Agnetha has a functioning brake pedal. At last, all three pedals actually do something. The brake pedal is not particularly effective but it should improve with further tinkering. As I’ve been learning, to fix something that doesn’t work well is not a big deal compared to completely rebuilding something that destroyed itself from decades of neglect.
Getting that middle pedal working again required remaking most of the original braking system: All hard brake lines, all flexis, rebuilding the drum brakes, rebuilding the calipers and replacing the brake master cylinder (from a Mk2 Escort RS2000 no less). Splashing out on a proper flanging tool saved a lot of heartache – I’ve only had 1 union fail…so far!
The next major job is to resurrect the Hydragas suspension. I’ve already replaced the heavily corroded and land-of-a-thousand-bodge-ups fluid lines that run underneath the length of the car. The displacer units will need regassing and/or replacing, so it’ll be something of a mini-project. To keep things fun I plan to do a few small jobs in parallel: Install the JBL speakers, realign the doors, generally smarten-up the interior and perhaps find some rally-style fog lights to occupy the holes that were drilled long ago in the front bumper.
Projekt Agnetha 