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Subject: Re: Brakes
From: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:41:13 +0100
Hi Kyle.
Thanks for the follow up info.
All I need now is confirmation from someone with both a TR6 and a GT6 that
the callipers are the same, then my friend can start looking into fitting
them to his GT6!

Graham.

----- Original Message -----
From: "kkrice1"
Subject: RE: Brakes


> Graham,
>
> The brakes are from an 84 Toyota 4x4 Truck.  You must use the ones from
the
> 4x4 not the two wheel drive.  For the 74, the only thing you need to do is
> make new hard lines (the short ones) as the original ones will be too
short.
> You do need to trim the dust shield but that was very easy as well.  Other
> than that, nothing to it.  I think there is a write up on the VTR site or
> some other web site.  If you can not find it, let me know.  It is so easy,
> you really do not need any directions.  I purchased fully loaded calipers
so
> all I had to do was bolt them on.
>
> Kyle.

Big Scissors job here.   <Snip>

> > Subject: Brakes
> >
> >
> > Hi Folks
> > I was just talking to a friend with a GT6 about brakes, and uprating
> brakes.
> > He mentioned that the callipers are the same as TR6 including the use of
> > Metric versions with the special shouldered bolts.
> > Can anyone please confirm this and if true, has anyone ever fitted the
> > Toyota(I think?) calliper that can be fitted to the TR6 to a GT6?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Graham.



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