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Brake Ducts
rex:
Yesterday I got some more time to work on the brake ducts project...
I received and installed the dust shield (to fix the air inlet onto).
Here is how it will looks:
And a closer look with the "exposed" area:
Here is the back of the dust shield with some highlighted ares:
- red: this part has to be removed for the air to reach the disc/hub
- green: this is an elevated area that has to removed in order to have a flat spot to bolt the air inlet onto
- blue: this is the outline of the air inlet
I have not made the cuts yet because I do not have cutting tools so this will take a few days (till I find the proper tools).
I also took the wheel of the car to make sure the air inlet will not interfere with the speed/ABS sensor and it's a tight fit but no rubbing and no issues.
Since the wheel was off, I took some time to investigate where the air hose would go (inner wheel arch):
Red: this is, I think the best method (if it fits). I want to squeeze the air duct between the TT Arm (lower part) and the drive shaft...
Blue: this is an alternative solution, where I have to make a hole in the inner wheel arch.
I will try to go with the red solution but if there is any rubbing with the drive shaft I will go with the blue on.
It turns out to be a much more complicated project than I thought but I really enjoy it and I hope to have some improvement after all...
Any comments are, as always, welcomed! :drinking:
rex:
Today I was helped by a friend (aka he did most of the work) and the hub assembly is done.
I made the inner piece for the air inlet out of Aluminium (old registration plate :grin: ). This piece is now bolted to the air inlet by 2 bolts and is is glued with windshield sealant (I tested and there are no issues at temperatures above 400 degrees):
The final form for the dust guard (with 3 holes to attach the air inlet):
And the painted assembly:
A peek through the air inlet:
I have a planned Hungaroring trip on the 30th of March so all has to be in place by then.
fuscobal:
Good job, curious on the outcome. You should be about the trustiest person to tell the difference :)
the bruce:
Good job, mate, 10 points !!
:congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
--- Quote from: rex on March 02, 2013, 06:54:51 pm ---is glued with windshield sealant (I tested and there are no issues at temperatures above 400 degrees)
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Hungaroring trip on the 30th of March so all has to be in place by then.
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Hope you will enjoy Hungaroring without any issues at all. :happy2:
:drinking:
If you notice some smell or smoke hopefully it's just the sealant.
:evilgrin:
rex:
--- Quote from: fuscobal on March 02, 2013, 09:09:45 pm ---Good job, curious on the outcome. You should be about the trustiest person to tell the difference :)
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Thank you, my friend! I am really curious of the outcome...
--- Quote from: the bruce on March 02, 2013, 11:40:53 pm ---Good job, mate, 10 points !!
Hope you will enjoy Hungaroring without any issues at all. :happy2:
If you notice some smell or smoke hopefully it's just the sealant.
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Thank you Holger! I hope so too...
I tested the sealant and there was minimal smoke. The sealant seems to melt away but without any drops and very few smoke...
There are 2 more things to do with the brake ducts:
1. Attach the brake duct to the fog grille and create a lid for the winter.
2. Find the proper way to connect the 2 ends... As I said about 2 posts before, I hope not to make any more holes for this.
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