M series rear disc brake conversion.

[GAjon]

This may be of interest to some of you?

Just finished installing a rear disc brake conversion on my M.
The whole kit was purchased from Adrian Venn at Exactly TVR.
I have to say it was an easy conversion, OK I had body off, but the only problem I would forsee, with body on, is the hand brake cabe installation, which even with the normal drum brake is a barsteward of a job.




John

[Daftlad]

Same Calipers as the Sagaris. Looks very nice indeed.

[Adrian@]

Looking good John.....I hear that you can get solid disc version (or vented as you have fitted) from that that nice bloke Adrian!

[Grantura SWE]

Adrian,
Can you supply a rear disc conversion for Grantura (1800S Mk IV) as well?

[P100]

Hi Adrian,

Your kit looks good , what cost for my series 2 Vixen??

Cheers Roy

[Adrian@]

Re using this on pre-M's ....an issue that was raised in developing these was, the wishbone is not strong enough, and a cross-brace is added to the wishbone to stop the torque twisting under braking that the calipers cause (NOTE ..ANY 'M' with more than 190BHP should have the wishbones looked at for this next point having happened). I found that the wishbones, having twisted AND taken a set, this is caused by power related feedback from modern tyres, having twisted the wishbone one way and that the new brakes were equally capable of twisting the wishbones the other way..NOT GOOD. The solid disc system gets 1 cross-brace (or ARB mounting bracket as in John's) and the vented kit gets a second cross-brace (again as in John's). The Grantura/Vixen 2 piece wishbone and alloy carrier is not up to this kind of use IMHO.
Adrian@

[Colin L]

John great photo's nice legs too!!!!!!

Adrian, what cars do you have for sale or do you have one with these brakes on and the chassis done, just needing a nice engine upgrade, swap / trade in for a Chimaera.

I want back to the fold guys, I need a M....

Colin L

[GAjon]

Go for it Colin!

John

[heightswitch]

Colin L said:

John great photo's nice legs too!!!!!!

Adrian, what cars do you have for sale or do you have one with these brakes on and the chassis done, just needing a nice engine upgrade, swap / trade in for a Chimaera.

I want back to the fold guys, I need a M....

Colin L

I have a nice Vixen S2 on a Brand new chassis with Adrian's uprights that needs the body done and finishing??

Once it is off to blasting though it will be no longer for sale.

Neil.

[Adrian@]

Colin L said:

Adrian, what cars do you have for sale or do you have one with these brakes on and the chassis done, just needing a nice engine upgrade, swap / trade in for a Chimaera.

I want back to the fold guys, I need a M....

Colin L

I'll avoid answering that, for fear of being picked on by your other half....and that gives you a choice of 4 cars at tha moment. Adrian@

Edited by Adrian@ on Thursday 14th June 18:33

[Colin L]

Ah temping but I am a 3000M man, Tamiar is to easy use, has to be the full M.

Vixen are good, sorry,


Adrian you have mail....

Colin L

[Colin L]

John, lets see some photo's of the whole chassis, with engine etc. Go on you need to keep on the ball....

Colin L

[GAjon]

Here you go.



This is before the propshaft & hand brake cable was done.

[heightswitch]

Jon.
What are the mountings on your diff carrier Sourced from and are they the same as the diff carrier mounts for the Griffith V8/tuscan V6 and v8??

Neil.

[supaspark]

John,
Any chance you can ship the chassis to the classic meeting at papplewick pumping station or do you envisage having the body on by then!
Would be nice for folks to see your mods!
Glyn.
(Still not fitted my RD's yet!)

[ATE399J]

Neil,

The diff carrier is certainly different to the one on my Tuscan V6. If you like I could see if I can get a piccie for you...?

Phil.

[GAjon]

Neil,

Do you mean the 4 rubber/metallic mounting bits?, if yes then I'm not actually sure where they originate from.
I got them from David Geralds many years ago when I bought the LSD off them. David Field had at that time just got all the M jigs etc from TVR, I bought the LSD but they had no carriers.
So I took the jigs and made my own carrier and another 6 or so further sets of carriers for DG to sell, in return for a load of parts, them mountings included.

Glyn,
It's September for the M meeting, so I may have the body on, If not and transport can be sorted it's a possibility to take it.
P.S. the RD fitting is dead straightforward.

Phil,

Did you sort your servo out?

John

Edited by GAjon on Monday 18th June 17:40

[heightswitch]

ATE399J said:

Neil,

The diff carrier is certainly different to the one on my Tuscan V6. If you like I could see if I can get a piccie for you...?

Phil.

Hello Phil / Jon.

I am assuming yours is a batswing like the ones I am currently fabricating. I am assuming the metalastic mounts for the batswing / Jons arrangement are the same / similar mounts. If anyone has a part number or a lead I would be eternally gratefull. The other option is to junk the lot and do it my own way with chassis brackets and poly bushes.

Neil.

[GAjon]

Neil,

Just a thought, and I'm certain some techno wizard will be here soon with the why's and wherefore's, but, why can't the diff be attached direct to the carrier and the 4 mounts into the chassis be the same as all the other mounting bushes? Would the flex be in the wrong plane?

[ATE399J]

Neil,

Holding one in my hand right now! METALASTIK 17/623 PAT 9 is all that's written on it. If you'd like the dimensions let me know.

Can't you get some from the "usual suspects"?

Haven't got around to checking servo yet.

Phil.

Edited by ATE399J on Monday 18th June 22:27