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Re: [Tigers] JH-Who is Best at Sleeving a Brake Master Cylinder?

To: Thomas Witt <atwittsend@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] JH-Who is Best at Sleeving a Brake Master Cylinder?
From: Jim Sencindiver <jd.sencindiver@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:04:35 -0400
The MC on my Tiger was refurbished (and sleeved, IIRC) by White Post.  They
do good work and you should not have any problems.

Keep on Tigering!

 Jim Sencindiver

B382100451/TAC 448
http://www.tigersunited.com/car_show/sencindiver_j/default.asp


On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Thomas Witt <atwittsend@verizon.net> wrote:

> Dan,
>
> There is a company called "White Post" that I have heard of in many car
> related articles. This is their web site: http://www.whitepost.com/**
> brake.html <http://www.whitepost.com/brake.html>
>
> I have never used them, but it seems many people have. Having been around
> for a long time they would seem to be able to advise you on your needs.
>
> Tom Witt
>
>
>
> I'm working on replacing my old, tired, worn out brake booster and Master
>> Cylinder with aftermarket American made parts. Only issue is the smallest
>> bore on the Master Cylinder I want is 1" when the OE had a 3/4" bore. Since
>> the OE is NLA I thought I would buy a new 1" bore MC and have it sleeved to
>> take a Triumph TR6 internals so it will be easy to rebuild in the future and
>> be close to the same pressure as the OE. The TR6 is a 13/16" bore so it
>> works fine from what people have told me who have used them. I have a couple
>> of questions: 1) What is the difference between a shallow bore and deep bore
>> MC and how would I know which one I would need for my replacement?;and 2)
>> Who would you recommend to sleeve a brand new polished aluminum MC? I'm
>> looking for a quality job that is also done very carefully so not to damage
>> the show quality housing. I am aware there are some shops out there that
>> have burned a few people so I would like to hear about the best shops that I
>> can trust.
>>
>> TIA,
>> Dan Eiland
>>
>> BTW-this is for a 1974 Jensen Healey, but I know a lot of my old friends
>> from the Tiger list are very knowledgeable on these kinds of subjects so I
>> thought I would see if anyone wanted to add their 2 cents.
>>
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