This weekends project is to mount the 120y M/Cylinder against the firewall.
 
I took off the original booster bracket and M/C and it now looks like this.  (the nut nearest the body was a real C^%T to undo)
 
More to come tomorrow hopefully.
 
Matt
 



 
 

Matt75 the nut nearest the body was a real C^%T to undo

 
Aldi has ratchet ring spanner sets for $20. They're hardly trade quality but prob ok for occasional use.

Cheers,
 
Will have a look.
 
Matt
 
 

Those things are invaluable.
Each time I went to bunnings i bought one (kingchrome).
Now I have 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Soooo handy.

Got the sandwich plate installed today. I'm really impressed by the quality of it and at how tight it fits perfectly.
 
I needed to cut off about 2mm from the pushrod but other than that it all went to plan.
 
Anyone around tomorrow with a brake flaring tool that can do me up some flares?
 
Cheers,
 
Matt 
 

That's spot on Matt. Great stuff. I'm really interested to see how it all goes when the car is up and running.
But its a million times better than having that bloody big arm and booster in the way!

Cheers Pete,
 
Yes, it looks pretty neat I think and will hopefully do the job.
 
I can't stress how impressed I am with the quality of the sandwich plate a mate made up.  It's made from aircraft grade aluminium & fits absolutely perfectly.
 
I just need to get some tubing flared and then I can see how it goes.
 
Cheers
 
Matt 
 

The brake set up looks very neat Matt. I'm interested in knowing how it performs for you.
On a side note I stripped some more parts off my MK2 wreck yesterday, one of those parts being the booster bracket. I see what you mean by tight clearance!  3/8 socket set with uni joint & 2 extension bars got me there in the end!

Absolutely, I got it off by undoing the other bolt and the 2 holding it to the side panel and then used a lever to move it out a bit so I could get and extension on it.
 
One stage after trying a lot of swearing to no avail I got out the angle grider to totally destroy it!  After a deep breath & a quick beer it all went to plan.
 
I have decided to get the flares done at a brake shop as even though i have tool to do it I figure for an extra $20 or so it's worth it for piece of mind
 
Matt 
 
 

So I used the old brake line to make up the lengths and bends required and cut the new pipe to match and took it to Brake Plus in Nunawading and $10.00 & 10 mins later I had 8 perfect flares.
 
For the cost and piece of mind I would never bother with buying a good tool unless you came across one really cheap.
 
So I then just bent the new pipes to match the templates and it all went together and lined up pretty much first go.
 
Now I just need to bleed the system and then see how we go.
 
Cheers
 
Matt