Fitted the shiny new stainless braided flexi-brake pipes this weekend. The bizarre thing was that I didn't have any problems with copper pipes getting stuck in the pipe unions and twisting while being undone :shock, horror: So, a couple of hours, and a litre of brake fluid later, 3 new pipes were fitted, one to each front caliper, and one to the rear axle.
The braided pipes help to remove some of the squidgey feeling from the pedal as they don't expand anywhere near as much as standard rubber pipes when under pressure. So therefore the brakes should feel much more precise, especially when the brake fluid has been changed too.
This is where we will write about all the stuff we do to prepare ourselves and our vehicle for the trip of a lifetime, a trip around the USA and Canada!
A brief history
We have been planning this trip since October 2005. At the time Jen was looking at the possibility of driving from Anchorage in Alaska to Orlando in Florida. Dan was thinking about a trip around the world. When we finally got it together, we decided that North America has a huge diversity of landscapes, people and things to do that this would be a good destination for our once in a lifetime trip.
July 2007 is when we go. But now that time is running out we really have to get on and get things done. Finding information is a bit of a time consuming job, so we hope to make it easier for anybody doing something similar by providing as much info as we can, either here in the bloggy thing, or over at our main website, Getmuddy.co.uk
Credits and thanks
- Various members of the Camel Trophy Owners Club for their advise and support... and for listening to us go on and on and on about this trip!!
- Colonel Henry Day - For providing info about his own very similar experiences.
- Paul at Myway for replacing the ladder on our rooftent free of charge... and for supplying a tent that doesn't drip on you!!
- BOAB for offering their advice on water tanks and filtration systems.
- Steve Shores at Kingstown shipping for having the patience of a saint and answering all of my questions.
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