Engineers have a word to describe mechanical assemblies such as the E-Type rear suspension assembly. The word is "Kludge" and it is not complimentary. Thanks for the video series that walks us through the job.
Thank you very much.I too use Fosseway Performance-with whom I have no connection- for several parts.The easy bleed kit made life much easier. Their starter motors are superb and transformed the starting of my car- cheaper than a rebuild of the old one. Also very helpful advice on the telephone. Keep well.
Great vid, and so informative, when ive made brake lines, i have always run the tange of a small file down the bore, to remove any debris, and then blown an airline down as well, to remove any crud that could of been lurking, also, i have replaced the brake pads in a series 1 1/2 FHC e-type in situ, and its a real mission, and looks only marginly easier with the IRS removed
Thanks very much Steve, good call on the brake lines, I tend to blow down them but air line sounds better! My brother’s E-Type has a (presumably home made) access panel in the body above the IRS for brake access. Sounds fiddly! Not sure I’d fancy trying it, sounds very fiddly! 😅
Great video - parallel safety wires on top. Have also seen them crossed in an "x" pattern. A detail never seen once installed. Just my two cents, while x pattern may look cool, it is an invitation for chafing of the wires.
I agree, I wouldn't recommend crossing the safety wires, as you say they could chafe and break over time with vibration so I think it is bad practise. Thanks for watching! :)
Great videos and looking forward to seeing the end result, I have seen people do brake lines in some strange ways and in America old cars would have probable used a double flare, but I would think this should have just had the first flare that you did and not had the second concave part?
Hi, thanks for watching. I think I’m doing the brake line flares fairly conventionally. I’ve always thought a double flare will give a stronger and more durable seal on tightening the brake line connector.
Poor quality and often totally incorrectly made repro parts are I believe one of the biggest issues us classic car owners face. It is a continual headache. It makes me laugh when people refer to Lucas as "the prince of darkness". Give me original NOS Lucas parts any day compared to the utter junk being peddled now, and I wouldn't touch cheap repro no name brake calipers with a bargepole. These companies are very cavalier with our lives!
I agree, I’ve had similar challenges on my ‘63 mk10 and ‘68 S-Type. The S-Type misfired and cut out when the engine got hot due to poor quality distributor parts. I sourced decent quality parts from Distributor Doctor and the problem went away…and that’s just one example. There are good parts out there but it’s a bit of a lottery.
Yes, the handbrake mechanism is bizarre. This E-Type has a home made (certainly not professional at least!) hatch built in so you can access it from above. Quite a common modification I believe.
Engineers have a word to describe mechanical assemblies such as the E-Type rear suspension assembly. The word is "Kludge" and it is not complimentary. Thanks for the video series that walks us through the job.
I’ve worked in engineering for over 25 years and that’s a new one for me! I like it, thanks. 😅
Great to see you're not wearing white anymore, never seen a mechanic do that before more than once. Great videos!!!
Not one of my best ideas 😅, I think the white overalls reappear occasionally on future episodes! Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much.I too use Fosseway Performance-with whom I have no connection- for several parts.The easy bleed kit made life much easier. Their starter motors are superb and transformed the starting of my car- cheaper than a rebuild of the old one. Also very helpful advice on the telephone.
Keep well.
Thanks Peter, I'm certainly impressed at the quality of the brake pistons and I found Simon Illingworth at Fosseway Performance was very helpful too.
Great vid, and so informative, when ive made brake lines, i have always run the tange of a small file down the bore, to remove any debris, and then blown an airline down as well, to remove any crud that could of been lurking, also, i have replaced the brake pads in a series 1 1/2 FHC e-type in situ, and its a real mission, and looks only marginly easier with the IRS removed
Thanks very much Steve, good call on the brake lines, I tend to blow down them but air line sounds better! My brother’s E-Type has a (presumably home made) access panel in the body above the IRS for brake access. Sounds fiddly! Not sure I’d fancy trying it, sounds very fiddly! 😅
Good job!!
Thank you! ☺️
Great video - parallel safety wires on top. Have also seen them crossed in an "x" pattern. A detail never seen once installed. Just my two cents, while x pattern may look cool, it is an invitation for chafing of the wires.
I agree, I wouldn't recommend crossing the safety wires, as you say they could chafe and break over time with vibration so I think it is bad practise. Thanks for watching! :)
Great videos and looking forward to seeing the end result, I have seen people do brake lines in some strange ways and in America old cars would have probable used a double flare, but I would think this should have just had the first flare that you did and not had the second concave part?
Hi, thanks for watching. I think I’m doing the brake line flares fairly conventionally. I’ve always thought a double flare will give a stronger and more durable seal on tightening the brake line connector.
Do you have a video reinstalling the IRS?
Hi Jeff, not yet, I have the underbody to strip and repaint first.
Poor quality and often totally incorrectly made repro parts are I believe one of the biggest issues us classic car owners face. It is a continual headache. It makes me laugh when people refer to Lucas as "the prince of darkness". Give me original NOS Lucas parts any day compared to the utter junk being peddled now, and I wouldn't touch cheap repro no name brake calipers with a bargepole. These companies are very cavalier with our lives!
I agree, I’ve had similar challenges on my ‘63 mk10 and ‘68 S-Type. The S-Type misfired and cut out when the engine got hot due to poor quality distributor parts. I sourced decent quality parts from Distributor Doctor and the problem went away…and that’s just one example. There are good parts out there but it’s a bit of a lottery.
These hand brakes are so bizarre. It's a sin to design something so unreasonably complicated without easy access.
Yes, the handbrake mechanism is bizarre. This E-Type has a home made (certainly not professional at least!) hatch built in so you can access it from above. Quite a common modification I believe.