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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 6:27 am 
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as the topic sates.
i fitted the new pipe i had made yesturday...started from the engine bay..went between the subframe and body of car...and followed the same path the original went i think...im sure the main pipe from front to rear goes the same rute as the hydro pipe on the drivers side???
im not running hydro anymore so i had room to fix it to the floor...
but when i got to the rear the pipe is about 10 inch to long???
now im thinking ive not followed the parth i was ment to .

dose anyone have a photo of where they put there main line and the path they took??
i gse ill just have to cut and re do the end so its not as long.
i had the whole brake pipe kit made buy a mini mob here in melbourne and all other pipes fitted great no hassle.
advice welcome.

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There is a 'pig tail' on the end where it goes into the pressure regulator on the read sub frame - about 2½"-3" in diameter - that would take up 10"

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anyone got a photo of this so called pig tail???
to me it looks crap the way it is
but if its ment to be that way ill leave it.

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Location: Under the bonnet son!
I didn't bother to do one :oops: but it is about 2 inches in diameter and simply circles on itself once or twice leaving enough to go into the brake bias valve.

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I'll take a pic when I get home - It's purpose is to provide strain relief between the body and the subframe that moves on it's rubber mounts

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Original:

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My copy:

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thanks for the photos.
ill make my piggy tail later this arvo.

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Resting it in lots of muck and rotten fruit for a while will make the piggy a little easier to work with ...


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the only thing i cant do is put the pipe between the subframe and the car body...
cant see this being to much of a hassle ???

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