It sounds like you are not going to be driving that car for quite a while. I
would take all of the hydraulic cylinders out right now, disassemble and
clean them, and store them disassembled and thoroughly soaked with oil in an
airtight container like a freezer bag. (Be sure to make very detailed
drawings and descriptions of how the parts go together.) Then don't put them
back together until you are nearly ready to begin driving the car. Nothing
goes bad as quickly as idle British hydraulic cylinders! Uh, be sure to
inspect the cylinders carefully; it may be that you might want to replace
some stuff anyway.
When it's time to reassemble the brakes, I'd put new kits in everything
except I would replace the rear wheel cylinders. And be sure to put new
hoses on everything; the hoses definitely rot out internally.
My 2 cents.
Tom Zuchowski
'61 Bugeye
Clemmons, NC
-----Original Message-----
From: J. Adrian Barnes <adrian@icx.net>
To: Spridgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Saturday, September 12, 1998 1:43 PM
Subject: That time again...
>As it gets colder again, I know I will be lured into the garage more and
>more. And as some of you may know, I am doing a total tear-down and
>rebuild of my '75 Midget. My goal is to make a car that will be capable
>of being driven lots and lots and lots of miles. With that in mind,
>what are your recommendations for what to do to existing parts, such as
>master cylinders, break calipers, etc? Is it safe enough to rebuild
>these things, or knowing ahead of time that I want to put lots of miles
>on this car, would it be better to go ahead and purchase new items? I
>guess I have to weigh, for instance, would it be better to rebuild Part
>A than buy it from Supplier A? or maybe stuff from Supplier B is better
>than original, so I'd be better off getting new stuff from them...
>
>Thanks!
>
>adrian,
>not moving to florida because he got a better job where he lives now
>(and doesn't want to give up his huge garage)...
>
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>J. Adrian Barnes
>adrian@icx.net
>
>http://user.icx.net/~adrian/midget
>http://www.ravineware.com
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