January 29, 2006

While I was waiting for Lucy to pick me up, I needed something to tinker with since I didn’t have much time left. I thought I’d tackle a brake line. I got an order from Pegasus Racing of a bunch of teflon braided hose, and a variety of fittings. This is how I did the lines to the calipers. I think it’s a lot better than the aluminiun tubing. The tie wraps are only a tempory means to figure out the length of the hose, and hold it in place so I can see the fit. These hoses are incredibly easy to make. Pretty cool stuff. If you want to do something similar, go to Pegasus’ brake page. At the bottom here, I used a straight nipple, then a 90 degree hose fitting. I could’ve used an AN elbow like the plans calls out, but I would have had to take off the whhel pant brackets to get them on! This solution is just as elegant.

At the top end, I used a 45 degree fitting.

This image shows the routing of the hose. It worked out pretty nicely. I didn’t get chance to do the other side. Something for next weekend.