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Member ID: Zamazon

Location: Antwerp, Unknown

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1972 Ford Taunus

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Time to check the brakes...
I think i'll beter renew the whole system.
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New fluidlines, flexibles, brakecylinders,shoe's,...everything.
As you can see the fluidlines are pretty rusty...

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Here's a pict. of the whole fluid
system of the brakesZamazon's 1972 Ford Taunus Antwerp, UN - 49;Zamazon's 1972 Ford Taunus Antwerp, UN - 48
I just cleaned up the fluidlines with some sanding paper and chrome polish and they look like new ones...To free them i just used the air compressor.
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I repainted the plates and ordered some new flexiblesZamazon's 1972 Ford Taunus Antwerp, UN - 50;Zamazon's 1972 Ford Taunus Antwerp, UN - 58
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I wanted to keep the original claws but the we're stoked too,Zamazon's 1972 Ford Taunus Antwerp, UN - 39;Zamazon's 1972 Ford Taunus Antwerp, UN - 73
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so i had to order new ones(200 bucks)...but i did't choose the color.

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So the last thing to order is some new pair off brake cylindersZamazon's 1972 Ford Taunus Antwerp, UN - 59 and a new pair of shoe'sZamazon's 1972 Ford Taunus Antwerp, UN - 60
A week later...
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Now that i have all the parts , i can start building everything back up...
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So, that's it for the brakes, we can start ridin' with a whole new braking system...

Page 1: The Car
Page 2: Let's get started + exhaust
Page 3: Clean the engine
Page 4: The brakes
Page 5: Bodywork

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Member ID: Zamazon

Location: Antwerp, Unknown