Cortina upright

[Mistrale]

Hi all! Anyone who is also on Locostbuilders may have seen my thread there - apologies for repitition!

My looooong build seemed to finally be making progress. I went to trial fit the calipers to the cortina uprights - all purchased a number of years ago, reconditioned. The caliper would not fit!!! As the caliper looked strange, I first suspected that it was at fault, but upon investigation, it fitted on the other side, albeit upside down! I then swapped the hubs over and the problem remained on the passenger side.

Today I have measured both uprights carefully and discovered that the stub axle is bent upwards - only 0.8 of a degree more than the other side but that translates to 1/8th of an inch gap at the lower caliper mount.

So, I need options!

rally design do aluminium replacements, but these only fit the wilwood calipers so I would have to but new calipers too, which would be far too expensive!

Does anyone out there either have a spare cortina upright, or good ideas on alternatives that don't cost the earth!!,

Thanks

[Steve_D]

Ping a mail to Rich as I think we have a pair on the shelf.
Use info....at...southwaysautomotive...co...uk

Or follow link in my profile

Steve

[Mistrale]

Message sent, thanks

[Mistrale]

No joy - Sierra only

[Steve_D]

Sorry about that..thought they were Cortina.

Steve

[JontyR]

Try HiSpec, I think they do a Cortina based upright. Speak to Alex and mention Jon@Minotaur said to give them a ring

[Mistrale]

Thanks - will call them next week.

[LLantrisant]

no need to call. ...you are only 1 click away from some cortina uprights:

http://www.hispecmotorsport.co.uk/uprights.html

[Mr2Mike]

Hopefully they are properly designed and tested uprights that don't snap like the old Raceleda ones...

[Mistrale]

Fortunately I have managed to source a cortina original at a sensible price

I did find lots of Brisca sites offering steel fabricated alternatives - they must be strong if used by them - anyone ever used them on a road car?

[Mr2Mike]

I'd be pretty happy to go for a fabricated steel upright over an alloy one to be honest.

[61GT]

After a set of original Cortina front hub assemblies for the Locost race car that my eldest son is building.

If anyone has/knows of any for sale grateful if you could PM me.

Thanks, George

[Mistrale]

They are out there - but there are some ridiculous prices being asked!

I went for the various cortina club websites etc, as well as the brisca sites - there was a chap there in Devon who had a few but after initially replying to me, never followed up.