Road to Speed Week 2014 Part 2: The Progress Continues

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earl's ano tuff fittings, 5523 motorsports, brake lines

Originally I thought we’d just merge this tubing back into the factory tubing but Nick Hunter of 5523 Motorsports had a different idea.  We went back and forth in some heated debates, but eventually Nick won out… His skull and shrunken head tattoos can be awfully intimidating at times.

 

safecraft, fire system, earl's ano tuff fitting

To clean up the engine bay and free up valuable real estate on the fire wall, all of the OEM brake and clutch lines were removed.  The brake system was entirely recreated and routed through the interior using Earl’s Performance Products stainless tubing and black ano tuff fittings.  At the same time, 5523 Motorsports couldn’t resist redoing the plumbing for our fire systems.

 

earl's performance products, swivel seal, speed seal, steel braided lines, 240sx

At this point, nothing remained of the factory brake system and even our aftermarket steel braided lines were ditched in favor of Zombie spec replacements.

 

earl's performance products, speed seal,

5523 Motorsports made all new brake lines using Earl’s Performance Products -3 stainless steel Speed Flex line complete with a PTFE liner.  Again, with corrosion being a concern, stainless steel Speed Seal banjo fittings and hose ends were also used.

 

earl's performance products, speed flex, speed seal, steel braided lines, 240sxOur resident MotoIQ hand model proudly shows off one of Project 240SX LSR’s new brake lines made from Earl’s Performance Products stainless steel fittings and braided line. 

stabuli, dry brake, steel braided

A quick disconnect dry brake was installed in-line with the clutch line to allow for easy removal of the transmission without having to unbolt or bleed the slave cylinder.  Typically a Stubuli branded version of these can cost a pretty penny; however, Smiley Racing Products makes this version that is more affordable.   

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