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Post by hellraiser on Apr 2, 2008 23:57:15 GMT -5
personaly i like wiring vehicles lol i dont find it hard at all.
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Apr 3, 2008 8:46:17 GMT -5
The brake system you see pictured above does not have to be welded in place. If you look at the picture closely you will see where 4 bolts mount the brake pedal bracket to your floor and 2 bolts to the firewall. The two master cylinders are then attached to the assembly and not to the car. Very clean and simple. It has a "balance" bar built into the assembly to put more or less bias to the front or rear master cylinder. It is either adjusted with an allen wrench at the pedal of the racing guys have a cable that makes it adjustable from their dash "on the fly". I believe racerman51 was talking about welding the base plate the assembly would bolt up to. I just might have to get one of those. Sounds like a versatile product.
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Post by racerman51 on Apr 3, 2008 20:30:41 GMT -5
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Post by racerman51 on Apr 3, 2008 20:41:37 GMT -5
I just thought of something...check out eBay for the assembly,maybe somebody has one they wanna get rid of...
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Post by 454bug on Apr 3, 2008 22:42:18 GMT -5
There's actually nothing at all wrong with the old setup. When the system was initially installed in the car in the mid-1980's it had 1" pistons in the master cylinders. The pedal was way too hard for the 4-wheel drums that were on the car at the time.
The smaller the master cylinder piston size, the more pressure (pounds per square inch) are applied to the braking system. The trade-off is there is a smaller VOLUME of fluid on each stroke of the pedal. Depending on the particular brake system (calipers) being used would determine how much volume of brake fluid would be needed to fully engage the pads against the rotors. That is why this system has two separate large master cylinders. The complete stroke of the pedal can be dedicated to each half of the brake system. On a standard master cylinder that has the two reserviors "piggy-backing" each other then only 1/2 of the stroke length is dedicated to each half of the system.
I put two new master cylinders on the system in 1995. I replaced the original master cylinders sizes with 7/8" diameter pistons. This helped the pedal pressure situation.
When I purchased the complete matching Wilwood 4-wheel disc brake system last year I purchased this whole new assembly to perfectly match the volumes necessary for their 4-piston calipers. The newest setup has even smaller 3/4" pistons in them.
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Post by 454bug on Apr 3, 2008 22:49:23 GMT -5
I don't have a need for the old setup. It's actually in great shape. Just a little cleanup. I would be happy to DONATE it to "v8superbeetle's" project if he wants to use it.
The set is roughly $250 new...
I come to Houston often with work... I could drop it off.
Let me know if you are interested.
Ray
(P.S. - I might be able to even dig up the original 1" cylinders just in case they would work better with your calipers.)
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Apr 4, 2008 0:00:02 GMT -5
Ray, That would be awesome and greatly appreciated! I'm in need of whatever would work well with the stock S10 brake setup. Send me an email when you're in Houston or I'll send you some cash for shipping and handling. Matt matt@mikeydesigns.com I don't have a need for the old setup. It's actually in great shape. Just a little cleanup. I would be happy to DONATE it to "v8superbeetle's" project if he wants to use it. The set is roughly $250 new... I come to Houston often with work... I could drop it off. Let me know if you are interested. Ray (P.S. - I might be able to even dig up the original 1" cylinders just in case they would work better with your calipers.)
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Post by hellraiser on Apr 4, 2008 23:04:16 GMT -5
freebie freebie freebie!
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Post by 454bug on Apr 5, 2008 20:53:41 GMT -5
I am at the car races in Texas this weekend...
I'll get with you next week.
Ray
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Apr 6, 2008 16:09:36 GMT -5
Were you in Baytown? Let me know if so and if you're running the bug, I'd love to come check it out in action. I could even bring the camcorder and get some video!
Sounds good, let me know!
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Post by 454bug on Apr 8, 2008 21:59:54 GMT -5
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Post by 454bug on Apr 8, 2008 22:01:29 GMT -5
While I was there a college buddy of mine let me race his 1963 spit-window Corvette coupe on the 2.9 mile road course. He vintage races it about 6-7 times per year. It was awesome!!!
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Post by 454bug on Apr 8, 2008 22:03:02 GMT -5
It got me thinking... I would REALLY like to freak my buddies out by showing up at our next get together and blow their doors off with a V8 bug!!!
So, while I have my car apart upgrading the front and rear suspensions anyway...
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Post by 454bug on Apr 8, 2008 22:04:39 GMT -5
I am going to change the design somewhat and make the bug a canyon carver that will also go fast in a straight line as well...
It is a lot easier making a car go fast in a straight line that is set up to handle versus trying to make a car handle when it is set up to go fast in a straight line...
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Post by 454bug on Apr 8, 2008 22:13:20 GMT -5
Therefore, I have decided to put splined sway bars on front and rear of the car as well as change how we are going to configure the back suspension bars.
I will put as wide of wheel and tire as I can on the front of the car. I will also keep a set of bigger tires to use on back when going to the dragstrip.
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