left it with enough spare in the pipe to make good when the subframe is next removed and I can smarten it up.
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Old 7th November 2018, 22:55   #8704
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Neat work there Brian.

Just replaced the ABS modulator to rear offside brake pipe on the Landy for the MOT.

I have now guessed the build sequence; weld the bodyshell together, paint it, fit the brake pipes and then everything else.

Got a result with all the bends apart from the run up inside the front subframe - just couldn't get in with two hands to make it neat.


So left it with enough spare in the pipe to make good when the subframe is next removed and I can smarten it up.
I'm guessing a later Wabco modulator then Mike?

Here are my Hippo front to rears







I haven't refitted the subframe on the ZT yet following the new clutch, allowing unfettered access to most of the gash brake pipes, these replacements will outlast the car easily though, as the MOT expires on the 29th of December

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Old 7th November 2018, 23:42   #8705
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Cobbled a new brake pipe onto the OSF









There are a fair few compound bends in this pipe which runs from the ABS modulator to the OSF flexi.

It should be noted if you do this job using the original pipe as a pattern, it is not possible to make the final bend where the pipe exits through the inner wing grommet, as it's not possible to manipulate the pipe past the A/C pipework.

So the pipe is fitted, then the final bend made on the car

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When you have fitted the pipe, give it a good covering of Waxoyle.
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Old 8th November 2018, 19:16   #8706
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When you have fitted the pipe, give it a good covering of Waxoyle.

No point if it's CuNi, may even do more harm than good depending on the formulation of the waxoyl...
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Old 8th November 2018, 20:37   #8707
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When you have fitted the pipe, give it a good covering of Waxoyle.
It's Kunifer David, and there won't be anything added as protection as these will outlast the car

I'm not going to give the MOT tester any excuse to issue an advisory for brake pipes being "greased" or other such nonsense.

There are two pipes left to change and then there will be only the steel pipes from the master cylinder to the ABS modulator original to the car.

You never know, I might get the duraglit out and polish them up polish them up like the copper pipework in gents toilets of old

Anyway today's job in between real work, was to replace the top bearing on the driver's side MacPherson strut.

Job finished, I turned the attention to the snapped bleed nipple in the OSF caliper, and now that's out, I can rehang the leg, refit the caliper and do a quick gravity bleed.

Once the last two pipes are made and fitted tomorrow morning, I'll give the whole system a proper bleed using T4.

Then I can refit the driveshafts, refill the gearbox, fit the subframe, and get on with the rear upper arm replacement, and fit the four new tyres that turned up at the workshop today.

I'm actually looking forward to test driving it fitted with the new clutch.

Onward and upwards

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Old 9th November 2018, 11:41   #8708
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Replaced the offside front tyre, and adjusted the handbrake, all ready for the mot on Monday now.
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Old 9th November 2018, 15:18   #8709
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Yesterday not today.
Couldn't face a wet and windy evening driving round Cornwall for site visits in my van so took the 75 instead. Far more relaxing and comfortable.

I passed 199k last week coming home from France, and yesterday went through 199,500 miles. So not too long now for the big 200k. It'll then be onwards towards the moon with any luck.

After buying a set of Uniroyal rain experts earlier in the year I've finally given them a good wet road testing these last couple weeks. They cope very well at 70mph when encountering standing surface water on the dual carriageways.
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Old 9th November 2018, 18:42   #8710
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I'm guessing a later Wabco modulator then Mike?

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Well not as neat as yours Bri but the good news is it flew through the MOT.

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