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Re: brake line

To: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Subject: Re: brake line
From: David Brown <davebrown1@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 07:39:15 -0800
Cc: "Larry G. Miller" <millerls@classic.msn.com>, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
References: <2.2.32.19971110131312.00f6e7dc@pop.uunet.ca>
Reply-to: David Brown <davebrown1@earthlink.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Panel of Spridget scholars:

How can I find out about the big brake conversion?
There is an '80 mgb with disc brakes at pick-a-part, would I need those to
start.
Thank you in advance,

Dave


Brian Evans wrote:

> The thread on a banjo fitting is the same as the thread on the straight in
> hose end, and both seal with crush washers - Mini Cooper S uses the straight
> hose fittings, so I checked.  So, just order some banjo bolts and new crush
> washers, double check the sizes as there are two common sizes of banjo bolt
> (3/8 and 7/16), and don't forget that there are two different size of crush
> washer for the stock fittings.
>
> Brian
>
> At 10:30 PM 07/11/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >Just a thought. Could the car have a Big Brake conversion.  The MGB calipers
> >don't use the Banjo fitting. This would be assuming that you havn't had the
> >car very long.  If you have ever put on new pads then you would know if they
> >were not Spridget calipers.
> >
> >Larry Miller
> >




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