I have one that came off 70 GT6 that I am converting to vintage racing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@mccarty-law.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 7:49 PM
Subject: Brake Master Cylinder Needed -- Spitfire and GT6
> So, does anyone have a good used master cylinder for Spitfire or GT6
> they'd like to part with (Spit Mk 3 through early 1500, 1967-75) (all GT6
> years) ?
>
> Last spring, in a fit of desperation to get the Spitfire to the race
> track, I stole the brake master cylinder off of my daily driver/autox GT6.
> I was thinking, of course, that I'd rebuild the Spitfire's MC and install
> it on the GT6, as it's the same part.
>
> But, having rebuilt the Spitfire's MC a couple of times, it still doesn't
> operate properly. It hangs up on the bottom end (the last centimeter or
> so of its return). Seems to catch on something. We haven't been able to
> figure it out.
>
> So I thought I would just buy a new MC and bury the old Spit MC in the
> back yard with the rest of the Triumph parts which have proven to be
> smarter than me (stock ZS GT6 carbs, etc.). Only it turns out that I
> can't actually bring myself to BUY the new master cylinder -- it's $345 or
> so from the usual suspects, and, more importantly, it would be sure and
> certain proof that I'm a "parts-replacer" mechanic (which I suppose I
> still am, but I don't need to look at proof of it all the time).
>
> The result of all of this is that the GT6 has been sitting in my storage
> unit for the last year. This can't go on.
>
> So I'm looking for that good used or rebuildable MC. Anyone?
>
> Scott
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