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Stevie_R33GTS-T · 1st July 2005, 02:44 PM

Anybody know if the R33 GT-R ones can fit a GtS-T

. I cant find any kits for mine

Chris Wilson · 3rd July 2005, 05:57 PM

You can buy the hose and seperate re-usable end fittings and make your own. Goodridge, Earls, Aeroquip and loads more companies sell these for the race car market. I made all my own hoses for my GTS-t, using stainless hoses and fittings.

AlexJ · 16th July 2005, 11:02 PM

slightly old thread but ...

chris, i'm look into getting the bits off earls and making a set of hoses for my r32gtst which has very similar brakes to the r33gtst.

i'm interested to know if you retained the 6inch or so hard brake pipe at the caliper end or if you ran braided lines all the way to the caliper?

the fittings are 10x1 inverted flare right?

Chris Wilson · 17th July 2005, 09:16 AM

I ran braided from the inner wing to the caliper, with race type re usble fittings. Like 99% of modern Jap cars the fittings are 10 x 1 mm thread, and the pipes are inverted flared, yes.

AlexJ · 17th July 2005, 10:02 AM

cheers chris, so that would be one end male for the caliper, one end female with a "circlip groove" for the inner wing end.

do you bother with any of the "locators" along the length of the hose i.e. those fittings in the middle of the standard hose with the "circlip groove" for the "spring clip" mountings that secure the hose as it runs from inner wing to caliper?

Chris Wilson · 17th July 2005, 09:00 PM

AlexJ:

I have stuck some photos i took of my front brake setup on my ftp server, go to

ftp://ftp.chriswilson.tv/

and look in the front_brakes folder, it should be clear how i tackled clipping the hose away from any source of rubbing, using rubber lined "P" clips. I used OE style inner wing hose ends in stainless with circlip grooves, these are available off the shelf from the likes of Goodridge.

AlexJ · 17th July 2005, 10:09 PM

nice pics, thanks for the info, hadnt thought of p clips and the 90deg swept end at the caliper looks like a good plan

Chris Wilson · 17th July 2005, 10:13 PM

All stock Goodridge catalogue stuff, although I buy my fittings at James Lister. Hope it helped you!

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3rd July 2005, 05:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chris Wilson GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shropshire Posts: 1,557	You can buy the hose and seperate re-usable end fittings and make your own. Goodridge, Earls, Aeroquip and loads more companies sell these for the race car market. I made all my own hoses for my GTS-t, using stainless hoses and fittings.

16th July 2005, 11:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
AlexJ GTR Register Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: TWsomething Posts: 293	slightly old thread but ... chris, i'm look into getting the bits off earls and making a set of hoses for my r32gtst which has very similar brakes to the r33gtst. i'm interested to know if you retained the 6inch or so hard brake pipe at the caliper end or if you ran braided lines all the way to the caliper? the fittings are 10x1 inverted flare right?

17th July 2005, 09:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chris Wilson GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shropshire Posts: 1,557	I ran braided from the inner wing to the caliper, with race type re usble fittings. Like 99% of modern Jap cars the fittings are 10 x 1 mm thread, and the pipes are inverted flared, yes.

17th July 2005, 10:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
AlexJ GTR Register Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: TWsomething Posts: 293	cheers chris, so that would be one end male for the caliper, one end female with a "circlip groove" for the inner wing end. do you bother with any of the "locators" along the length of the hose i.e. those fittings in the middle of the standard hose with the "circlip groove" for the "spring clip" mountings that secure the hose as it runs from inner wing to caliper?

17th July 2005, 09:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chris Wilson GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shropshire Posts: 1,557	AlexJ: I have stuck some photos i took of my front brake setup on my ftp server, go to ftp://ftp.chriswilson.tv/ and look in the front_brakes folder, it should be clear how i tackled clipping the hose away from any source of rubbing, using rubber lined "P" clips. I used OE style inner wing hose ends in stainless with circlip grooves, these are available off the shelf from the likes of Goodridge.

17th July 2005, 10:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
AlexJ GTR Register Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: TWsomething Posts: 293	nice pics, thanks for the info, hadnt thought of p clips and the 90deg swept end at the caliper looks like a good plan

17th July 2005, 10:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Chris Wilson GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shropshire Posts: 1,557	All stock Goodridge catalogue stuff, although I buy my fittings at James Lister. Hope it helped you!