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So more goodies to play with.
Some male and female brake unions and new 3/16s brake pipe. Good old ptfe to keep those unions sealed. Some standard flexi pipe to replace mine aging ones. Once my new banjo fittings arrive :)
All good getting go faster parts... time for some stop faster parts
Plus 2 tins of my favourite paints. Vht aluminium and fluorescent green :p
Finally a mystery package ;)
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Bit of an update coming later on :) with a few more pictures
 
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Been a pretty productive. Although I had no interest in what I was doing at all abd if it wasn't obvious I got it into my head "I couldn't do it" so I took a break. Collected my thoughts and had at it :)
My list of things today included. New braided fuel hose
Strip and paint shockers
Boot springs
Finish extinguisher plumbing
Started new brake line inside
Mudflaps
And probably something else ive forgotten.
Pictures and 3 updates to follow
 
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First up braided fuel hose which arrived this morning
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If you just cut it as it is you end up with this
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This is how I was supplied it which is pretty poor
Anyway... this is how its done. Work out what length you want and wrap some pvc insulation tape around it. Making sure the the centre of the tape is your mark
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Then cut down the middle :)
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Leaves you with a proper finish to the hose.
My pipes looked like this
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And finished up like this. They look super tight but there not :)
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That's update 1 ;)
 
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Update 2/3: Next up mudflaps, shocks, my washer bottle and boot springs .
First mudflaps. Nice and easy except there are regulations for mine. 40mm poking out from the tyre edge and no more than 80mm from the floor. Believe me when I say lining these up is no fun
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Use the orignal mudflap mounts and then pop rivet it to keep it extra secure
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Next boot springs. Nice and easy
Part 1 drill and pop rivet
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Part 2 line spring up make hole 10mm from bottom. Drill and mount. Have to add the 10mm or there's no tension on the spring :)
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Next up my shocks
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Sand, prep, prime and paint
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Not forgetting the top mount
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Then bolt it all up
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Before anyone asks... yes the little 1 litre brakes are back... being as I'm paint things I bet you can't guess where my gtir brakes and hubs are :rolleyes:
Finally my washer bottle
Simply relocated on my navs footrest
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Extra pipe to fill it with and the washer jet pipes still attach to the jets on the bonnet no trouble
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My only thought is the fuel lines look quite taut and might tug loose with engine movement over rough ground and revving? Looks good otherwise :)
 
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Finally update 3/3
The fire extinguishers and my tow strap then I think I've covered everything for now :)
First the simple tow strap
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How its bolted
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Next up the fire extinguisher plumbing
The piping bends like pipe cleaners so its fairly easy to mold. Just need to get some p-clips and secure it properly
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Needed a nozzle bracket so I made one out of aluminium
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Attached it the firewall
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Then plumbed it up :)
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So that was my day... so far... I'm not done yet. Update 4 to come later on :)
 
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