240sx Rear Brake Flex Line and E-Brake

[Miles]

I just installed a MM 240sx brake kit on my 240Z. There are two issues

 

1. Driver's Side Flex Line: I installed the 20" hard line that goes from the T block on the passenger side to the driver's side and used the SS flex line that came with the MM kit. The geometry and length of the flex line makes it fit very close to the frame and will most likely cause it to rub on the frame. I am thinking about getting another flex line the same length as the passenger side that Ross supplied in his kit. A longer line should allow it to droop below the frame, but not so long as to hit the half-shaft. From my search of the archives I see others have had this same problem and have just installed a flex line all the way to the T block.

 

2. E-Brake Arm on the 240SX Caliper: I bought 1994 remanufactured 240zx calipers. The problem is that the e-brake actuator lever that connects to the E-brake cable is completly different than the pictures I have seen here. On mine the lever has just a hook at the end. It looks like the letter "J". there is no way it will capture the fork on the end of the E-brake cable. I do have an old set of calipers I bought for core charge. See attached pictures. The new caliper is black.

 

 

Miles

Edited September 9, 2009 by Miles
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