AmDaMan
21-02-2007, 03:15
Decided to put a 16v rear beam on my 1.4 hybrid today. Took quite a while but the braking power is much better, even with rubbish discs!
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/4024/img3674of6.jpg
1.4 Drums
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/39/img3675jr7.jpg
Taking the drum apart to get to the handbrake cable
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9531/img3677ui2.jpg
Handbrake adjuster nuts, pain to get to!
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5038/img3678eu7.jpg
Gay beam bolt wouldn't come off so the nyloc got burnt off.
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/1176/img3679up7.jpg
Beam almost off
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9583/img3680pw4.jpg
Beam off.
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4659/img3676ow1.jpg
Hover car :D
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4169/img3681ob6.jpg
Annoying handbrake cable grommet wouldn't budge so it also got burned off
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4954/img3682sg5.jpg
1.4 and 16v beam
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9864/img3683oz3.jpg
wheeling the new beam in.
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/2672/img3684ed3.jpg
coming together
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4351/img3685qx0.jpg
New handbrake cables in
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7977/img3686cb4.jpg
Touchup for the brake pipes
:lol:
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7628/img3687qs2.jpg
Bodged pipe in
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6716/img3688wf8.jpg
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6666/img3689al6.jpg
Did Reno make 2 bearing sizes because the newer looking disc wouldn't fit so I had to use the rusty discs :( it's a 91' beam and those discs were from a '95.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9570/img3692xu2.jpg
Sits wider in the arches.
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8484/img3693gw7.jpg
:)
much better than the drums, even with the discs in that state. Got an annoying rattle though, sounds like the pads moving about, maybe due to the crappy discs? Goes away when I brake.
Also whats the easiest way to adjust the handbrake nuts as there is hardly any room to get to them!
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/4024/img3674of6.jpg
1.4 Drums
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/39/img3675jr7.jpg
Taking the drum apart to get to the handbrake cable
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9531/img3677ui2.jpg
Handbrake adjuster nuts, pain to get to!
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5038/img3678eu7.jpg
Gay beam bolt wouldn't come off so the nyloc got burnt off.
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/1176/img3679up7.jpg
Beam almost off
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9583/img3680pw4.jpg
Beam off.
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4659/img3676ow1.jpg
Hover car :D
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4169/img3681ob6.jpg
Annoying handbrake cable grommet wouldn't budge so it also got burned off
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4954/img3682sg5.jpg
1.4 and 16v beam
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9864/img3683oz3.jpg
wheeling the new beam in.
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/2672/img3684ed3.jpg
coming together
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4351/img3685qx0.jpg
New handbrake cables in
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7977/img3686cb4.jpg
Touchup for the brake pipes
:lol:
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7628/img3687qs2.jpg
Bodged pipe in
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6716/img3688wf8.jpg
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6666/img3689al6.jpg
Did Reno make 2 bearing sizes because the newer looking disc wouldn't fit so I had to use the rusty discs :( it's a 91' beam and those discs were from a '95.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9570/img3692xu2.jpg
Sits wider in the arches.
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8484/img3693gw7.jpg
:)
much better than the drums, even with the discs in that state. Got an annoying rattle though, sounds like the pads moving about, maybe due to the crappy discs? Goes away when I brake.
Also whats the easiest way to adjust the handbrake nuts as there is hardly any room to get to them!