FLI does brake ducts [Archive]

FLIWRX

06-23-2009, 03:54 PM

One day while searching through Nasioc I ran accross a post concerning brake ducting. While looking through the thread I saw someone who had cut his frame rails and welded solid tubes in there to minimize the length of actual brake duct hose being used and to reduce tire rubbing on the hose.

For our own track car we used these ducts and a customer saw what we did and wanted it for his own track car so we went ahead and installed them. Below are the pictures of how it was done.

First step remove the front bumper and fender liners
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/FLIWRX/MikeTBD.jpg?t=1245793161

The pile of parts
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/FLIWRX/MikeTBD4.jpg?t=1245793276

Drilling the first two starter holes
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/FLIWRX/MikeTBD6.jpg?t=1245793362

Cutting the frame rails
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/FLIWRX/MikeTBD9.jpg?t=1245793412

Duct bracket mounted to the hub.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/FLIWRX/MikeTBD5.jpg?t=1245793978

All cut and ground away
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/FLIWRX/MikeTBD11.jpg?t=1245793488

One side tube welded and marked for wheel clearancehttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/FLIWRX/MikeTDB15.jpg?t=1245793581.

Notch cut and welded into the pipe for wheel clearance and test fitted
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/FLIWRX/MikeTDB16.jpg?t=1245793656

All welded, sealed, painted and back into place
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/FLIWRX/MikeTBD21.jpg?t=1245793751

Ducting going to the bumper
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/FLIWRX/MikeTBD19.jpg?t=1245793848

The look from the front.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/FLIWRX/MikeTBD22.jpg?t=1245794150