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[Tanso]

UPDATE

We are waiting for the main bearings so we started renewing all the brake lines.

Bought some universal copper brake lines.



And a special tool!













Looking good

























Almost done with all the lines. We have to fit new rear brake cylinders first. The parts have arrived so thats the next step.




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Our 1983 Porsche 924 project: http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?p=364034#364034

[RPM2006]

Jobba på

Själv letar jag kolvar till 931an..

[morghen]

Looks great, i need to do the same on both of my cars, one does not need it but it looks like fun.
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[MikesCoupeGT]

You are doing a great job with that car. I did brake lines front to back on an Audi Coupe GT once. Not a fun job getting all the bends right. You have a great touch. Again Well done.
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MikesCoupeGT
'76 924
'83 944
''19 Elantra GT N-Line

[Johnny_Haywire]

This is a great and engaging thread, Tanso. Many thanks for posting and also for all the great pics!

I'm curious about any accommodations that need to be made when removing 1.5mm from the head and also the power increase you expect to be gained.

Looking forward to your progress!
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1981 924 N/A 5-speed

[Tanso]

[BBC1964]

Great thread, and great pics.

[macBdog]

Are those copper brake lines or is it a coating on steel?

Copper would be much easier to form the ends on, I've worn a few tools out making steel ends.
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1979 931 with a 350 chev
1973 911E with EFI

[MikeDanger]

[Johnny_Haywire]

Ah, duly noted, take away from the block, not the head. And the timing belt tensioner is capable for correcting for this? The increase in power sounds quite nice.

I look forward to your progress.

Cheers from Chicago!

- Paul
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1981 924 N/A 5-speed

[Tanso]

[Tanso]

UPDATE

We continue with the brakes starting with the drums.





Comparing with the old ones during installation.


New fresh brake cylinders. Simplifies bleeding.







Applying some copper grease.



Continues with installation.







Looking good





But the drums are ugly.





Found some yellow brake paint.















Last step is to install the new brake line to the new cylinder

Next up is the front brakes
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[Rasta Monsta]

Next time you might think about knocking the rust off of the steel components and painting them as well. . .
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• WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3

[Tanso]

UPDATE

We got our new main bearings from Mittelmotor in stock size!





But before we install these we need to lighten the flywheel and balance the engine. We hope to do that next week.

We are also done with the front brakes. Here is the pics!



Punching out the retaining pins.





Pulling out the old brake pads.





Loosening the 2 big nuts on the caliper.



Now we change to new gaskets.











We painted the calipers to. We are changing the color scheme to red instead of yellow. We are going to repaint the rear drums later.



Now we are putting it all together.



New brake pads.



Applying some copper paste.









Now we only have to fill the system with brake fluid!
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[Johnny_Haywire]

Glad to hear the bearings have arrived. Nice progress with the brakes, too!
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1981 924 N/A 5-speed