Hydraulic Handbrake Part 2

Following on from the end of the week, I fabricated up a wedge plate for the rear of the hydaulic handbrake mounting:

Levelling wedge plate mocked up

This is now welded in and in primer. Photos to follow at some point.

The initial location for the brake bias valve which was to suit the braided lines I inherited from Tommy A wasn’t great once I had the seats in – it was touching the cloth of the passenger seat! So a few months ago it was chopped out and I has to start thinking about where it was going to go instead.

Then when the decision to put the hydraulic handbrake in came along it was time to think about a location with that in mind. This is what I came up with:

It’s done apart from painting and plumbing. I am going to keep the lines tight and use some 180 degree bends. The mounting is drilled so the lines enter it from the front and run under the master cylinder into the bias valve inlet port. I’ll attached a p-clip to one of the mounting bolts to tidy the exit route to the rear calipers later on.

The keen eyed amongst you will notice a bit of weight loss from the standard mounting bracket, courtesy of the hole saw. Trying to get function and some form going as a theme in this build.