demuire Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Spoke to my engineer last night, and I think I'm going to start "accumulating" parts to do the hydrolic handbrake. What bore master cylinder do people usually use? Will be using this with the Bluebird TRX disc brake rear end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumblezzz Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 I would also like to know. I was looking at Paul Pyyvaara's ute the other night and oh baby its a fine machine (for a commodore) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demuire Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Yes, it is a rather nice ute isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demuire Posted July 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Been recommended to try using P4872 which is 3/4 ", does that sound about right? That's for the master cylinder to activate the rear brakes? Had a look at Terry's Datsun1200 on the weekend for some ideas on handbrake levers, and I think I'm sorted. I now have to look for a Datsun 120Y or maybe Datsun1200 handbrake lever and fabricate some mounts to mount that in the Corolla. Haha, more datsun bits in my car :) Jamie's gonna kill me :dance: Might actually pick up 2 of them while I'm at it, the Corolla handbrake is too bulky and too hard to move around. I like the Datsun one, it's small and compact, easy to put just about anywhere, and to modify to fit a hydrolic setup :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demuire Posted August 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 For anyone interested, Brake Parts Australia (where I get most of my brake bits) sells the P4872 for $78.65 inc GST. That's the price I got quoted over the phone, but every single time I've been there I've paid less than what they quote on the phone... Very strange, but I'm not complaining :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99 Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I had the hydraulic (spelling :P ) handbrake installed in Dino (the Datsun 1600). I was lucky because the brake lines had already been moved to run through the car due to the brake bias. I bought the handbrake lever and bracket from Rod Biggar (Datsun 1600 rally guru) for not too much. He might have another one for sale though? Mr Redwarf (The Master) and I (The humble apprentice) mounted the brake lever and painted it to make it look pruddy. I then took it to ABS to get the brake line split and plumb in the handbrake. They looked at me REALLY strangely and asked me to explain what I wanted again. And again. I guess I looked funny in my grubby working on car clothes requesting they plumb in this brake so I could do skids at motorkhanas (motor-what??). In the end they refused to do the job! :P Datsun 1600 GOD *bow down* Ken Graham came to the rescue and put me onto a friend who did a cash job for me. And it works a treat to this day, just ask Evan. It's a little bit of a hassle but it is SO worth it and makes handbrake turns work that much better. Yay for Fook for getting the project going and YAY for the Datsun cross breeding that's going on!! Just proves that Datsun parts are cheaper, are easier to work with and more available than Toyota! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Jamie Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Just proves that Datsun parts are cheaper, are easier to work with and more available than Toyota! :P good thing too, as they break more often and/or rust out quicker :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99 Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 errr no, that doesn't explain why you guys are choosing datto parts over toyota parts?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro_ke Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 fook is a strange guy who wants to put datsun parts on his toyota (blasphemy!) HE SPEAKS NOT FOR THE REST OF US TOYOTA LOVERS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demuire Posted August 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Oh wow, prreeeeety :dance: I wonder if I can fabricate something like that... Hahahahaa... I could try :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demuire Posted August 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 Picked up a Datsun 120Y handbrake lever today: It's even got the handbrake warning light switch built in which I much prefer, than the silly plastic one in the Corolla (that I've broken). Measured everything up roughly, and it looks like it should all fit. Current plans are to bolt the Datto handbrake lever to the right and behind the Corolla one, and use that as the mechanical handbrake. Will probably reuse the bottom right bolt for the top right hole on the lever, and make a bracket out of 3mm plate steel for the bottom right hole. Handbrake cable will probably go through the floor under where the rear seat normally will be (same as the original Datto setup). From there I'll have to somehow connect it to the Bluebird TRX brake cable. Will have to investigate that further. Corolla handbrake will stay where it is, just space it up 3mm (as it will sit on top of the Datto one). Hydrolic MC will go pretty much next to the Datto lever, possibly using the same mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 For the hydraulic handbrake, I'm assuming its a completely seperate brake system with its own master cylinder independant of the primary brakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demuire Posted August 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 It does have it's own master cylinder, but no it plumbs in to the existing brake system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 Hrmm my reluctance to install such a system would be if say I somehow lost my brake fluid by driving, then as opposed to having only slightly mild braking ability from the rear wheels, id have nothing at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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