Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Everything pretty has an ugly mate !

One of the inescapable facts of life and I speak from very distant memory you understand. The relevance of the title is the beautiful red calipers and their ugly mate the handbrake ! Fitted one of the driveshafts and calipers and shockers this afternoon. The handbrake looks something of a problem to me with an almost impossible angle between the clevis end and the actuating rod, need to do some research to find out how to set this up and stand a chance of it working ! (If anyone has some photos of a finished installation I would be grateful). Anyway drooling over the calipers but no doubt will be calling them less flattering names whilst wrestling with the handbrake issue. Going to finish rear suspension (Hope) before moving to the front over the next few days. 75 hours building.


Pretty
Nearside with drive shaft all torqued

The handbrake cable seems short and under tension and forms a nonsensical mechanical connection with the handbrake lever. Any comments or tips appreciated !

Don't look right to me !

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