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Re: 9" brakes?

To: "Ulix Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>, "David Christman" <dpc@ai.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: 9" brakes?
From: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:33:08 -0800
Cc: <Spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Reply-to: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
There is a guy here that grafts a Mk 1 Cortina stub axle onto a sprite
and as part of the conversion, you end up with Cortina disks and callipers.

I have these on my racecar.

Great brakes, a little heavier, a little wider track but no interference
problems.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
To: David Christman <dpc@ai.mit.edu>
Cc: Spridgets@autox.team.net <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: 9" brakes?


>On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, David Christman wrote:
>
>> >From surfing the web and reading various books it seams that
>> one can fit larger brakes than the standard 8.25".  Does this
>> involve MGB calipers? How about hubs?
>
>David,
>there are some kits that use MGB rotors and Spitfire calipers.  The only
>cutom part is the adapter to fit the rotor to the hub I believe.
>The man to talk to is Larry Miller, he tried to fit them.
>
>    Ulix                                                    __/__,__
>.......................................................... (_o____o_)....
>                                                           '67 Sprite
>


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