Hmm.
I think this may be a mix up with the twin cam Dunlop brake caliper.
Early Dunlop calipers had replacable piston/cylinder assemblies available in
different bore sizes. There is an early Datsun that has Dunlop piston
assemblies that interchangable with those used on the front of early Jaguar
E-Types.
Since the MGA twin cam uses similar Dunlop piston assemblies, I
think this may be the source of the tale.
I've run into a lot of engine part interchanges with the early
Datsun 1600 motor, but havn't run into a brake caliper interchange yet.
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Max Heim [mailto:mvheim@attbi.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 3:11 PM
> To: MG List
> Subject: Re: Datsun Calipers on an MGA 1600?
>
>
> Hmm, if it's true, I would guess an older Datsun like the 1600 or 2000
> roadster, or possibly the 510 sedan. I think a Z, being more powerful,
> would have bigger brakes all around. But one possible problem
> would be that
> the Datsun caliper might be tapped for a metric-thread brake
> hose. I don't
> know how you would get around that. The brake rotor would
> almost be more
> likely, since they have the same lug spacing.
>
> But now that I think of it, at least some Toyota brake hoses use SAE
> threads, so maybe that's common in Japanese cars (I have
> limited experience
> with them myself).
>
> Anyway, what's the point? Are the MGA ones no longer
> available? Because it's
> not like parts for old Japanese cars are cheap...
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