[Tigers] JH-Who is Best at Sleeving a Brake Master Cylinder? Not Tiger Related

[Thomas Witt]

Dan,

There is a company called "White Post" that I have heard of in many car 
related articles. This is their web site: 
http://www.whitepost.com/brake.html

I have never used them, but it seems many people have. Having been around 
for a long time they would seem to be able to advise you on your needs.

Tom Witt


> I'm working on replacing my old, tired, worn out brake booster and Master 
> Cylinder with aftermarket American made parts. Only issue is the smallest 
> bore on the Master Cylinder I want is 1" when the OE had a 3/4" bore. 
> Since the OE is NLA I thought I would buy a new 1" bore MC and have it 
> sleeved to take a Triumph TR6 internals so it will be easy to rebuild in 
> the future and be close to the same pressure as the OE. The TR6 is a 
> 13/16" bore so it works fine from what people have told me who have used 
> them. I have a couple of questions: 1) What is the difference between a 
> shallow bore and deep bore MC and how would I know which one I would need 
> for my replacement?;and 2) Who would you recommend to sleeve a brand new 
> polished aluminum MC? I'm looking for a quality job that is also done very 
> carefully so not to damage the show quality housing. I am aware there are 
> some shops out there that have burned a few people so I would like to hear 
> about the best shops that I can trust.
>
> TIA,
> Dan Eiland
>
> BTW-this is for a 1974 Jensen Healey, but I know a lot of my old friends 
> from the Tiger list are very knowledgeable on these kinds of subjects so I 
> thought I would see if anyone wanted to add their 2 cents.