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96 Posts Member #: 251 Advanced Member Nottingham UK |
22nd Apr, 2005 at 01:10:06pm
Does anyone know if a hydraulic handbrake is MOT legal on a road car. WRC cars are road legal have them so maybe they are? |
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Site Admin  9408 Posts Member #: 58 455bhp per ton 12 sec 1/4 mile road legal mini Sunny Bridgend, South Wales |
22nd Apr, 2005 at 01:36:13pm
my understanding is it has to be a different system, so if you have a seperate caliper, and master cylinder then it should be, but I'm not 100% sure on that On 15th May, 2009 TurboDave said:
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Site Admin  8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
22nd Apr, 2005 at 02:20:54pm
No, full stop so ive been told |
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 2521 Posts Member #: 417 Post Whore Swindon |
22nd Apr, 2005 at 02:42:59pm
I thought they made a hyd handbrake that can have the cables attached for roaduse
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Site Admin  15302 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
22nd Apr, 2005 at 03:39:13pm
The law on this is that there has to be a handbrake that is actuated by MECHANICAL means to give you half a chance in the event of complete hydraulic failure. So if you have hyd master cylinder attatched to your rear brakes for a hyd handbrake, but leave the cable in place as well, you will be legal. Why you would want for the road though I don't know? I have put them on stage rally cars but for the road???
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96 Posts Member #: 251 Advanced Member Nottingham UK |
23rd Apr, 2005 at 02:20:15pm
well I am builidng a race inspired mini which I want to use for hillclimbs, tarmac rally, sprints and drag events but also want to be able to drive it on the roads. The aim of the hydraullic handbrake is for the tarmac rally use where I think it maybe useful.
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 9258 Posts Member #: 123 Post Whore Betwix Harrogate and York |
25th Apr, 2005 at 08:27:13am
The trick is to have a cable still installed that appears to be doing something but isn't really. i.e. a cable that is attached to the handbrake lever and a token lever that goes into the drum. Pull the handbrake and the cable moves (moving the lever) and hey-presto the hanbrake comes on, or something like that.
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the design shows a distinct lack of imagination, talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry. |
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Site Admin 8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
25th Apr, 2005 at 08:32:33am
I've been told to do that as well! lol!
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