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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2006 Posts: 3374 Location: Dirty Jersey
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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Chris, nice line bending work..I did the same with the rear brake lines on my rail this past weekend, except my lines are the green coated ones, but your bends are nicer .Rinr right now I am using a 002 Bus trans with new stock pressure plate and new clutch disk. Would be alright you think? I am still interested in making the morse cable work for the clutch but would I need to fab a bracket that holds 2 morse cables? 1 for throttle and 1 for clutch? The normal bracket is in the link below..thx
http://www.appletreeauto.com/detail.aspx?ID=14753
Also do you think I could use this clevis & pin at the pedal assembly for the clutch? thx
http://www.appletreeauto.com/detail.aspx?ID=14752
Or should this one be used?
http://www.appletreeauto.com/detail.aspx?ID=10936
Another idea I had was to tap the end of the clutch cable piece so it will screw onto the Morse cable, you know the piece that goes over the hook on the pedal assembly in the bottom right of this picture below. Im not sure what this piece is called. Do you think it would work?
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Glasser Samba Member
Joined: September 18, 2007 Posts: 1640 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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Yes you have to be aware of those brackets. We had a guy hill climb and didn't make it. He was on the brake hard to stop from rolling back wards when the bracket "tweaked" actually buckled and the master cylinder rod came out of the master cylinder. Never seen anything like it before. He want back wards full tilt mowing everything down in sight. THANKFULLY he didn't hit any large trees until at the very bottom. He caught a tree with the front wheel and ripped the front end off.
Another good reason to go through your ENTIRE rail if you bought used and look for potential issues.
After that we converted it back to a type 1 front end with proper mounting. It was almost scary to see how this was welded on. _________________ Brent
My build up http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=265364&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
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vwrides.com Samba Member
Joined: January 31, 2006 Posts: 191 Location: Central MS
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vwrides.com Samba Member
Joined: January 31, 2006 Posts: 191 Location: Central MS
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Glasser wrote: |
Yes you have to be aware of those brackets. We had a guy hill climb and didn't make it. He was on the brake hard to stop from rolling back wards when the bracket "tweaked" actually buckled and the master cylinder rod came out of the master cylinder. Never seen anything like it before. |
Tragic. Glad to hear everyone was safe! Yes this is why I'm working on a custom build out of angle iron as stated in my original post. That will not buckle under a panic stomp!
This is how my ratty rail's pedal assembly arrived. Note how the PO kept the brake pedal from falling forward! Sheesh!
The above was a mockup after some cleaning and Por-15. _________________ ([email protected])
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Glasser Samba Member
Joined: September 18, 2007 Posts: 1640 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada
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caromin Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2003 Posts: 1171 Location: NM
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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EMPII, I'm running that bracket you linked for the Moorse throttle cable, it's not heavy duty enough since it's stamped steel and bent. The bracket isn't the hard part, it's the ends and if the cable is strong enough. Since you want to run a cable clutch, check these guys out.
http://www.push-pull.com/
These guys do some nice work, totally custom too. _________________ Chris
59Rag
86 Westy
Sandrail
Explorer rail build!
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2006 Posts: 3374 Location: Dirty Jersey
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys for the pics and info..do you recommend doing the clutch cable like this below off to the left side? Won't it get in the way? or get knocked around? thx
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Vanapplebomb Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2010 Posts: 5388 Location: Holland, MI
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:49 am Post subject: |
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vwrides.com wrote: |
The above was a mockup after some cleaning and Por-15. |
I think I am going to have to do something like this. I got a bug-pack bracket for my foot pedals. No way in heck they fit that bracket. The holes on the side to mount the cluster are too low. I'll have to cut out a section of the bottom and weld in a new stop so that my pedals will clear the base. I'll also have to grind down some of the under side of the cast aluminum part of the cluster...it also hits on the bottom, and doesn't allow for the mounting holes to line up.Goofy set up...not sure who invented it. Not ideal if you ask me. I bought it because I thought it would be a bolt on deal. Nope. Honestly, it would be easier to fab a new mount than to modify the bug-pack mount. Oh well, I spent the money on it. Now I'll just have to hack it up. _________________ 1800 Type 4 Berrien 295
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