I dunno if this means anything, but my '68 Spit that i am working on has the
big Plastic reservoir for the Brake master cylinder. I have no idea if it is
original or not. I tend to doubt it...but who knows.
Dave
Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com> wrote:
>In article <11EEFA4B6844D511A0E70008C71E9F013835A6@ABDEXH01>, Richard
>Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com> writes
>
>>In addition, I have a 1500 with single line braking (one of the last), and
>>my brake M/C looks noticeably different to that shown in the picture - the
>>reservoir is much bigger, and is plastic with a plastic lid, while the
>>clutch M/C has a metal reservoir that is solid with the cylinder.
>
>Richard,
>
>So do I. These plastic-reservoir brake master-cylinders were
>apparently only fitted to cars destined for continental Europe. Mine
>was fitted last year, as it was the only one I could find in a hurry. I
>would guess that Daffy's is also not original, as Carly originally had
>the cast aluminium m/c shown as standard in most parts catalogues, and
>in the "Guide to Originality".
>
>ATB
>
>--
>Mike
>Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
>http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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