Joe:
Ditto here - I have purchased seals, new pistons, bleed screws, etc. for the
front
calipers on my 70 Spitfire. That's about all there is in the way of replaceable
components, unless you actually take the caliper apart and also need the small
o-ring seal that seals the brake fluid port from one half to the other half.
Martin Libhart
1972 TR6
1970 Spitfire Mk. 3
Joe Curry wrote:
> Andrew Mace wrote:
> >
> > Joe Curry wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Regarding the front brakes, I have it on good authority that the
> > > > calipers for the early Spits are not rebuildable because the kits are
> > > > no longer available. For that reason, I am holding onto a pair from
> > > > my '75 parts car (different and rebuildable). They are interchangeable.
> >
> > Hmmm, last I knew (and according to John Kipping's Web site), pistons and
> > seal kits are available for the "type 12" (pre-Mk.3) caliper. I don't know
> > if the calipers are directly interchangeable or not (never tried). The
> > early ones mount to an adaptor that bolts onto the vertical link. Later
> > calipers bolt directly to a different vertical link. Is the caliper bolt
> > spacing the same? I'll have to find out sometime, I guess! :-)
> >
> > --Andy
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> Andy,
> Thanks, I'll check into that. However, My source is very reliable.
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Martin Libhart
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