Pingu Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 Hi all, Slowly getting somewhere with my build and am getting close to fitting brake pipes. I notice the build manual shows to route them front to rear along the floor below the drivers side. However, I intend to do some track time and I'm a little worried if I have an "off" day I may damage them - have any of you routed them either internally or through the tunnel? Is it worth the effort? Thanks in advance. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 A lot of people (me included) stick all the pipework through the tunnel as its much less likely to be damaged during an "off". Didnt really like the idea of a brake pipe being only 4 inches of the deck with no protection. If your using new pipes it shouldnt be any harder to route the through the tunnel than sticking them acrross the floorpan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted May 23, 2005 Author Share Posted May 23, 2005 Hi Gromit, Thanks for the reply, I think I'll do the same (unless someone else posts with other info). Best order my clips then... P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 Best order my clips then... Some nice stainless ones with the rubber insert will do the trick nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisG Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I would agree, certainly go through the tunnel if you can. Do Westfield really recommend routing them along the bottom of the floor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 They have done of late. Current manuals I believe have brake and fuel lines under the drivers floor. The discussion we had before was that whilst intuitively they appear to be rather vulnerable, justy how many of us have actually ever grounded the floor on a speed hump/kerb/etc? That said, I feel a lot better for having my loom/fuel/brake lines in the transmission tunnel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.c Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 justy how many of us have actually ever grounded the floor on a speed hump/kerb/etc? Once or twice Glad mine are tucked away David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Blimey, good effort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Cox Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Glad mine are tucked away ...just in case, you are referring specifically to your brake pipes, aren't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.anson Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Yes route down the tunnel for the reason peviously mentioned. I still cant believe the manual says to go under the floor. I fitted mine along the tunnel chassis rail. Easier to do if you havent fitted the tunnel side panels yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Seabrook Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 My road car has them down the floor and I have not had a problem with them in the last 7 years. That said now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisG Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Ive ground the bolts that hold my seat in on a couple of times on speed bumps. If I had fuel / brake pipes under there too I possibly wouldnt have proceeded over the speedbump without checking first, but who wants to have to get out every time there's a speed bump just to check it doesnt ground out! Also loading onto an angled trailer could be another way of squashing them without realising until you're at the first corner of your trackday and realise you have no brakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappa Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I would say that for normal road use, and perhaps the odd track day, you'd have to be very unlucky to have a problem with them running under the floor pan. I would immagine that regular track use is different though. Do they look at that sort of thing in scrutineering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Mack Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I too have hit my floor on a speed hump. I have also bashed it a few times doing grass autotests but that is a different matter. Don't forget it is not just humps. My floor also has a dent in it where a stone was thrown up by a front wheel and caught it. I can't see why the tunnel should not be used unless you are worried about propshafts getting loose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisG Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Even if you have a propshaft come loose then if you route the pipes properly (ie right in a corner next to a chassis rail) then they are unlikely to get whacked by the flailing prop /voe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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