Who said it would be easy! I went to the shed today to trial fit RKC1038, the brake pipe running from the pressure reduction valve to the RH front calliper. I had hoped that despite it being roughly two inches too long, I’d be able to adapt it a little so it could be made to fit. Sadly it wasn’t to be! So a visit to my local brake specialist is on the cards somewhere this week.
But while I was there I decided to check the underside of the nose section in more detail (see picture above), as there was some doubt lingering in the back of my mind. And when I dismantled the car the (badly corroded) brake pipes were discarded without giving them a second thought. Wrong! As the picture below of the same area in my DHC (before restoration) proves;
Clearly visible are the extra holes for the two middle clips, lower down the nose section. Probably a result of the introduction of the TR8, which uses the same shell, but has the radiator further forward in the nose.
So I have to decide whether to drill two extra holes (with visions of a drill emerging through the nose 😜) or make up a pipe along the original pattern (which I threw away!). Choices …
And with nothing better to do I decided to fit the necessary brake pipe clips and start with plugging some holes. In this case a combination of aftermarket clips and original ones, as long as they are black! Unused holes on the sides and on top of the chassis legs were plugged with modern rubber plugs;
Hopefully I can soon report on fitting the brake pipes and flexible hoses. And there is the unfinished business with the fuel pipe!
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