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This old chestnut again

Would anyone be so kind as to post up some pics of the brake pipe, fuel line and battery cable routing on a bare Mk1 shell?

I want to get these in before fitting the sub frames and so before and after pics would be great

Many thanks in anticipation

Jon

..pretty please

PM sent...R

any good ?

rear before removing the pipes.

Many thanks Iain, that's handy

..made some progress

Would be interested to hear what others have found (or know) but my understanding of the clip just below the steering rack on the driver's side (RHD cars) is it not there to hold the brake pipe but is there to retain the power feed cable that runs between the floor start switch and the wiring loom and stop it from dropping onto the exhaust. Obviously the feature is redundant on post '64 key start cars but the clip is still there regardless. Also at the brake limiter valve end there should be a 'pigs tail' coil. Image of '62 SDL (front) and '63 Beach car (rear) attached.

Roger

Pigs tail makes absolute sense but I don't recall seeing many. As for the clip I think you are right as my S has one and it is absolutely straight - as if it has never done anything

Pigtail is actually shown in some of the AKD books.......So, it's a real thing......

But, also don't recall seeing one in the real world......

I'll have to ditch the 'pigtail' as I'm using Kunifer and haven't left enough to coil it.

I like the idea of Kunifer on the 'vulnerable' underside but will probably use copper elsewhere as it's so much easier to work with

I include the Pigtail and add a further coil in the Pigs Tail as well .. you will find this makes your life a lot more easy if you ever have to service the subframe brake valve

My 60 had the pigs tail , and looked original.

IAIN wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:52 pm rear before removing the pipes.

What year was this Iain?
It has the big rear tabs on the boot floor curled in like my mk1s, where as most have it curled outward.

Nick

Nick W wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 12:19 pm

IAIN wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:52 pm rear before removing the pipes.

What year was this Iain?
It has the big rear tabs on the boot floor curled in like my mk1s, where as most have it curled outward.

Nick

Hi Nick, the car is a 1967.