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Progressing nicely
The track journey begins
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One of the pit crew Andy?
Tony.
Tony.
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Yep, son of the guy who is going to use it as a daily drive (if it survives next Saturday).One of the pit crew Andy?
Tony.
Nice going how easy was it changing the roof over?
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Not something I'd want to do again in the near future, hard to get lined up with the holes and pressed against the chassis in the right place, but not complicated as such, removing the old one is really easy.
What did you do, set fire to it?.....
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What did you do, set fire to it?.....
tied it to a tree and drove off
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A job to fix another day. Temporary solution not that pretty! Enjoyed the monsoon this morning!
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6 cylinder calipers and pad carriers fitted
New vented discs and yellow stuff pads
Braided front brake lines and high temp fluid
Track style tyres!
Ready to go!
New vented discs and yellow stuff pads
Braided front brake lines and high temp fluid
Track style tyres!
Ready to go!
Is this a plug and play Andy? JIM
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Yes, surprisingly easy to fit braided hoses - as long as the old pipes free up easily, if not you can damage the skinny metal brake lines, you are replacing the OEM rubber sections only - which bulge when hot and reduces the pressure in the braking system therefore you get a spongy - ineffective pedal.
Just need to know how to bleed the braking system afterwards through the nipple.
That's my understanding anyway! I'm no expert.
I have 2 per side to fit on the rear, but didn't have time yesterday.
Bigger calipers and brake pad carriers are easy to fit - the brake pads are actually the same size, the with of the 'vented' disc is the reason why you need a new carrier system as the solid/non-vented discs are much slimmer.
You do need the bigger calipers - I had read that you didn't and had to run home to get them off a 2.2 as the piston cant be pushed back far enough to clear inner and outer pads and the thicker vented discs using a 1.9 caliper.
I hope that makes sense? I'm sure plenty of people on here know that already, but a few may find it useful info.
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Have fun spurs, you know, I really like those wheels on a Z.
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Love it..
What Lotus is that?
What Lotus is that?