The early alpine pads are round on the bottom end, whereas the later pads, and
all
Datson Z pads are more or less square.
Just about any of these pads can be used as doner pads for an early alpine,
but about 20% of the pad plate, and some of the friction area must be removed
for proper fit.
I think you might be confusing that the datsun pads nearly fit for the later
alpines and tigers.
They were used as the basis for my early pad mod becuase they are readily
available, whereas Triumph and Sunbeam parts are not so available.
Jarrid Gross
> GSTROM99@aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 10/9/00 10:17:45 AM Central Daylight Time,
> JGross@econolite.com writes:
>
> > I wish it were that easy to get good pads for the early cars.
> >
>
> Didn't I read somewhere that the early Datsun/Nissan 240 pads are a close fit
> for the early cars and only need to be ground on slightly?
>
> Gary
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