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  1. peashooter

    Survival 109 build

    Regarding the brakes... If I understand airpaks correctly then they only are adding the boost. Meaning I believe your master cylinder is doing all the work of moving the majority of fluid volume and applying the brakes/pushing the brake pads out against the drum UNTIL they reach a certain...
  2. peashooter

    Survival 109 build

    When I changed over to a remote reservoir style m/c I had a difficult time bleeding it also. I lost track of how many times I bled it and still had a spongy pedal. I think I was getting some air trapped at the top of the master cylinder because the remote reservoir lines had to snake down...
  3. peashooter

    Survival 109 build

    You can use the SMARPI manual and the A3 one. Look here starting around PDF page 251 for how to plumb the air lines on the dual circuit setup.
  4. peashooter

    Survival 109 build

    I know I bought the plastic from Mcmaster.com but I cant remember what size it was. I think I tried to find something about the same size as the wood and then I used the table saw to cut the dado grooves in it that the metal window halves pinch onto. I also ran stainless 8-32 screws & locknuts...
  5. peashooter

    Survival 109 build

    Yikes! Here is my window advice also: when I painted my 109 I masked off the windows and then used a knife to trim the masking tape a little better..... but when I removed the mask after paint I found a few windows with big cracks in them that must have formed from the accidental (and very...
  6. peashooter

    Survival 109 build

    Great job Quadjeeper, excellent work! It's fun reading this and seeing all the work you have done. Would you say the power steering was the biggest project so far (as far as time and difficulty)? I'm looking forward to seeing your progress and other ideas so I can "borrow" them just like I've...
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