[Tigers] Brake pads

[Teepen, Jere]

Initially, the Japanese auto industry built their cars using designs licensed
from the British auto industry.  I believe the first was a variant of the
Austin Seven.  This relationship was re-established after WWII and lasted
through the 1970's.  A comparison of components between British and Japanese
cars of the same era will show how close the Japanese industry followed the
licensing agreements, many times with improvements to the components. Some
will interchange with British parts, but most have a minor difference that
prevents a direct swap.  Metric measurements are one of the big differences
that make crossover difficult.

As an example, the popular Sunbeam modification of a Mazda pick up (Ford
Courier) brake master cylinder swap is such a close fit because of this
licensing relationship.


Jere Teepen

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Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake pads

That's curious.  Anybody know why?  Did Datsun try to copy the Brit's so
closely that they even copied the brake pad dimensions?

-Randy

Robert Palmer wrote:
> Both Tr-4 and 240Z pads fit.
>
>
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