DorsetStrider
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| posted on 6/2/05 at 05:41 PM |
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Mid engined handbrake
Ok here's the thing... I'm building a mid engined but droping a FWD alfa engine and gear box in the back....straight forward
yes???........no!
Suddenly thought of a problem I'm gonna have. because I'm using the engine gearbox axels and wheels from the alfa pretty much as they were
on the alfa and then using a renaults front wheels steering etc for the front end I'm gonna end up with two set's of disc brakes.... then
I suddenly thought how am I gonna get a SVA legal handbrake set up?
Any ideas?
Who the f**K tightened this up!
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colibriman
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| posted on 6/2/05 at 05:55 PM |
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if it is an alfasud engineand gearbox, they have inboard discs and the handbrake on the front wheels.....that might sort out your handbrake problem...
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DorsetStrider
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| posted on 6/2/05 at 06:11 PM |
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nope..... it was an alfa 33 cloverleaf
Who the f**K tightened this up!
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colibriman
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| posted on 6/2/05 at 06:14 PM |
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try a search on ebay for an alfasud gearbox?
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DorsetStrider
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| posted on 6/2/05 at 06:35 PM |
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how about if I constructed some sort of cable activated caliper that worked directly on the axels rather than the whees themselves?
Who the f**K tightened this up!
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colibriman
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| posted on 6/2/05 at 07:44 PM |
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I would imagine that would be fine...thats how the alfasud worked - the discs are on the inner ends of the driveshafts...
Aren't there some porsche's likee this too...there are probably others. thinking about it, Quads have a single disc on the rear axle in
the middle
Hope this helps
Colin
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Hugh Paterson
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| posted on 6/2/05 at 10:18 PM |
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Steve Turner has some cable operated calipers available for just such a use, dont know how it goes with the SVA though, would not hurt to u2u him for
details (aka tadltd)
Shug.
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Rorty
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| posted on 8/2/05 at 08:01 AM |
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Airheart and Wilwood do cable activated single pot calipers.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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imull
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| posted on 8/2/05 at 07:06 PM |
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Quad bikes normally have a locked diff dont they? so can cope with 1 disc.
What about fitting a secondary caliper that has the cable gubbins on it already. That will allow you to leave the cable slightly slack and have a
hydraulic system on teh normal calipers ~ great for any playing you wish to do and totally legal.
Alternatively get front calipers off a Citroen BX or whatever one had teh front wheel handbrake
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