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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2012/05/05 12:31:07 (permalink)
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Hey, nice work. How'd you end up going with this? What about the handbrake lines?  The exit point looks like it will come from beneath the axle then over the spring.
Your brake flex lines look fairly long, will they sit a little to close to the chassis rails and maybe get squished by a fully compressed rear end?
I'm interested because I'm about to do mine. To hold the flex lines I was going to use some short flex lines and weld two small L shaped holders similar to the original one already mounted in order to situate the flex lines in a secure location on the wheel side of the u bolt brackets.
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2012/05/05 12:41:26 (permalink)
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It's still sitting on the Laundry bench!  Wife loves it.  Lol.
 
The handbrake lines will go under diff.  You may be right about the braided lines hitting stuff but worst case I can just trim the solid lines to get it all sorted.
 
Won't really know until it's been installed.
 
I have the handbrake lines all sorted apart from getting a cable made to go from the handbrake it self to the main cables.
 
Here's a couple of pics of the handbrake setup I'll be using.  It's off the R31 but I just need to get the escort one mated to it.
 
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2012/05/05 16:01:10 (permalink)
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I have been running R31 rear brakes including h/brake for a while now.
Here is a few pics on how I plumbed it up. 



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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2012/05/05 19:06:25 (permalink)
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Thanks guys, RS 2000, It looks like you've welded some pipe holding brackets to your (Borg Warner?) diff. Got any photos of the right hand side attachments? Are they just made up? Also have you got a bigger picture of your handbrake setup and it's routing, in particular the middle section?
 
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2012/05/05 20:49:13 (permalink)
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Hi, The brackets used are r31 brackets that were cut off and rewelded after the diff got shortened, they are nothing special basically L shape bracket with a correct size hole in it to suit fitting used on the flexible hose. Diff to body flexible hose bracket is also r31, basically simple platform that has a thread in it to allow a pad style t-piece fitting to be bolted to the diff housing.
Here is pic that shows a bit more. If still unclear I can do a detailed write up in my escort thread.

 

 

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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2012/05/06 13:29:50 (permalink)
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Yeah that would be great
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2013/02/04 11:43:49 (permalink)
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Just thought I'd finish off this thread.
 
Pics are pretty self explanetary but any qn's let me know.
 
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2013/02/04 11:45:18 (permalink)
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2013/02/04 12:07:39 (permalink)
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Matt,
you have the bleeder and brake line wrong way around. The bleeder should always be at the highest point, and it places your braided line closer to the wheels than necessary. Not sure how much clearance you have but it looks close.
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2013/02/04 12:13:08 (permalink)
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I wondered that when I was putting it all back together but then forgot to confirm I had them in the right spot.
 
Clearance is fine currently but will be improved if I switch them around.
 
Thanks mate.
 
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2013/02/13 20:48:37 (permalink)
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Hey fellas, What have you done for a circlip on each end of the handbrake caliper? (One at caliper and one at locating bracket in diff tunnel) Is it a C Clip? Special kind?
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2013/02/13 21:21:49 (permalink)
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Hey Mate,
 
I used the these.  I made sure I kept them when I got the handbrake cables.  Not sure where to get them from though. 
 
Wrecker maybe?
 
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2013/02/14 14:43:37 (permalink)
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Thanks Matt, The hunt begins!
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2013/02/14 15:10:40 (permalink)
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Found in S.A.  :D
 
I've noticed most of the rarer special car parts are usually always found in S.A. What is it about that place? Haha
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Re:R31 Skyline Caliper Plumbing 2013/02/14 15:20:12 (permalink)
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It's where old cars go to die!
 
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