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« on: October 30, 2005, 20:50:08 »
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« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2005, 21:04:55 »
looks good can i ask how much it is

i really love taking the drum off to clean out the hand brake i really do :lol:
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« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2005, 21:08:59 »
put it this way - if you took your disco to a dealer to have the drum cleared out and pads replaced, the x-brake would be cheeper to fit [1].  Si's website can be found at www.x-eng.co.uk it has all the prices on there.

ok so you are likely to do everything yourself but I was sick of taking the thing apart every few months (as my link says).

Once it's fully tested off road I'll post back again but I have no doubts it will be really effective :-)

[1] if you fitted it yourself
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« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2005, 21:40:34 »
Looks good mate, I'll be keen to see how you get on with it

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« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2005, 22:02:30 »
looks good mate i,ve been looking at his stuff for a while thinking it was a good idea instead of the drum
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« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2005, 22:04:45 »
without wanting to sound like a walking advert - so far it's really good, it does what it says on the tin!

I'd be tempted to wait for his new back plate, but even without the skid plate it's a quality piece of kit :-)

Matt
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« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2005, 22:06:04 »
Was it easy to fit Matt?
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« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2005, 22:10:31 »
prices seem quite reasonable as well i was expecting it to be at least twice the money
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« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2005, 22:12:00 »
no and yes.

no because it's never been done to a disco before so I had to work out all the angles and mods, yes because once I'd worked out what to do it was as easy as bolting it all on.  I've documented the whole lot with full details.

Here --> http://www.m-v.demon.co.uk/x-brake/xbrake.htm

Knowing what to do and where I think you could do the whole lot inside 2 hours without anything more than a socket set, spanners to do the drive shaft (unless you are lucky enough to have a drive shaft removal tool) and a big philips screw driver.  That's taking your time too. I reckon I could do it inside an hour / hour and half second time around.
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« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2005, 22:31:35 »
Quote from: "beast5680"
prices seem quite reasonable as well i was expecting it to be at least twice the money


as per my write up on the website I think he only makes £25 on the kit - so when you knock off tax it's hardly going to make him a huge profit - Si seems like the kind of guy who likes making stuff mostly for the challenge of doing it.

It's nice to see enthusiasts doing stuff for enthusiasts like this -unlike certain comapnies selling stuff for exhorbitant amounts.

If you are passing feel free to come and a have a look and play in person.

Matt
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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2005, 20:20:35 »
might take you up on that, it looks alot like the handbrake systems used on construction plant
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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2005, 20:58:25 »
that is indeed what it is!
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