In a message dated 1/19/99 10:27:28 PM Pacific Standard Time,
laifman@flash.net writes:
> > My car has a Girling MK2A brake booster 5".
>
> Stock for all but MkII, and re-build kits are about $60. Not an easy job,
> better use a pro.
>
> > Why does the later Tigers have the bigger 7"booster? All the brake
> > components seem to be the same on all Tigers.
>
> The 7" MkII Tiger unit was also used on the Alpine Series V
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Yes, the 7" booster unit was used on MK II Tigers and Series V Alpines. It
was also fitted to MK IA Tigers beginning with about chassis number
B382001200. I say "about" because there is an area of ambiguity on this
between the parts manual and actual observation of chassis numbers.
Dick Barker
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