Braided clutch line?

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rix313
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Post Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:44 pm

I've got a goodridge braided clutch line.

I fitted it while the engine is out, but it doesn't look like its going to come close to the slave cylinder.

Has any one else got one fitted?
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Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:46 pm

I made my own out of Goodridge parts (before I started using BMRS).

But I was tricky. I rotated the Slave Cylinder through 180 degrees, and installed an M10x1.0 Male to AN-3 Male adaptor, then made up the line with an M10x1.0 female on the hard line end (to master cylinder) and a AN-3 female at the slave cylinder end. Works a treat, just harder to bleed.
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Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:58 pm

Rix, you will have bought one for a LHD car.
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Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:09 pm

Is it one of these you bought??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-3-Series-E30- ... 7C294%3A50

if it was, i bought the same one and there was no way in hell it was going to fit,
the guy sent me another one out, but it was exactly the same,
so i had to do the same as djs325 there
rotate the cylinder and make up some adapters for it to fit!!
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Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:22 pm

I bought it from Merlin motorsport, will be in there tomorrow so will raise the issue, thing is i bought it back in December :? I'll see what they say and prob just get a custom one made in their workshop.

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Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:55 pm

i would be interested in one of these that fits
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Post Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:39 pm

I'll get on it and see what I can do, I might get a few done then if more people are interested.
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Post Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:09 pm

I bought one from ebay and it didn't fit. I'll end up getting a new metal brake pipe made that a bit longer than the original.
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Post Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:54 pm

There's no reason why I can't get a batch of them made to the correct length in the next couple of weeks if enough people would want them.