Interesting... in that we are so used to the Japanese building cars and
trucks and sending them to us, this is one case where ford designed and
built the Ranger and sent it to Japan as the Mazda B series of trucks
and of course the Mazda version was also sold here in the US at the same
time...go figure.
mayf
On 4/15/2011 10:06 AM, Thomas Witt wrote:
> Tom,
> Not sure what is out there in the Wilwood line and the like. A number
> of people have used the older Datsun (Nissan) M/C for its top/bottom
> bolt configuration. *Some have used an older Mazda (and thus Ford
> Ranger) M/C*. Most of these M/C's came with 11/16" bores. A lot of
> these also came on booster cars. So, it takes some adaptation for a
> rod between the pedal and the M/C.
>
> In my case installed a Datsun 610 (booster) M/C with a smaller 3/4"
> bore. I'm hoping for a lighter pedal but with enough travel. The
> mounting holes needed minimal filing to align. For a rod I used an
> adjustable piece from a Volvo 122. The retaining washer had to be
> carefully ground down small enough to fit the back of the bore, but
> large enough to be retained by the clip. Adapting lines between the
> Tiger's British configuration and the Japanese metric M/C is still a
> "work in progress." This also converts from a single to a dual
> (tandem) configuration. Proportioning of the lines has yet to be
> determined.
>
> Like most things throwing enough money at it should take care of the
> situation. For all the rest (on a budget)... "there's Master Cylinder
> (card) adaptations." :-)
>
> Tom (Witt)
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