Paul Dunstan
Hi all
Not a lot happening with the RS but a lot going on in the background.
I was looking at the USA for some performance bits for the Zetec and couldn't help myself
I came across the Tilton master cylinder kits and as they were reasonable money i thought I'd buy and compare to the Wilwoods i have.
These kits retail for <$90 and come complete with a universal reservoir kit including the hose. I will be using the remote mount "spiggot" adapter to run the hose from my reservoir mounted ontop of the bulk head (see earlier posts).
A primary reason I looked into thses was the push rod is threaded further down the shaft which allows more adjustment as the "nose" on the Tilton ballance bar is 15mm longer than the Rally Design gear. I could easily run the thread further down the Wilwood one if I pleased.
They're also much shorter than the Wilwood item although you still need to include the pipe fitting on the end of the Tilton.
I thought this may also provide some info if others are looking at alternative options.

Did you end up going 0.625 for both front and rear brakes? How does it feel? and did it turn out like you wanted with an easier peddle but still good braking?
Im about to pull the pin on some M/C's.

Hi Evan. According to my theories 0.625 front and rear gives the best compromise as I'm yet to try it in practice.

I have 2 x 0.625 installed on my pedal box.

I initially ran both .625 masters, but found that brake bias was unacceptable, too much rear bias even at full front adjustment(as I have access to equipment and out of interest I measured the bias and it was at 53%front and 47% rear)
Changed rear master to .7, and it's spot on. Also the bias adjustment is almost central.

For reference I am running Volvo calipers with 260mm rotors on front and r31 calipers with 260mm rotors on the rear.

Cheers

Thanks as real life feedback is ideal.

OK, had the welder out finishing my last 2 Mk1 pedal boxes - just need to sand blast and plate
Whilst I was hot I welded in the replacement sections for the rusty area under the drivers bonnet hinge. attempted to rebuild the sections as per the original and although I'm no fabricator I'm pretty happy with the result and nothing a skim of filler won't hide.
 

Well I have new enthusiasm as a young local lad just starting out in the resto biz is interested in completing the rust repairs, prepping the shell and painting for what I think is an unbeatable price.
Now as I want to give him the doors, bonnet and bootlid to get started I want to sort out the worn hinges - particularly on the D/S door.
First issue is getting the 35yo roll pins out. Trusty hammer and pin punch with a few sprays of CRC worked wonders on the upper and it popped out with ease
Then I turned to the lower which had worked its way out the bottom and sitting hard against the inner door skin - what to do. I thought I could cut it off with a disc but I couldn't cut all the way through due to the confined area. And then I had a cunning plan
If I was to cut part way through the pin could bend and follow the natural curve along the inner door skin until it was able to come out - worked a charm!
As the hinges are worn I'm thinking of either just drilling oversize and using bolts or sleaving with a bronze bush and using a suitable sized nut and bolt - either way I'm not going with a roll pin again!
 

Paul , may i suggest to use vn-vz commonbored door roll pins. .. They are 8mm dia and galvanized with a flare at one end. I've been using these for 10yrs on my restos and usually fix the wobbly door dramas...
Cheers Aye !

martymexico
Paul , may i suggest to use vn-vz commonbored door roll pins. .. They are 8mm dia and galvanized with a flare at one end. I've been using these for 10yrs on my restos and usually fix the wobbly door dramas...
Cheers Aye !

Thats a great tip Paul, thanks for that
 

Hey Marty. I need to re drill as the hinges have worn to a slight oval. What are the escort pins?

I think escort pins are 7.6mm or what that comes at in imperial 9/32 ??
My van pins were rotted and oval holed but now good with them new pins in.
If you gotta drill go out to 9mm . better yet get the hinge mounts from a 4dr rear door set. .. Usually never used in the cars life so being as good as they come , i might have a set laying about. .