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Hello,as the title implies do any of you guys drive a car with a proper rally type bais pedal box? I am in the process of building an e30 v8 Braking is an issue on this conversion so i want a top setup I'm going for a mk1 escort pedal box setup Information of all sorts would be great,positive or negative! As with all ideas it has to start somewhere so i will go forward and backward on my ideas
Cheers Mo
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PhoenixCapri
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Run them in my old Mk2 Escort and in the Mk1 Capri. Nothing much to report other than they work really well.
It's really important to make sure you have the right bore master cylinders for the front/rear systems you have, to make sure the basic balance is in the right ball park - off the top of my head 0.625" up front, and about 0.7" for the rear circuit is what I have on the Capri. I think the Ford setups tend to come as standard with 0.625 front, and 0.75 rear. Size will be cast into the side of the cylinder.
In terms of putting them together, just make sure you have the balance bar built so you can get a full range of adjustment - nothing worse than having to take it all out again because one circuit hits it's limit way before the other!
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Iain
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Dec 11, 2015 10:34:17 GMT
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I did ponder fitting one so had a drive of a mates car with one, they give a different pedal feel (instant progressive bite rather than travel then assist) but you get used to it.
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Dec 11, 2015 10:39:57 GMT
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Ive done two, both on mk1 escorts, they can be a nightmare to set up. the first one we done went in OK but the other one was a pain. Take your time and as said get the cylinder size right
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Dec 11, 2015 11:06:19 GMT
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just as important as mc bore sizing is the pedal ratio, non servo setups need a higher leverage ratio, 6-1 springs to mind rather than 4-1.
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p1erce
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Dec 11, 2015 17:17:03 GMT
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what he said /\
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Dec 11, 2015 17:25:30 GMT
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I've got one... the only odd thing if you've got grooved discs is you can REALLY feel them each rotation... I'm hoping that is normal and not something else wrong with my car. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Dec 11, 2015 18:49:06 GMT
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Thanks for all this advice fella's,will take all onboard and see how it goes,
Cheers Mo
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Dec 11, 2015 19:01:54 GMT
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Well I still haven't driven my car, so can't give you any real-world feedback, but I fitted this kit to my Scimitar due to engine transplant and space problems. ![](http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/Darryl_Webb/media/Scimitar/IMG_7510_zps97bdf3e2.jpg.html)
![](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x476/Darryl_Webb/Scimitar/IMG_7526_zps2d65797a.jpg)
As has been said already, this could turn out to be tricky to set the balance, but I'm not at the stage of testing it yet.
The lack of servo may be a concern, but there are those who argue that on a light car, there is much more feel to the brakes. I have a K-series Elise, so I'll agree. If you get the bore diameters and lever ratio right, I don't see any reason why you'd need to be He-Man to stop the thing.
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