Why not go all the way and use the Japanese body and chassis, as well?
Jay Fishbein
Wallingford, CT
HAN-6 British British Car
Innocenti-950 Italian British Car
Innocenti-S Italian British Car
260-Z Japanese Japanese Car
> At 03:04 PM 7/17/2000, Andrew.Griffith@ReadRite.com wrote:
> >I'm Back...
> >Been off the list for about a year now and things are going to be slower
> >here for about a month so lets get started.
> >
> >Update: I'm still working on the engine conversion of my '62 Sprite to the
> >Toyota 18RG (2.0L, dual cams and dual DCOE carbs). I had to rebuild the
> >engine because all the bearing were badly worn (but at least they were still
> >smooth) and in the process I had everything balanced, upped the compression
> >to 9.7:1, upgraded the carbs from 40mm to 44mm and added a TRD header. Best
> >guess is it'll be in the neighborhood of 165 HP easy. The tranny is also
> >Toyota and after I destroy the factory Sprite rear-end I'll be replacing it
> >with a Mazda.
> >
> >I'm not sure if you've hashed these out lately, but here goes...
> >
> >Q#1. I've decided to attempt the big brake conversion on my Sprite, which
> >I've already upgraded to the standard Spridget disk setup. I've heard that
> >all I need to do is get a set of Spitfire rotors, MGB calipers and the
> >hub-rotor offset spacer from Mini-Mania. But I've also heard that this
> >conversion it's that straight forward to do because there are issues with
> >the steering arm making contact with the spitfire rotor and the MGB caliper
> >not being centered over the rotor.
> >So, if what I've heard is true... how have you people handled these issues
> >or any others for that matter? Are the only solutions to bend the arm and
> >change the rotor offset?
> >
> >Q#2. As I mentioned, I did convert my front brakes from drums to disk but
> >I'm still using the factory 7/8" bore master cylinder. I know that the
> >smaller MC bore will require less foot for the same braking... But is it
> >really noticeable?
> >
> >Q#3. If I decide go with the MGB calipers should I also use the 3/4" MC? Are
> >the capacities different between the two types of calipers, Spridget & MGB?
> >
> >Off-the-wall idea... Did I mention I'm running a Toyota Automatic tranny? I
> >hear you laughing! But seriously... Since I'm not obviously using my clutch
> >MC... Would it be practical to use one cylinder for the front brakes and the
> >other cylinder of the rear brakes? Other then linkage mods and new brake
> >lines... would the calipers and wheel cylinders hold up to twice as much
> >pressure per wheel? I figure it would only shorten my brake stroke and make
> >my brakes more reliable/safer since they would no longer be a single line
> >system. Has this been done before?
> >
> >Any and all opinions are always welcome and appreciated.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >-Drew from San Jose
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