I was reading Mike McGee's Rally mini post http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=74462
& he mentions that his old rally mini had the brake & fuel lines inside car .
Does anyone know if this would be legal in a road car?
My mini is a 1961 model and as a result has no protection for those guys under the car, coupled with the fact that I live on a dirt rd. I've been thinking I'd like to do this but can't imagine it would be smiled upon by the powers that be.
Anyone got any ideas?

I don't think it is legal, but aside from that its not an easy job to fit them to a road car and have them protected and hidden.
If you're that concerned, maybe look at adapting a hydro cover plate somehow.

I am not sure about the legality of Fuel lines inside car but Fiat and VW have put brake lines inside the Car. I remember once I had a VW Golf which lost brakes and further investigation we found that the carpet underlay which must have soaked up moisture from a leaking window caused the brake lines to badly corrode to the stage where fluid leaked out. Not a very smart idea.

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My van had the fuel and brake lines inside, brake line was for a hydraulic handbrake with brake bias valve fitted by the previous owner, Had to remove both for full N.S.W rego. When I bought it Van was on historic rego in Vic.

If they have not broken in the past 50 years why change them now?

The can get damaged under the car but it is very rare. I would be more worried about the battery cable and even that doesn't worry me.

Fuel lines is a definate NO.
Even mokes had a metal cover over the fuel line where it poked through the passenger footwell.

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I didn't think it would have been legal. The cars had about 2 years of exposure to the dirt road. And I can be quite spirted with my driving style.
The fuel line has been pinched, the battery cable is showing through at the base of the fire wall & the rear brake line has a bit of a zag in it already.
My plan is to raise the front end to bring it level with the rear. The battery cable is the original one (50yo). I'd also like to put in a split brake system as protection.
Does anyione know which minis came with split systems?

The 1977 and 78 Australian cars came with a split system that never worked like it was intended.

You could shield them with a full length cover plate like the 67 onwards cars had.
Or just run them up a bit of garden hose for protection..

You could also cover them with some of that hard plastic conduit with the split in it , it's fairly strong stuff, most auto shops would stock it .

Some Hondas have fuel lines running in the car.....

I had to replace them on an early 90.s Integra as an alarm fitter driiled through one when mounting the siren to the firewall fitted per-delivery to its new owner.

We had to have it towed in from the new owners residence when he went out and found an inch or two of petrol sitting in the floor of his brand new car.

Bastard of a job.....

Dicko.

As per the Honda Integra fuel line set-up... if there are no fittings inside the cabin,then it is quite legal. In SA,it is the same as the CAMS Regs... Hose fitting on the front & rear bulkheads only...none on the floor between the bulkheads.
For a Mini, use -4 AN SS Braided hose,2 Aluminium bulkhead fittings & Ali swivel Unions. -4 AN is approx 1/4" ID/1mm OD,just right for a Mini.
Will cost $64 for 4 M of hose,$14 for 2 Bulhead fittings & $30 for 4 -4AN Unions...this will outlast the car.
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In in doubt, ask your Insurance Company for verification.

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1975 No motor Leyland Mini "ute"
1991 IPRA Honda Integra (in the build)
1995 Land Rover Discovery 300Tdi

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Both my Subarus (my99) have all the fluid lines front to back inside the car running in a special plastic channel down the passenger side under the carpet (not where water could pool), it's good because theres spare room in the channel for stereo wires

Otherwise, i know my hydraulic handbrake isn't approved in my mini because it's not the standard system anymore, however i'd expect a properly fitted internal brake booster would pass an inspection.

You can do quite a lot of mods to a car legally if you have an engineers approval, so if the fluid lines were well secured, insulated and shielded there shouldn't be too much of a problem.

But to make it clearer, contact motor reg and they might* give you useful information.



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The conduit idea is a good one but I think I'll look into the no join in car option, sounds neat.
Thanks for the tips