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Re: Stiff brakes

To: "Scott Decker" <sdecker@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Stiff brakes
From: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 09:53:30 -0700
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
>My 'new' GT6 is coming along nicely.  Thanks for all who have helped so far
>on misc. problems.  While I'm at it, I have a brake question:  the brake
>effort on this car is extremely high. 
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Scott,
I'm surprised that you have a booster, I was under the impression that they
weren't installed until late into the 72 model year, and I'm assuming by
your signature line that it's on your 70 GT6+
      I can tell you that it's fairly high, a good bit higher than my
Spitfire with GT6 brakes.  I don't, and never had the booster on my GT6+,
but the fact that British Leyland installed it on the later GT6's should
indicate something-   I believe it's all that additional weight of the hood
and the brakes were just marginal enough with the additional weight of the
engine.


Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net

72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire (project)
73 Ford Courier (parts hauler, rain vehicle, getting a V6 soon!)

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