Wendy Dawes Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) After rescuing Mabel from Billy Bodger and his blind mate, came time to check the state of the brakes, oh what a mess, couldn’t believe someone had actually put new front pads into totally knackered calipers, and the rear brakes were beyond belief, so she had new calipers, pads, drums, shoes, adjusters, wheel cylinders and retaining clips and pins throughout and a nice new set of stainless brake hoses and new copper brake pipes, also new master cylinder. cant believe the things some people will do !! Edited April 10 by Wendy Dawes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Wow... I bet you are glad you tackled those before putting too many miles on the clock! Looks like bodger and badger have been at it before?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Did a similar job .....shoes before the Border Raiders and pads yesterday. Three pads didnt look too bad with about 1/8" of meat on ....but the fourth..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I think my fronts on the Spitfire are due a change. Probably worth checking the Dolomite as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 hour ago, yorkshire_spam said: I think my fronts on the Spitfire are due a change. Probably worth checking the Dolomite as well. You should have said...` fronts on the Spitfire due for a change ....and the Dolly might!😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 19 hours ago, Velocita Rosso said: You should have said...` fronts on the Spitfire due for a change ....and the Dolly might!😉 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 21 hours ago, Velocita Rosso said: Did a similar job .....shoes before the Border Raiders and pads yesterday. Three pads didnt look too bad with about 1/8" of meat on ....but the fourth..... 🤭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 21 hours ago, yorkshire_spam said: Wow... I bet you are glad you tackled those before putting too many miles on the clock! Looks like bodger and badger have been at it before?! Billy Bodger has had more than one go at poor Mabel, you really don’t want to know - but would you use garden hose pipe to replace the heater hoses 🙄 this was the engine bay when I got her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 59 minutes ago, Wendy Dawes said: would you use garden hose pipe to replace the heater hoses 🙄 no, but like you when I got mine both heater hoses were the clear reinforced type of hoses, as per photo. Now replaced by lovely green garden hose - just kidding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Rosbif said: no, but like you when I got mine both heater hoses were the clear reinforced type of hoses, as per photo. Now replaced by lovely green garden hose - just kidding. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianb Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Hi , I just want to confirm that this blokes blind mate wasn’t me! I didn’t realise there was another Blind restorer out there! Yep I am registered Blind. I hope that the Numpty who put them brakes together doesn’t ruin anyone else’s enjoyment of Tiumph restoration! . Adrian Blind restorer in Sussex hopefully doing a good job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Adrianb said: Hi , I just want to confirm that this blokes blind mate wasn’t me! I didn’t realise there was another Blind restorer out there! Yep I am registered Blind. I hope that the Numpty who put them brakes together doesn’t ruin anyone else’s enjoyment of Tiumph restoration! . Adrian Blind restorer in Sussex hopefully doing a good job! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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