Listers,
what about a GT6 m/c? It is again different.... output lines are on the
inboard side (dual system), standard 3/16 lines... etc. The bias is 70/30
(rumor is there is also a 50/50 out there, maybe on a mk 3 GT6)... point
being, the GT and spit shared "most" of the bulkhead and "all" of the
frame... where's the problem.
PS: considered a Wilwood or Airheart racing system (so long as you're
bleeping with your brakes?) or, alternatively, an inline brake
proportioning valve available from any race shop?
dave T
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Moseley <nmoseley@iwaccu.com>
To: Tom Ambrose <tambrose@tir.com>
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: October 2, 1998 1:28 PM
Subject: RE: spit brake master cylinder
Aahaa. Finally, something I can contribute.
Aside from the different fittings (which I'm told can be rectified with
creativity and a flaring tool) if its like my project...it won't fit(!). On
my '76 1500 the factory cut the bulkhead, and a plate with a deep bowl was
welded over the hole to accomodate the (longer) later type M/C. My Mk IV
project just has a bowl in the bulkhead but not as deep. The later M/C was
between 1/2 to 1 inch too long. I suppose one could remove the plate from a
parts car, cut a hole in the bulkhead, and spot weld it in, but my answer to
this problem was to go get an earlier M/C (thanks Michael Bayrock for
posting which wreckers had Spits), which fits fine. I had to take it to my
friendly garage to have the fittings changed (nothing $30.00 wouldn't solve)
but other than that it was straight forward.
Nick Moseley
76 Spitfire FM46454U nearing resurrection
-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Schwartz [SMTP:bschwart@pacbell.net]
Sent: October 2, 1998 7:09 AM
To: Tom Ambrose
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: spit brake master cylinder
>Is it possible to use a later-type 1500 brake master cylinder in my MK 4
>spitfire? I have an extra one
>from of my many parts cars. That's all that keeps me from having a
>road-ready spitfire. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Not without a lot of work, in other words its not a straight replacement.
Besides using different (metric) fittings, the pipes are on the opposite
side, and if you were to switch the pipes, they wouldn't fit the pressure
warning switch (non metric threads, so unless you had special pipes with
the proper threaded fittings or used adaptors, you would have to change the
entire brake line pluming etc-
Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire
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