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[dgear1984]

Hello,

I am currently rebuilding my mk1 shell after nearly 4 years of welding and painting.

The car was originally wet but I am changing to dry.

I am looking for some good detailed pictures of the correct routing for the rear brake line that goes from the flexi pipe on the radius arm to the wheel cyclinder. Do not have an old dry line to copy only a wet one which i different. Ideally looking for pictures on how it would have been done from the factory.


Thanks Dave

[tiger99]

I think you can still buy these lines already formed to the correct shape, which would solve your problem. In the old days, Rover dealers used to keep them in stock as they were a frequent MOT failure point.

[tiger99]

I should also add that if you are lowering the car, the hose bracket needs to be moved from the top to the side of the radius arm, which changes the routing somewhat. It you don't do that,it gets chopped by the subframe when you go over a bump. But as all Minis now are quite old and have lots of history, the bracket may already have been moved.

[stevede]

Not sure if these are detailed enough, but should give you a good idea.

They are how I routed mine following what was on originally. Whether what I followed was as it came from the factory, I can't be certain.

Regards

Steve

[dgear1984]

thanks, should be able to work with that to make some