[Alpines] rear brake drop-ins from Ford?

[JACranwell at aol.com]

You may be better off checking out the brakes on the Tiger, as I believe 
these were uprated.

Before you do anything too drastic, I would also check whether you have the 
stock SV brakes installed, as these were extremely good for their day. Check 
you have the correct bore of M/C.

Given you don't have an engine to provide vacuum, I suspect the servo is long 
gone. If it has been removed, or disconnected, then you would need to change 
the M/C to one with a smaller bore/longer travel, to give a higher mechanical 
advantage. The one installed with the servo is a bigger bore, and needs the 
legs of Arnold Swartzneger, if the servo is bypassed.

I believe that the M/C from an early (non-servo) Triumph Spitfire should do 
the trick, as I believe I have used this in the past. I may have one lying 
around, if you'd like me to check out the relative bore sizes.

By the way, I'll be sticking with my 1725 engine, as I can't imagine driving 
an Alpine without the sweet soundtrack.


Good luck.

Julian.