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Front brakes... So, it all started as 'just a stock resoration'... Then I fell into the BDD and the NG-1 tranny. A guy was making flares... a friend brought in the set of big wheels (and didn't need them)... so now the stock brakes started to look a little weak.
About this time, a friend had a Mallock sports racer, and a CNC mill in his wheel shop. In going over the Mallock, I noticed that it had very similar triumph based front upright/brake components. Except it had a very trick aluminum rotor hub / bearing carrier. So, we bought some aluminum, and fired up the CNC and copied them. They required the GT6 spindle, which as I recall required some machining somewhere along the way (I really don't remember why though). Built a bracket to hold the caliper, and that's it (yeah...).
Ended up with Wilwood 4 piston calipers on vented rotors.
About this time, a friend had a Mallock sports racer, and a CNC mill in his wheel shop. In going over the Mallock, I noticed that it had very similar triumph based front upright/brake components. Except it had a very trick aluminum rotor hub / bearing carrier. So, we bought some aluminum, and fired up the CNC and copied them. They required the GT6 spindle, which as I recall required some machining somewhere along the way (I really don't remember why though). Built a bracket to hold the caliper, and that's it (yeah...).
Ended up with Wilwood 4 piston calipers on vented rotors.
gary_tholl said:
Front brakes... So, it all started as 'just a stock resoration'...
Ended up with Wilwood 4 piston calipers on vented rotors.
That's very impressive work and sadly well out of my hacksaw, file and hammer capabilities Ended up with Wilwood 4 piston calipers on vented rotors.
Great stuff though, I've not seen anything as cool as that.
Brian
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