[Tigers] Manual Brake Conversion

[genepadgett at comcast.net]

Hi Tom,



For what its worth, Classic Motorsports went to a 1980 Subaru twin master
cylinder in their Tiger resto project.B B  Here is the link to this part of
their project:B B 
http://classicmotorsports.net/project-cars/1965-sunbeam-tiger/updates/4/ B 



Cheers,B  Gene




----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Parker" <tkparker1941 at gmail.com>
To: "LIST TIGER" <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 8:30:14 AM
Subject: [Tigers] Manual Brake Conversion

Good Morning all,

I'm in the middle of a debate, more like "going to school," over how to
convert to manual brakes.

The issue centers around a near catastrophic failure of the brake system
which, fortunately, happened in my garage, as opposed to on the road: the
rear brake line sprung a leak at the driver's side wheel cylinder. What I'd
like to end up with is as close to a tandem brake system as possible. Not
too hard to do, except the Girling brake booster is in the way.

So, first question: What size master cylinder bore will stop the car without
breaking the driver;'s leg in the process? I go back a long way; when I was
young most cars didn't have power brakes, and they stopped with reasonable
effort. Today that doesn't seem to be the case.

Any thoughts? suggestions? Steve? Tom? Larry? Anyone?

Tom

' 67 Mark 2, now moving under its own power.
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