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'Purple' build thread

Started by Statler , Jun 19 2009 05:01 PM

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#351 hanra

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Posted 11 June 2014 - 09:25 PM

Would this do the trick for you?

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Cheaper!

http://www.ebay.com....tm/251485582328

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Posted 11 June 2014 - 09:29 PM

I would hate to be the Brake Man right Now - Hell,

imagine he came on now to explain all this, he he.

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#353 rodomo

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Posted 11 June 2014 - 09:38 PM

Still waiting for e-mail flight check-in?

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#354 Statler

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 08:40 AM

I have to give them the opportunity to rectify their shit before i can make demands.

The other pics are still on the camera. The rest of the job is just as bad.

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 10:21 AM

Judging by the Pictures Col,

we would be lucky if they read the Torana Book on how to Install Brake Lines.

If I were to do the Job,

I would take Photo's of the Before, and use them for the After.

that way, we couldn't tell the difference.

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 12:46 PM

Will they run the lines as per original routing?

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 01:23 PM

Will they run the lines as per original routing?

The engine bay is smooth. All the holes are filled ........ so NO!

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 03:15 PM

But the engine bay brake line is mainly held in place by tags around the back of the motor, or have they been removed? There is only one plastic clip from memory on the passenger side part of the line along the chassis rail.

Are you also trying to hide the brake lines to tie in with the smoother bay?

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 05:00 PM

I will hide them as much as i can.

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 05:42 PM

Looks like you have a couple of days at the brake shop coming up.

Stand over their shoulder and tell them what you want, even though they should know.

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 05:43 PM

They are coming here to do it.

The car is blocked in the shed. It ain't coming out without moving a pool table. lol

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 06:09 PM

Top job at least you can check their work and it's done the way you want it.

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 06:15 PM

and a pressure at-least too.

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Posted 13 June 2014 - 12:10 AM

Lean the cricket bat against the shed door as they walk in

Make sure they see you do it -

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Posted 13 June 2014 - 08:32 PM

If you guys think the brakes are crap, wait till you see the photos of the handbrake system they designed......."

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Posted 13 June 2014 - 10:44 PM

Waiting waiting waiting

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#367 _nicko61_

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Posted 14 June 2014 - 07:46 AM

im having trouble getting my head around the shocking job of brake line shapeing, even a 17 year old apprentice would do a better job,gotta make you wonder how well they recoed the callipers too,

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Posted 14 June 2014 - 09:38 AM

Would perhaps have a chat with the licensing mob first, if you havent already done so.

Get them to check it out, they can suspend his license.

But I suppose in all fairness give them a chance to rectify the work.

Perhaps you could weld some tabs onto the crossmember to secure it better, where you want it to run.

That work isnt even worthy of a first year apprentice.

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Posted 14 June 2014 - 01:56 PM

Had a thought,

where something we run over could get caught onto the brake line and rip it out, if it were not fixed to the frame some how.

No Brakes.

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Posted 26 June 2014 - 03:59 PM

Still waiting for the brake guys to come fix up the crap, so i took the opportunity & made a start on the window trim & door top vinyl

I've had those door lock ferrules for over 20 yrs. lol.

I was hoping to do a 'how to' on removing/replacing the glass but the fore mentioned camera issues remain. Adding insult to injury, i gave my son the camera to put the pics on a stick & he lost the bloody camera!

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Posted 30 June 2014 - 11:50 AM

Have you found the Camera yet Col,

Neat door lock too.

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Posted 01 July 2014 - 11:20 PM

I was hoping to do a 'how to' on removing/replacing the glass but the fore mentioned camera issues remain. Adding insult to injury, i gave my son the camera to put the pics on a stick & he lost the bloody camera!

Problem Solvered!!

Did they come and sort your brakes out today or what?