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<div>Kelvin, there was a write-up on modifying the upper A arm to bolt on the MGB spindle, I probably have a copy somewhere and will look for it tonight.</div>
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From: Kelvin Dodd <doddk@mossmotors.com><br>
To: 'Mike Coe' <coefront@shaw.ca><br>
Cc: 'List for the Z Magnette Group - North America' <zmagnette@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Mon, Jul 27, 2015 4:24 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] [Thelist] Front disc brakes<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Hi Mike. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>I was waiting to see if anyone had the standard adapter brackets, but the conversation went off into newly designed kits that are not ready yet. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>The standard way of doing the conversion is to source a pair of used MGA MkII disc brake, disc wheel front hubs. These slide straight on to the Magnette spindle and allow you to bolt on a pair of new MGA brake rotors. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>To fit a pair of calipers, an adapter bracket is needed which is unique to the Magnette and is available from time to time. Nowadays, this allows you to bolt the MGB brake calipers on. Re-use, or buy new Magnette brake hoses and you are done. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>The difficulty with this conversion is finding a pair of good MGA used disc brake hubs and finding someone who can supply the caliper adapter bracket which is a custom made piece. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Evidently there are at least two people working on alternative disc brake conversion kits, but nothing immediately available. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>There is another school of thought which mounts the entire MGB vertical link directly onto the Magnette, but this requires modifying the A arms. I’ve not seen a solid write up on this procedure, but I’m all ears as I have a project that could use this exact conversion right now. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Hope this helps</span></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 27, 2015 11:17 AM<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>I’ve no reply from anyone regarding assistance with locating a conversion for front disc’s for my Magnette. So presume no one has a set.</span></div>
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