LRTR Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I am redoing the brake pipes on my mk3 Spitfire. There was a single pipe running front to back but the rimmers catalogue shows a join between the front and rear sections of the pipework along the chassis, is this correct and if so how far along the chassis does the join go?CheersMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 1613 wrote:I am redoing the brake pipes on my mk3 Spitfire. There was a single pipe running front to back but the rimmers catalogue shows a join between the front and rear sections of the pipework along the chassis, is this correct and if so how far along the chassis does the join go?CheersMattThere is a four way connector mounted on the chassis just behind the left hand turret this devides the main line to LH front RH front and another to rear.The rear line should also have a straight connector in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensH Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Joint was there be course of the original material used; you don't need it if using copper nickel pipes, that you can bend far more easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRTR Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 I have both the 4-way and 3-way connectors. It is the rear pipe i want to know about, how far along the rear pipe does the joint go?Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 1613 wrote:I have both the 4-way and 3-way connectors. It is the rear pipe i want to know about, how far along the rear pipe does the joint go?CheersSorry, Yeah there is a three way connector for R & L rear lines.The inline conector sits near the short outrigger, I could be wrong but I think it sits just after the same. At the end of the day it does not really matter that much the exact position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensH Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Is this what you want?(sorry for the crap picture) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 In front of the short crossmember !I remember being wrong once before. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensH Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Gt6s wrote:In front of the short crossmember !I remember being wrong once before. ;)Hmm - I remember being wrong before too. Last time was in 1972. Believe it was a Monday!Of course I was wrong. Being wrong 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 According to my notes, the pipe between the mid-chassis joint and the rear 3-way union is 70 inches long.Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRTR Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 That picture is just what i want JensH. Cheers. Thanks to Bill too for the measurement for the rear section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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