At the Hayward British car meet this last summer I got to talking with a guy
who had a much less expensive solution to our rear axle upgrade challenges.
He took a bone yard RX-7 3rd member, and had it narrowed to fit the
spridget. If I remember right, that gave him stronger axles, better seals,
limited slip, 3.7 axle ratio, and rear disc brakes with an e-brake, all for
less than the cost of racing axles. Sounded worth looking into.
David Riker
74 Midget
78 Midget
63 Falcon
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Miller <millerls@ado13.com>
To: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Cc: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 9:17 AM
Subject: Rear Disk Brakes
> Gerard,
> I finally got in touch with Winner's Circle about the rear disk brake
> conversion and they have two different units. One for H production
(Bugeye)
> and one for the later cars (F and G I think). The one for the later cars
> will fit the Bugeye and is $549.95. It uses a 9.1" Spitfire rotor where
the
> "H" version uses an 8" rotor. The H version is more expensive but I did
not
> get the price. With the dual master cylinder you need to install a
> proportioning valve to limit the pressure to the rear brakes. There is of
> course no provision for an emergency brake. Outside of cutting and
refitting
> the brake lines it is a bolt-on conversion.
>
> Larry Miller
> http://www.ado13.com
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