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<\/a>As usual the brake parts are laid out prior to installation.\u00a0 Here the standard Matco brake cylinders which come with the Vans kit are supplemented with 3\/8″ ID springs and Climax C-037-A aluminum set screw collars.\u00a0 The springs assist with brake pedal rebound and provide better control during braking.\u00a0 Since the spring tension is adjustable via the collar, the final alignment can be fixed per desire after some braking tests.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n GLARE SHIELD<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n INTERIOR PAINT<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CABLE RUNS \/ BATTERY PLATFORM<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After many moons of working on body, panel and fiberglass parts, I can now start installation of mechanical components.\u00a0 First up are the firewall insulation and brake line fabrication. As usual the brake parts are laid out prior to installation.\u00a0 Here the standard Matco brake cylinders which come with the Vans kit are supplemented with …<\/span> Continue Reading →<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rv-10-build-project","category-section-36-brake-lines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2927"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2935,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2927\/revisions\/2935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>The Vans brake plumbing will be augmented with a Matco park valve from the AirWard kit.\u00a0 The final angles on the AN fittings will be selected for best alignment after the lines are bent.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>The firewall on the quick build fuselage comes with the Vans brake line attachment already riveted in place.\u00a0 This was removed to accommodate the base plate from the AirWard kit.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>Since the interior side of firewall will also be covered with Rattle Trap sound dampening and heat reflective material, templates for the insulation material were measured and cut.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>Hard 1\/4″ aluminum tubing was selected for the brake line material.\u00a0 Coat hangers were bent into templates for the under-seat hard lines.\u00a0 Then the tubes were bent to fit.\u00a0 Here are the first two examples prior to flanging.\u00a0 The next steps will be the tunnel lines and connection to the parking brake valves.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>The grab handles on the quick-build glare shield are very flimsy.\u00a0 Since those holds are intended for passenger entry\/egress, I feel some reinforcement is necessary.\u00a0 Here the holes are measured and cut in a spare piece of fiberglass to add stiffness.<\/p>\n<\/a>The final attachment of the reinforcement plate will be with rivets, then covered with 1\/8″ closed foam padding bonded together with a covering material for anti-glare purposes.\u00a0 Most likely this material will be grey trunk liner – thin, strong, and non-reflective.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>The front seat area paint of the cockpit was fine, but additional work was needed on the back seat\/baggage area.\u00a0 This was mostly due to perspiration drops on some flat areas from the previous work.\u00a0 I wound up sweating at the end of the original paint session due to the high outside temperature.<\/p>\n<\/a>These cosmetic issues have waited until now for resolution.\u00a0 Now all the interior paint looks good, including the sills which were not part of the original paint session.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>With the time for pulling electrical wires fast approaching, attention is required for the previously installed nylon conduits.\u00a0 Trimming back the excess length was performed.\u00a0 Also done was the rivet installation of the secondary battery platform support bracket.<\/p>\n