Hydraulic handbrake remote reservoir

neo · Post by **neo** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:58 pm

Hi all

I'm working currently to install a second pair of rear calipers on the back of the racecar as I intend to re-install the hydraulic handbrake to actuate the second set of calipers (the events in Wellington almost always involve a hairpin).

The handbrake I plan to put in has a 3/4 bore with two threaded ports, as I dont plan this to be inline with the normal brake line I need to give this a dedicated reservoir.

Does anyone know where I can get remote master cylinder reservoir from?

Currently my options all include throwing away the master cylinder I already have and then:
* install a Wilwood one that comes with a remote reservoir kit
* install a trailer master cylinder (trojan etc) with direct attached reservoir

**I haven't called the likes of BNT or ABC yet, but spent afew hours on google**

KwS · Post by **KwS** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:20 pm

What about something like the remote res used on most 90's hondas? They have remote clutch reservoirs. Used on Civic, Integras, preludes.

Otherwise some motorbikes used remote brake reservoirs.

YeMs · Post by **YeMs** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:36 pm

lol, or grab a trailer master with built in resevoir

KE20 · Post by **KE20** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:52 pm

get one from a van from a wrecker.
the resivor on a master is held on by a massive hollow bolt from memory, you just unscrew it and lift off the rsovir, all vans ive seen have a remote resivor, you just get the banjo bolt from that master and screw it in,
easy as.

Boost_4_Life · Post by **Boost_4_Life** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:48 am

how come you arent going in line with the normal brake line?

Post by **Distrb** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:12 am

neo wrote:* install a trailer master cylinder (trojan etc) with direct attached reservoir

this ^

i have a spare trailer one if you want it for mocking up purposes etc..

neo · Post by **neo** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:05 pm

Boost_4_Life wrote:how come you arent going in line with the normal brake line?

Cause I did this in the past and found it very discocerting when braking.. .. my old H/B now belongs to Distrb

Boost_4_Life · Post by **Boost_4_Life** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 1:21 pm

thats a little odd, shouldn't really have any effect on normal braking at all? Unless you arent running seperate front and rear circuits with seperate master cylinders?

Post by **Distrb** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:14 pm

Boost_4_Life wrote:thats a little odd, shouldn't really have any effect on normal braking at all? Unless you arent running seperate front and rear circuits with seperate master cylinders?

i had it on both stock master cylinder and split master cylinder and it was fine. though i havent found myself in the situation where i need to be using the service brake and the hand brake at the same time.

Boost_4_Life · Post by **Boost_4_Life** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:26 pm

Distrb wrote: though i havent found myself in the situation where i need to be using the service brake and the hand brake at the same time.

Yea same here I guess. with adjustable bias it opens up a whole new world :lol:

slighty_looney · Post by **slighty_looney** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:07 am

I'm currently doing the same setup on my rx7. You'll need a 3/4 clutch master or like I did and as said above use a trailer one. As they are the right size and only 40$

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