I for one don't buy the argument that Spridget disc brakes are "more than
adequate". In my opinion they are barely adequate on a stock Spridget.
Anytime you decrease your 0-60 time I think you need to also decrease your
60-0 time.
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver at Eng.Sun.COM>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <Andrew.Griffith@ReadRite.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: Big Brake Conversion.
> Drew,
>
> I did a disk brake conversion on my bugeye, but I'm still using the later
midget
> brakes, however, I do have 'cross drilled' rotors. I'm sorry I can't help
you
> with the Big-brake conversion, and I wish you luck if you have your heart
set on
> it, but I should add, that the standard disk brakes are much more than
adequate
> on our car. The only thing that is the problem is the pedal pressure
required.
> You can always add vacuum assist brake booster, if you want to reduce the
pedal
> pressure, or, you could try converting to a later brake master with a
smaller
> diameter. The smaller diameter will require more pedal travel, but since
you no
> longer need a clutch master, you can probably fit any brake master you
want in
> the existing pedal box. I also like your idea about 'dual line' brakes out
of
> the orginal master, however you would need to fabricate some kind of
linkage to
> actuate both pistons simultaneously from a single pedal, and that might
not be
> the easiest thing to do.
>
> Regards - Bryan
>
> >To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Big Brake Conversion.
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >
> >All right you guys... that's enough crap about my engine conversion!
> >
> >My real intent was to find out your experiences with the big brake
> >conversion, the one that uses Spitfire disks & MGB calipers. Has any one
> >done this and what kind of problems did you have??
> >
> >Thanks,
> >-Drew in San Jose.
>
>
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