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Hydraulic Hanbrake

Hi all im tossing up whether to install a hydraulic handbrake to my mk2 as today in a motorkhana the rears hardly locked at all. As it is a road car i want to keep the standard one too. Has anybody installed one and kept the standard one? I dont know much about these things so any info would help.My..
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2014/03/10 23:36:12
Cano29

Removing Booster Mk1 (Bias Box?)

Hi guys, Thinking about getting rid of the booster for a bit more space and cleaner engine bay. I've read up on a few of the old forums and see that a lot of people have had luck with the datsun MC's? I'm thinking about buying new calipers as the original ones aren't in too good shape. Would M16's o..
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2013/11/02 09:42:42
79Escort

Front brake upgrade Mk2

G'day guys Im looking into getting new rotors, pads and lines for my car. The car is driven daily so the pads will need to work cold and I will be attending track days. I have never done any work on brakes so my knowledge is not very good. At the moment I cannot afford a proper big brake upgrade so ..
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2013/10/08 15:43:45
the man

Wilwood Calipers

Hi All, I just purchased a 1980 Ford Escort Mk2 2 Door with a 2L Pinto. This is my second escort, loving the escort feel of driving. One sticking point so far is the braking capability. I have done some research over the net, and come down that for my budget that Wilwood Midilites are looking like t..
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2013/09/28 19:14:09
escortinadriver

Braided lines.

In the process of plumbing in a pedal box and have used a combination of 7/16 and AN-3 bradied lines under the dash. Whilst I'm at it, I was thinking of tarting up the engine bay side and replacing the current steel lines with braided. Currently all my flexi lines are braided, however i'd be replaci..
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2013/09/07 11:59:02
war

hydraulic thread size standard m16 caliper - now installation of hi spec caliper.

can some help with hydraulic thread size for the standard m16 caliper thanks..
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2013/08/21 09:54:19
Juiceman

Remote fluid reservoir location

Hi All, I've hit a bit of a wall with my brake fluid reservoirs. Basically, because of how high the master cylinders sit on the pedal box I am unable to get the reservoirs higher than the master cylinders while clearing the bonnet at the same time. I have the reservoirs smcka sells. Basically I am j..
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2013/08/03 17:11:24
esky79

Unboosted brakes

Hello Im buying a bias pedal box from motorsport tools in the uk and it comes with .625 front and .750 rear masters Ive got 290mm rotors and all round with wilwood 4pot front and 2pot rear calipers Can any 1 shed som light on wat size masters they prefer/should use with an unboosted system and si..
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2013/07/12 18:33:28
war

BRAKE PEDAL PULSES

Hi guys, i have a escort rs2000 standard brakes and the pedal pulses, where should i start to look first.?..
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2013/07/05 11:50:10
Drewdog

Anti dive kit questions

Looking at anti dive kits for Mk2 Escort, looks pretty easy to make yourself, just a couple of questions before I fire up the welder...How much lower do the sway bar mounts have to be? Will the car being lowered have any effect on this measurement? ...and do I really need one at all? Just planning s..
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2013/06/14 14:43:32

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