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To: "'Bill Davies'" <daviesw@ecid.cig.mot.com>
Subject: GT6 Brakes/Austin Calipers
From: Peter Cebalo <cebalo@NthShore.govt.nz>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 10:42:27 +1300
Cc: "'Triumph List'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>, "'Spit List'" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
About the Austin Princess calipers,  Having heard this a while back I
visited the wreckers and aquired a pair of 4-pot Princess Calipers (
once common here in NZ ). They don't fit the GT6, they are out by about
1/4 " on the mounting holes. However they did seem to have the same
mounting holes as the Spifire....maybe I'll try to bolt them on.... 

Has anyone one on the list accually done this ??

Maybe there's a few GT6's with Spifire uprights out there....?

Peter Cebalo

Auckland New Zealand.

>Allen Patterson wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 2) Does anyone know where the components for the 245mm vented/4pot
>> brake
>> kit from TT come from? Would hate to get it and find out it's a Volvo
>> caliper or something I have lying about.  
>
>Hi Allen,
>       I don't know specifically what parts Triumph Tune provides, but the
>common conversion to Vented Disks & 4 Pot Calipers here in the UK uses
>the folloeing components:
>
>Vented Disks from Ford Capri 2.8i, re-drilled for Triumph Hub.
>
>Austin Ambassador (Princess also?) 4 Pot Calipers with Spacers fitted.
>
>The disks are easily obtained over here from any aftermarket motor
>factors, but the calipers can be quite difficult to find. Anyone know of
>another application?
>       Cheers,
>               Bill.


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