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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby bobbrown » Sun 15.03.2009, 13:14

I was working on the standard cables not necessarily for the Hi-spec rear upgrades but it should not take much to have them shortened to suit the Hi-spec upgrade.
At present I am working with a spacer between the stock cable and the caliper outer cable mounting to take up the difference in length on the Hi-spec rear upgrade.


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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby Enright » Sun 15.03.2009, 20:59

G UK wrote:Just pointed Neil at this thread after his cars overnight escapades!! :shock: :-D

I thought his car had been nicked after reading his first message but all became clear with the second.

Actually I just replaced mine after my Elan failed it's MOT last year due to an inoperative handbrake on one side.
Fortunately Gareth (theelanman) had a spare cable so I drove up to Buxton, collected and fitted it, and the car passed the re-test the very next morning.

On Friday morning I got up to find my car had rolled down the drive in the night. It came to rest (fortunately without hitting anything) about 3 doors down the road. Should have pulled the lever up that extra notch, and more importantly put it in gear. Won't make that mistake again! :roll:
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby BFG in the BRG » Sun 15.03.2009, 21:09

Ah bugger it!
It's only money :-D
I just can't resist a group buy, :banana:
Only thing is I am not going to make Donny due to work.

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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby Exbury » Tue 17.03.2009, 22:16

I am interested but again......on too many group buys and want to get the car on the road. Awfully tempted though and will probably go for it :?

Let me just get my course out of the way for next week (so what am I doing on here.....gotta go)
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby bobbrown » Wed 18.03.2009, 00:10

BFG in the BRG
I can probably post them but I this I hope is an exception rather than the rule.
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby BFG in the BRG » Wed 18.03.2009, 18:38

:oops: thanks :beer: - if it helps and you get inundated with postage requests - then send all the postage ones to me and I can deal.
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby L.G. » Wed 18.03.2009, 20:26

Bob,

I'm still in if you can post them.

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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby daveA » Thu 19.03.2009, 02:34

Me too please :D

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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby GeoffSmith » Thu 19.03.2009, 20:25

bobbrown wrote:BFG in the BRG
I can probably post them but I this I hope is an exception rather than the rule.


You could always consider using Steve B (not sure if he's going to Donington) or Muley (who is) as courier.
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby BFG in the BRG » Thu 19.03.2009, 22:11

Sounds like a cunning plan - thanks, I'll bear it in mind and see what I can arrange :-D
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby bobbrown » Thu 26.03.2009, 12:20

I have spoken with Mike at the company that is making these cables up and he has given me a firm price working from the sample I sent him.
Price is £27.50 + vat for each cable (£55.00 +vat the pair) free delivery to Donington.

Typical Lotus for some reason the adjuster on the cable is 9mm diameter which as a thread seems a strange choice, so as they do not do that size, I will get him to use 10mm to keep it nice and standard. The only thing this may effect is the hole it goes through as it may or may not need opening up a small amount. The adjuster will be 15mm ish longer than current but that just means there will be 15mm more adjustment.

For those in the Hi-spec rear upgrade I will get these cables made to suit as the outer will need to be around 40/50mm longer

If I am to make the Donington dead line I will need your money and the end of next week seems a good cut of point.

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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby router » Thu 26.03.2009, 22:17

1. Bob B. Brown (pair)
2. Paul W
3. L.G. (pair)
4. Pinky (1 pair, please - just in case anyone is thinking of ordering singly )
5. Geoff (pair)
6. Pete (pair)
7. Gazza (pair)
8. rip (pair)
9. Ailwyn (pair)
10. Ailwyn (pair)
11. Andy_J(pair)
12. Dico (pair)
13. BFG in the BRG (Pair) - any chance of posting
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15. Router (pair) --- Geoff any chance of collecting mine from Donny, I will be on holiday so cant make it...
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby markv » Thu 26.03.2009, 22:43

1. Bob B. Brown (pair)
2. Paul W
3. L.G. (pair)
4. Pinky (1 pair, please - just in case anyone is thinking of ordering singly )
5. Geoff (pair)
6. Pete (pair)
7. Gazza (pair)
8. rip (pair)
9. Ailwyn (pair)
10. Ailwyn (pair)
11. Andy_J(pair)
12. Dico (pair)
13. BFG in the BRG (Pair) - any chance of posting
14. daveA (pair)
15. Router (pair) --- Geoff any chance of collecting mine from Donny, I will be on holiday so cant make it...
16. markv (pair) - pick up at Donny (and can pick up for anyone else who goes to the Southern Meet)
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby dapinky » Fri 27.03.2009, 10:11

Bob, you have PM
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby bobbrown » Fri 27.03.2009, 14:38

1. Bob B. Brown (pair)
2. Paul W
3. L.G. (pair)
4. Pinky (1 pair, please - just in case anyone is thinking of ordering singly )Paid
5. Geoff (pair)
6. Pete (pair)
7. Gazza (pair)
8. rip (pair)
9. Ailwyn (pair)
10. Ailwyn (pair)
11. Andy_J(pair)
12. Dico (pair)Paid
13. BFG in the BRG (Pair) - any chance of posting
14. daveA (pair)
15. Router (pair) --- Geoff any chance of collecting mine from Donny, I will be on holiday so cant make it...
16. markv (pair) - pick up at Donny (and can pick up for anyone else who goes to the Southern Meet)
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby Dico » Fri 27.03.2009, 17:10

Bob, can you give the actual price including vat so nobody else makes the same stupid mistake I made? :D
I added 1.75% plus a bit more for a pint. Then the wife told me it wasn't 1.75%, and wasn't even 17.5% but was 15%!! FFS! :-D

Another payment coming your way (Sorry :oops: :twisted: )
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby bobbrown » Fri 27.03.2009, 19:01

Dico

I take it maths is not not your strong point, so £55.00 plus the vat makes the total

£63.25.
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby daveA » Sat 28.03.2009, 18:52

Bob you have a pm daveA
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby paulwatkins » Sat 28.03.2009, 19:58

Bob, I've set up the EFT. The money should be in your account shortly

Thanks for this
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Re: Hand brake cables

Postby GeoffSmith » Sat 28.03.2009, 20:48

Cheers Bob, you have an e-mail.

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