83 Gti set to get full resto

The Torques products are awesome bits of kit !! Like you said , well made and at a reasonable price.
  The braided hose is top notch too.

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Baggie82 said

The Torques products are awesome bits of kit !! Like you said , well made and at a reasonable price.
  The braided hose is top notch too.

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All my hose and fittings is from torques, its really great stuff, the guy who runs it lives quite near to me. I think he just copies other manufacturers and sells for reasonable money on eBay.

My brake lines are soon to be made up with stainless braided AN3 teflon coated line and stainless fittings, front to back from torques. Made a hydro clutch line up a while ago and its been perfect.

He offers discount once you've ordered a certain amount from him too. His discounts work on order history.  

That's a tidy looking piece of kit Andy #3  

Yeah it's quality mate. I have bought all my hose and fittings from Torques, wouldn't shop anywhere else now.

Joe90k I'm thinking of going down the braided brake line route too, won't cost too much tbh, it'll be a lot easier to fit as well!

Melteddrummer said

Yeah it's quality mate. I have bought all my hose and fittings from Torques, wouldn't shop anywhere else now.

Joe90k I'm thinking of going down the braided brake line route too, won't cost too much tbh, it'll be a lot easier to fit as well!

Cost me just over £150 for everything. I have a load of weird fittings too because of my m/c's on the bias pedal box and remote servo being imperial. Track cars use it, so why not on a road car. Stainless steel is far more corrosion resistant than kunifer, easier to work with and looks better once installed IMO.

Car looks spot on btw mate, bet you can't wait to drive it now!

Bargain that Joe!! Yeah man, stainless ftw!!

Melteddrummer said

Yeah it's quality mate. I have bought all my hose and fittings from Torques, wouldn't shop anywhere else now.

Have you got a link for them, can't seem to find them

Is that braided hose a special two way hose?

If not, where is the fuel return line?

Cheers.

Hairyarse said

Melteddrummer said

Yeah it's quality mate. I have bought all my hose and fittings from Torques, wouldn't shop anywhere else now.

Have you got a link for them, can't seem to find them

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Torques-U-K

He only sells on eBay.

penarthur66 said

Is that braided hose a special two way hose?

If not, where is the fuel return line?

Cheers.

I think most hose is two way mate.. lol

Andy hasn't put the return line in yet.

Joe90k said

Baggie82 said

The Torques products are awesome bits of kit !! Like you said , well made and at a reasonable price.
  The braided hose is top notch too.

Ad.

All my hose and fittings is from torques, its really great stuff, the guy who runs it lives quite near to me. I think he just copies other manufacturers and sells for reasonable money on eBay.

My brake lines are soon to be made up with stainless braided AN3 teflon coated line and stainless fittings, front to back from torques. Made a hydro clutch line up a while ago and its been perfect.

He offers discount once you've ordered a certain amount from him too. His discounts work on order history.  

Will the Teflon hose be ok with the brake fluid ? I've got a small resevoir on mine for the hydraulic clutch which was using fuel hose and noticed the fluid seeping through. Had to change the hose to a neoprene one now and is fine. 

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Baggie82 said

Joe90k said

Baggie82 said

The Torques products are awesome bits of kit !! Like you said , well made and at a reasonable price.
  The braided hose is top notch too.

Ad.

All my hose and fittings is from torques, its really great stuff, the guy who runs it lives quite near to me. I think he just copies other manufacturers and sells for reasonable money on eBay.

My brake lines are soon to be made up with stainless braided AN3 teflon coated line and stainless fittings, front to back from torques. Made a hydro clutch line up a while ago and its been perfect.

He offers discount once you've ordered a certain amount from him too. His discounts work on order history.  

Will the Teflon hose be ok with the brake fluid ? I've got a small resevoir on mine for the hydraulic clutch which was using fuel hose and noticed the fluid seeping through. Had to change the hose to a neoprene one now and is fine. 

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AN-3-JIC-3-1-8-I-D-Stainless-Braided-Clear-PVC-Coated-Teflon-Brake-Hose-1m-/360933510457?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5409504d39

Taken from eBay listing mate:-

Applications when used in conjunction with the AN-3 Teflon Hose fittings:

Brake Lines, Clutch Lines, Fuel Systems, Turbo oil feed Hose, Coolant Systems, Oil Pressure Systems, Gauge lines & Power Steering. Compatibility: Brake Fluids, Unleaded Petrol, Methanol, Water, & Oil. Ideal for use with Unleaded fuel

I'll be using Teflon for my brakes, also using it for the fuel, it was recommended by Torques

penarthur66 said

Is that braided hose a special two way hose?

If not, where is the fuel return line?

Cheers.

Yeah mate as Joe says the return hasn't been fitted yet. Still got the cradle brackets to sort out as I cut them off and forgot to weld them back on furing the resto

Will you drill holes and bolt a bracket on?

Melteddrummer said

penarthur66 said

Is that braided hose a special two way hose?

If not, where is the fuel return line?

Cheers.

Yeah mate as Joe says the return hasn't been fitted yet. Still got the cradle brackets to sort out as I cut them off and forgot to weld them back on furing the resto

You're a lucky lucky man, I can only dream of when my '83 GTI looks like that….

pazwaa said

Will you drill holes and bolt a bracket on?

Yes Matt, I'll be drilling holes, might be something you should consider before final paint on yours! I've already bolted mine on with one bolt but the thing keeps spinning so I'm gonna make a different one with 2 holes in to stop it turning

penarthur66 said

Melteddrummer said

penarthur66 said

Is that braided hose a special two way hose?

If not, where is the fuel return line?

Cheers.

Yeah mate as Joe says the return hasn't been fitted yet. Still got the cradle brackets to sort out as I cut them off and forgot to weld them back on furing the resto

You're a lucky lucky man, I can only dream of when my '83 GTI looks like that….

I'm lucky now mate yeah but it's taken nearly 2 years to get to this stage  

Joe90k said

Baggie82 said

Joe90k said

Baggie82 said

The Torques products are awesome bits of kit !! Like you said , well made and at a reasonable price.
  The braided hose is top notch too.

Ad.

All my hose and fittings is from torques, its really great stuff, the guy who runs it lives quite near to me. I think he just copies other manufacturers and sells for reasonable money on eBay.

My brake lines are soon to be made up with stainless braided AN3 teflon coated line and stainless fittings, front to back from torques. Made a hydro clutch line up a while ago and its been perfect.

He offers discount once you've ordered a certain amount from him too. His discounts work on order history.  

Will the Teflon hose be ok with the brake fluid ? I've got a small resevoir on mine for the hydraulic clutch which was using fuel hose and noticed the fluid seeping through. Had to change the hose to a neoprene one now and is fine.

Ad.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AN-3-JIC-3-1-8-I-D-Stainless-Braided-Clear-PVC-Coated-Teflon-Brake-Hose-1m-/360933510457?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5409504d39

Taken from eBay listing mate:-

Applications when used in conjunction with the AN-3 Teflon Hose fittings:

Brake Lines, Clutch Lines, Fuel Systems, Turbo oil feed Hose, Coolant Systems, Oil Pressure Systems, Gauge lines & Power Steering. Compatibility: Brake Fluids, Unleaded Petrol, Methanol, Water, & Oil. Ideal for use with Unleaded fuel

Lol ! I was thinking of the black nylon braided hose 

nice one coming along nicely now

Cheers Simon

Another small update from today. Picked my gearbox up from having the Wavetrac LSD fitted. I'm glad I went ahead with the new diff as the old one was knackered by all accounts. The box was full of what can only be described as pond water lol and all the planet gears were damaged by water compression! Anyway it's all back together and fitted to the engine again.



Also fitted the wish bones which have been stitch welded for a bit extra strength. Fitted the front Weitec anti-roll bar as well, not too impressed with the bushes that came with the ARB, gonna get some proper ones for the ends




Return to fuel tank fitted


Made a new stainless fuel pump bracket thingy as the old one was a bit tired. Still got another support bracket to make for the pump.




That's it for no peeps