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| Posted: Mon Dec 4th, 2017 06:01 pm |
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Bert Power
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I recently added a 65 Hornet with dual Mc7's to the herd. I'm looking for someone that has one with FWB's for advice on how the brakes were set up.
Thanks, Bert
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| Posted: Mon Dec 4th, 2017 10:42 pm |
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| Posted: Mon Dec 4th, 2017 11:01 pm |
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jeff brown
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Try Richard Peck in Waco, Texas he's repopping some karts and parts. He will be glad to help.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 4th, 2017 11:03 pm |
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| Posted: Tue Dec 5th, 2017 12:50 am |
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Doug Tenney
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Any chance you'd want to add a 2nd Hornet to the herd? It just so happens that Farmer Brown just listed one on E-Bay, 142613300239. There's even a close-up pic of the front brakes.
I'll let him know about this thread. Maybe he'll chime in after he's done spreading manure tomorrow morning.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 5th, 2017 01:26 am |
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Carl Haydt
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Bert,
Let me know what it is you want to see and I'll post pics...............after I'm done plowing the fields,slapping the hogs,ect
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| Posted: Tue Dec 5th, 2017 03:21 am |
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Bert Power
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Any photos of the front axle, and how the lines were plumbed from the master cylinder. Mine has the m/c right in front of the caliper on the rear axle, with no tee for the front brakes. There's two brass "fittings" in the front axle, and I'm not sure what purpose they serve, if any. This kart was a jerry-rigged show kart with a lot of add-ons like head and tail lights. I doubt if it ever was on a track, but I'd like to bring it back to stock.
Many Thanks Carl!
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| Posted: Tue Dec 5th, 2017 09:27 pm |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 6th, 2017 12:06 am |
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Doug Tenney
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Bert,
Hmmm. I'm going to toss out a few arm-chair-QB suggestions. Take 'em with a grain of salt.- Tee the lines at (or near) the M/C. Then route the lines forward, hidden inside the L & R main frame tubes. It would be really convenient if the frame tubes were open in the back, hidden by the mounts. Are they?
- You'll need to make holes for the lines to emerge from the frame tubes, up near the front wheels. Be smart about where you make them, of course (away from high stress areas, and allow slack for steering the lock-to-lock).
- Maybe for the section between the frame rail and the wheel, run the nylon line inside a light stainless coil spring, to keep it from kinking and to protect it from abrasion? May not be necessary.
- On Carl's kart, I really like how both M/C levers share a common clevis pin. Super simple way to still have brakes even if one of the lines pops off down the straightaway.
Whoa, that's enough heavy thinking for now... time for a nap.
Doug
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