Wumps
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| posted on 20/4/10 at 05:10 PM |
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What are my brake options?
Hi,
I have a Locust build I am doing and it is fitted with cortina uprights and hubs. It came with a nakered set of cortina calipers.
I'm not sure whether to find somewhere that may do a reconditioned set of the above cortina calipers, maybe on an exchange basis or I have heard
that capri 2.8 calipers fit on these hubs?
Will both have enough stopping power for current 1.6 and later 2.0l ?
Cheers for any advice on this
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 20/4/10 at 05:20 PM |
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ive just been thinking what to do with my cortina calipers. a company called biggred look the best option.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 20/4/10 at 05:23 PM |
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Cortina brakes have more than enough capacity what you have to be sure and do is fit the correct master cylinder for use with out a servo.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 20/4/10 at 05:31 PM |
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Good point britishtrident.
The correct master cylinder in this situation would be..............?
'Cos I'm going to need one.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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deltron63
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| posted on 20/4/10 at 06:39 PM |
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I got mine from ebay £65, seller id rattachris
They came with new pins and shims.Bargain. You need a 19mm or 3/4" master cylinder.
Tony.
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Lars
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| posted on 20/4/10 at 06:46 PM |
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if i was to do it again I would just send it to biggred mentioned above, however I reconditioned my own.
the std cortina callipers have more than enough stopping power (the cars are so light, they slide very quickly, or maybe that's just my car )
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DavidM
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| posted on 20/4/10 at 08:37 PM |
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You should be able to get exchange reconditioned M16 calipers from your local motor factor. They are readily available and not expensive.
David
Proportion is Everything
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daviep
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| posted on 20/4/10 at 08:49 PM |
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I'm using a 17mm (11/16) mc and find it has a very nice feel.
Davie
[Edited on 20/4/10 by daviep]
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iscmatt
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| posted on 20/4/10 at 10:32 PM |
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thumbs up for bigred, well worth it!
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Wumps
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| posted on 21/4/10 at 08:42 AM |
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At £109 for a solid pair and £119 for a vented pair they are very well priced over at biggred for sure. They dont mention an exchange service on their
site so assume thats a outright new set for that.
I have a solid disc set up at the moment, will the hubs just take the vented set up if I bought the discs to match? Also can I use a master cylinder
off a escort or sierra or will something uni like this do ...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Universal-3-4-inch-19mm-Clutch-master-cylinder_W0QQitemZ150433266261QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=it
em2306857a55
Cheers guys
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Wumps
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| posted on 27/4/10 at 05:02 PM |
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Hi,
I have noticed the above is for a clutch  I will probably look for a sierra one as I assume you need a res plug for fluid level warning on the
IVA?
I have solid discs at the mo, will the same hubs take the vented disc and caliper offered on biggred?
Cheers all
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