Skye,
The "fly-off" handbrake looks like the one on a B, but works just a
little differently. You pull up the handle to set the brakes, but you
must also depress the "release" button on the end to get it to remain in
that position. It's called a "fly-off" because you can very quickly
release the handbrake - it just takes a quick pull up on the lever and
then a release.
Yes, the fly-off style was used on the T series, and the MGA as well.
(You could order the bits necessary to convert an MGB handbrake to the
fly-off configuration from the Special Tuning Department.)
Someone else will have to explain the advantage of a fly-off handbrake
during competitive driving. Never could quite figure it out...
Bill
Skye Poier wrote:
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> Speaking of handbrakes,
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> What's a "fly off type"? Is it on the T-series?
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> Skye
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