Larry
Are you thinking that 7/8 may be the way to go with MGB calipers? If so,
that may influence my decision to go toward big brakes. What is involved in
the Big Brake conversion? Is it just a matter of bolting on the Spitfire
rotors and MGB calipers? That sounds too easy. I'm getting swivel
axles/hubs (and rotors but I don't know condition) from a friend who is
converting a disc brake midget to wire wheels and need to get rebuildable
calipers (and maybe rotors) anyway.
If I have to switch to the 3/4 bore to go with Spridget discs, and if I
decide to go that way, I will end up with a surplus 7/8 bore MC. It was
brass-sleeved and rebuilt less than a year ago, in case you need one.
Phil Vanner
61 Midget
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> From: Larry G. Miller <millerls@classic.msn.com>
> To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: Master Cylinders
> Date: Tuesday, October 21, 1997 11:00 AM
>
> Phil
>
> Your right I had the size backwards. I was referring to both. I switched
> master cylinders when I first changed to disk brakes over 20 years ago on
#1.
> I am currently switching #2 to the MGB brakes and have not yet decided
how to
> go with the master cylinder. I need to make the decision now. Switching
to
> the dual line cylinder is not something that I would want to do after the
car
> is finished. My main concern is whether or not the 3/4 cylinder will work
the
> MGB calipers o.k. If I thought it would, I would stick with it just to
save
> making and routing all of the new tubing.
>
> ----------
> From: Phil Vanner
> Sent: 20 October, 1997 4:57 PM
> To: Larry G. Miller; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Master Cylinders
>
> Larry
>
> Drum brake cars have the 7/8 bore stock, and disc brake cars have 3/4
bore
> MC's. Are you referring to converting to discs or converting existing
discs
> to "big discs"?
>
> Maybe I should skip a step and go directly to big discs... in a year or
so
> I'll want them anyway.
>
> Phil Vanner
> 61 Midget
>
> ----------
> > From: Larry G. Miller <millerls@classic.msn.com>
> > To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: Master Cylinders
> > Date: Monday, October 20, 1997 5:36 PM
> >
> > Adrian
> >
> > My real concern is will the stock master cylinder produce enough
pressure
> for
> > MBG calipers that I am installing. I know that the stock 3/4 inch bore
> master
> > cylinder should be replaced by the 7/8 inch bore cylinder when
converting
> disk
> > brakes.
> >
> > ----------
> > From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net on behalf of Adrian
> > Sent: 20 October, 1997 3:25 PM
> > To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
> > Subject: Re: Master Cylinders
> >
> > So to all the people concerned with adding later year model safety
> > equipment such as dual brake master cylinders:
> >
> > Them rubber bumpers are DARN safe! I bet they'd bolt right on!
> > And I may have an extra set!
> >
> > hee hee
> >
> > adrian
> >
> > 75 midget with some darn safe bumpers!
> >
> > Lancer7676@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks Larry for bringing that up. To extend your question a bit
> further,
> > is
> > > it possible to install the dual brake master cylinder and brake
lines
> into
> > > an earlier Sprite with a single line. I am thinkinng of my 1967
> Sprite. I
> > > am taking her all the way down to the bare bones. Wondering how much
> > trouble
> > > it would be to install the safer dual lines. And would it fit, as
> Larry is
> > > asking, into the '67 box?
> > >
> > > -----David
> > > 1967 Sprite (Victoria, aka, Vicky)
> >
> > --
> > __________________________________
> > email: adrian@icx.net
> > adrian@utk.edu
> >
> > "How about going back to sleep for
> > a few minutes and forgetting all
> > this nonsense" -Gregor Samsa
> >
> > http://user.icx.net/~adrian/
> > http://user.icx.net/~adrian/midget/
> > __________________________________
> >
> >
>
>
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