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[Purtsi]

My vote goes to banjo Thanks by the way to that person who earlier had the idea to use that instead of straight connector... =)

[$way]

Well I must admit I like the banjo idea looks much less of a bend on the hose, but Mark did prep the caliper to make sure they seal.

the recess face on my calipers is suprisingly tidy.

i dont think ill bother filing the whole lot away though, only enough to get the banjo on.

so where should i order them? (i think ive asked this about 1000 times but hey)

good ridge? moquip? rally design (aeroquip stuff)?

purtsi you siad they are as long as standard mini hoses, what is this? are they fine lock to lock as well?

J

[Purtsi]

Well, I've used Goodridge parts and those are superb. I believe that you can order those from your local speedshop. Their website might have their reseller contact details.

I actually remembered to measure the lenght of the hose (just hose, no connectors included) and it was 26cm in the original goodridge hose. I belive that few centimeters more won't do any bad there if you want to be sure. I tried to turn the wheels lock to lock and the lenght was enough and the hose didn' bent too much.

[Bchem]

You will need to measure the fiesta disc diameter, The mk2 and mk3 look exactly the same but the mk2 ones we ned to use runa a 220mm disc,
1600 cc mk2 fiesta and all mk3 ran 240mm diameter which do not fit as i tried on Grahams hubs plus the piston diameter is too big aswell. but disc size is the easy way to confirm suitability for conversion to fit mini.

Cheers

Thanx mate, without this i would be stuck with mk3 calipers.
Phoned the guy, and the discs were 239 mm, so that are mk3 then i guess.

The search continues...

[$way]

might get 20* extneded banjo 270mm hose and normal bulkhead then.

cheers

J

[miniboo]

banjo's etc can be bought from demon tweeks

[Purtsi]

Here are few pics more:

This is how it looks when wheel is turned full right:

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And this is for $way =)

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[$way]

yeah it looks tidy, i think ill do the banjo then.

cheers for the picture of the length, id call it 265mm to be on the safe side.

i think ill phone goodridge/rally design on monday.

cheers buddy

J

[oSh]

had a quick scan but couldnt find it so im going to ask...

What size are the mounting bracket bolts, as i have mislaid mine

thanks

[Prawn]

has anyone else tried this setup with a servo yet?

when i did mine, i was the only person to have tried them with a later mini and a servo!

took the mini out the other day, and the brakes are amazingly sharp, and being so light, the wheels lock up so easily!

i changed to the fiesta setup over metro 4 pots, and they really are awesome

[Purtsi]

I have thought about a servo as I have a spare metro one. But the amount of work to make that one working would be just too much. And the gain from servo isn't worth that trouble at the moment.

[macko]

Hi

After switching to fiesta breaks - how far does the wheel sticks out from the front wings?
I have 10x6 revos and I was wondering if the wheels will be covered by group 2 arches (1.75" width)

thx
macko

[Bungle]

the same as a 8.5 disk set up

your going to need grp 2 extra wide i think

[mini13]

with the recess that fouls the banjo, is it possible to just use 2 or 2 copper washers under the banjo so they sit just proud of the recess?

[Purtsi]

with the recess that fouls the banjo, is it possible to just use 2 or 2 copper washers under the banjo so they sit just proud of the recess?

Well why not.. But I'd rather file the recess down enough since it's so easy job to do.