205 Brake Pipe Routing

[rallyeash 155]

On my 205 rallye ive got gti running gear which also includes the front anti roll bar. ive never been overly happy with the brake pipe routing on my car for the last few years and ive now worked out why.

 

the base model and rallyes with no front arb have a mounting point between the copper pipe and flexi like this

 

 

 

and the gti's with a front arb have a mounting point like this

 

 

so ive got the top pointing point but have got the bottom pipe routing so it doesnt rub against the arb.

 

my thoughts are to either grind off the pointing point and reweld it into position of the gti one or poss get a different type of fitting on the end of my braided flexi to overcome the issue.

 

 

Has anyone else had this problem, if so what did you do?

[rallyeash 155]

might have sorted myself out, Nicks touring car engined 205 rallye... nice and simple!

 

[allye 530 3 Cars]

I just ran like the standard base model set up and left the strut mount alone, my lines go behind the strut, passed 2 MOT's all fine.

[rallyeash 155]

you've got yours like the first yellow rallye pic then? clears the arb ok?

[allye 530 3 Cars]

yer all fine, just found this

 

Edited March 13, 2012 by allye

[rallyeash 155]

thanks, when i tried this route a few years back would rub on lock etc. are you running standard 205 gti length braided lines?

[allye 530 3 Cars]

I think so yer,

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

My 309 has the base model 205 style mounts, I've run my hose (fully braided) through a rubber grommet in the original mount. I'm using gaz golds though, they don't have the location tab which meant I could turn the damper in the hub slighty to alter the position of the drop links for a bit better clearance.

 

On my 205 inca (with gti subframe,wishbones etc) I did away with the body mount and ran the hose to a clip just above the subframe mount. Again there's still not a massive amount of clearance to the drop links.

 

Nicks looks a different bracket altogether? Or has it just been twisted round?

 

Edit, my 309 is done similarly to allyes picture.

Edited March 13, 2012 by allanallen

[james_pug 26 1 Cars]

On my cj running gti arb set up and gaz coilovers the drop link catches the brake line, I plan on just chopping it off and welding it out the way.

[rallyeash 155]

thanks for that allan. im running Gaz GHA's which have the tab for the brake lines.

 

on Nicks 205 rallye it looks like he has ground off the original mount completely and just knocked up a new mount and drilled a hole to allow the pipe to run through then welding it on at the right angle. think this is the way im going to run it with the "miles" extended 205/306gti6 braided lines that i have already. will then be very similar to the standard gti setup

Edited March 13, 2012 by rallyeash

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

thanks for that allan. im running Gaz GHA's which have the tab for the brake lines.

 

on Nicks 205 rallye it looks like he has ground off the original mount completely and just knocked up a new mount and drilled a hole to allow the pipe to run through then welding it on at the right angle. think this is the way im going to run it with the "miles" extended 205/306gti6 braided lines that i have already. will then be very similar to the standard gti setup

 

That certainly looks the best way, much tidier/safer going to the mount on the damper. If I ever need to replace the brake hoses on the inca I think I'd copy nicks.