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Re: Is this a stupid question?

Posted by Oscar on 4/27/2009, 8:48 am, in reply to "Re: Is this a stupid question?"
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Any upgrade to our braking system is a plus since we all know triumph's hyraulics and trannys are weak. Of course I am only referring to late GT6's that I have been driving daily for almost 30 years.

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: Hey Tim, you can use the later Master
: Cylinder (76-80) on say an earlier 1500
: model. Several years ago a friend of
: mine did that swap on a '74 model and I
: am planning to do the same to my '74
: spit. I remember he had to make a
: little more space for the rear of the
: later master cylinder as it was a tad
: bit longer than the early "large
: cap version". He just made the
: recessed area behind the cylinder on
: the firewall a little deeper by making
: a small notch with a hammer and a
: punch, maybe 1/4" at best. Other
: than that it seemed like a straight
: swap. At the time my buddy did his car
: you couldn't get that "large cap
: master cylinder" (70-75) for less
: than $500.00! Another good point about
: the later model is that it is cheaper
: and the cap is so much easier to
: remove!
: -Steve
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: OK, Is this a stupid question? Why
: can't
: you use a 1976 to 1980 brake master
: cylinder instead of the expensive 1970
: to 1975 model? What is the difference?
: I don't understand.
:
:
:
: Thanks Steve, I may do this, but would
: really like the stock year look. And
: really don't want to mess with the fire
: wall since the new one is longer. But,
: time will tell. By the way, does he
: like the braking?
:

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--Previous Message-- : Any upgrade to our braking system is a : plus since we all know triumph's : hyraulics and trannys are weak. Of : course I am only referring to late : GT6's that I have been driving daily : for almost 30 years. : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Hey Tim, you can use the later Master : Cylinder (76-80) on say an earlier 1500 : model. Several years ago a friend of : mine did that swap on a '74 model and I : am planning to do the same to my '74 : spit. I remember he had to make a : little more space for the rear of the : later master cylinder as it was a tad : bit longer than the early "large : cap version". He just made the : recessed area behind the cylinder on : the firewall a little deeper by making : a small notch with a hammer and a : punch, maybe 1/4" at best. Other : than that it seemed like a straight : swap. At the time my buddy did his car : you couldn't get that "large cap : master cylinder" (70-75) for less : than $500.00! Another good point about : the later model is that it is cheaper : and the cap is so much easier to : remove! : -Steve : : --Previous Message-- : OK, Is this a stupid question? Why : can't : you use a 1976 to 1980 brake master : cylinder instead of the expensive 1970 : to 1975 model? What is the difference? : I don't understand. : : : : Thanks Steve, I may do this, but would : really like the stock year look. And : really don't want to mess with the fire : wall since the new one is longer. But, : time will tell. By the way, does he : like the braking? : : :

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