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| awemawson:
Sadly the litigation culture is spreading to the UK as well. I cannot believe that it is either sensible, responsible (or legal) to make your brake cables the way that you are suggesting. For a start it will count as a 'modification' as far as your insurers are concerned and will invalidate your insurance. What is the cost of having them swagged professionally? Contrast that with the human cost that you could cause if your cables give way at the wrong moment. Could you live with the result and still sleep at night? Just don't do it. |
| ParCan:
Ok OK OK I give in. I will try and find someone who can make them locally. The Car is a 2000 SECMA Q-Pod Fun. It's an early model with the Cast Hubs and Cable Drum brakes all round. This car was last produced early in 2002. Later ones had Hydrolic Discs. I have made tens of cables before using Soft Solder and turned (or just a lump of bar sawn off and drilled) nipples. I have never had a cable that I have made fail. Some in fairly heavy repeat use applications. The Copper iron I have used in the past is fairly small, generally used with whatever solder was available, usually electrical solder or plumbers flux and plumbers solder. The correct solder has been obtained with a temp controlled solder pot. I have the correct Inner and Outer brand new. The fittings that are good from the old cables can be reused. I 100% Do not wish to risk My or anyone else's safety on the road. After the 1st attempt which failed miserably, I tried again to source some new ones from the manufacturers in France. They don't have any. There are none in the UK either. I simply can not buy them. To get the set made was just over £200 + VAT and Postage which is insane. I will nip over to Burnham and talk to the boat yards or try a couple of the places around Southend Airport. I Understand all your concerns, and equally admit to having concerns myself. |
| vtsteam:
Just throwing links here to try to be helpful -- don't personally know about these firms: http://www.s3i.co.uk/wire_rope_assemblies.php http://www.tecni-cable.co.uk http://www.greatcirclerigging.co.uk/ also: http://lightaircraftassociation.co.uk http://www.ayrs.org/ |
| Ashlyn Katarzyna:
That looks like a OHV vehicle sort of the equiv of a Ranger or Rino 4x2. |
| tom osselton:
Have you tryed these guy's? http://www.cunninghamsauto.com/secma-parts.php |
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