1996 GT Pantera.. Knowledge?

[Lee_Lancs]

Hi guy's, I'm restoring a 1996 Pantera, all is going well, but I've hit a bit of a "how the hell" stage in the rebuild..
I've got the Vbrakes fitted to the front , and, I'm now on to fitting the rear brake cable, but, my 96' was originally fitted with canti's, so there arn't any braze on's to hold the outer cable, only 2 "guides" which originally held a length of plastic tubing to guide the brake cable around the seat tube..
I know some of you lot will have come across this problem before, so can you tell me how you sorted this "head scratcher" that i have..??
Cheers folks

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Hi guy's, I'm restoring a 1996 Pantera, all is going well, but I've hit a bit of a "how the hell" stage in the rebuild..
I've got the Vbrakes fitted to the front , and, I'm now on to fitting the rear brake cable, but, my 96' was originally fitted with canti's, so there arn't any braze on's to hold the outer cable, only 2 "guides" which originally held a length of plastic tubing to guide the brake cable around the seat tube..
I know some of you lot will have come across this problem before, so can you tell me how you sorted this "head scratcher" that i have..??
Cheers folks

So you've got the guide under top tube where the rear seat stays meet that is riveted on and the one on the side of seat tube?
If so you'll need a little ferrule stop for the one underside of toptube and just bypass/ignore the seat tube straight to noodle

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Ta da...

 

[Lee_Lancs]

So you've got the guide under top tube where the rear seat stays meet that is riveted on and the one on the side of seat tube?
If so you'll need a little ferrule stop for the one underside of toptube and just bypass/ignore the seat tube straight to noodle

Hiya Mickeysinn, thanks for your reply..
There is a braze on near the head tube, to carry the rear brake outer cable, it is ally welded to the frame about 3.5in from where the headtube joins the downtube, then there is a run of bare brake cable, which goes to an ally braze on to the underside of the toptube, within the small triangle.
Originally the frame was fitted with a 5in length of ptfe tube, to guide the cable inner from this braze on, around the seat tube to the canti cable (pictures attatched).
As you can see, the holes in these 2 braze on's are elongated, so a normal cable end just slides through..
I'm thinking i may need to designe/make some kind of inserts, to fit inside these elongated braze on slots?

 

[Lee_Lancs]

Hiya Mickeysinn, thanks for your reply..
There is a braze on near the head tube, to carry the rear brake outer cable, it is ally welded to the frame about 3.5in from where the headtube joins the downtube, then there is a run of bare brake cable, which goes to an ally braze on to the underside of the toptube, within the small triangle.
Originally the frame was fitted with a 5in length of ptfe tube, to guide the cable inner from this braze on, around the seat tube to the canti cable (pictures attatched).
As you can see, the holes in these 2 braze on's are elongated, so a normal cable end just slides through..
I'm thinking i may need to designe/make some kind of inserts, to fit inside these elongated braze on slots?

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Yup same set up as mine although it mine is backwoods ...Ive just fitted cantis on to too.
so the two bits aren't actually stops just guides.
I can make one up for you if you like wouldn't take long on my lathe!?

 

[Lee_Lancs]

Yup same set up as mine although it mine is backwoods ...Ive just fitted cantis on to too.
so the two bits aren't actually stops just guides.
I can make one up for you if you like wouldn't take long on my lathe!?

Yup same set up as mine although it mine is backwoods ...Ive just fitted cantis on to too.
so the two bits aren't actually stops just guides.
I can make one up for you if you like wouldn't take long on my lathe!?

Looks like great minds actually do think alike afterall..
Ive just fired up my old girl

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Looks like great minds actually do think alike afterall..
Ive just fired up my old girl

Excellent if your jammy you might be able to get a little set on the section inside the frame guide and a PTFE liner too help keep it light action !

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Nice chuck btw....mines a bugger....or more likely just buggered

 

[Lee_Lancs]

Nice chuck btw....mines a bugger....or more likely just buggered

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A 4 jaw independant.
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Live centers & dead centers.
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A faceplate & dogs.
Spare drive belts.
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