Since my last post it
has been a bit quiet on all things TR7. Main reason for that was that I have
been busy with work and other assorted jobs, leaving me with not enough time to
start work on the car. Instead I used the limited and dispersed amounts of
leisure time to re-process the pictures I took during a trip from which I
returned exactly 10 years ago today, the result of which you can find in
this edited blog entry
It also provided me
with some moments to consider the various options for the jobs I have planned for
the DHC. Most important ones being the modifications and replacements I have in
mind for the braking system. The
initial plan was to replace the brake master cylinder and servo only. But after giving it some more thought I have now
decided to replace the ageing Ford based front callipers and discs setup (which I
purchased from S&S Preparations
many moons ago) too. This was mainly given in by the fact that I had the new
parts lying around, waiting to be fitted to the ’76 FHC. And this car won’t be back
on the road soon! The setup consists of widened
M16 callipers to fit ø245x20mm vented discs. Not in the picture are the spacers
that are going between the wheel hubs and the discs …
The fact that the currently
fitted discs are almost 20 years old did help with the decision, as did the
fact that the callipers were last refurbished over 10 years ago when I fitted
them to the Bordeaux DHC while I was preparing that car for the 2007 edition of the 10CR.
And since then this set up has seen 12 years of action, and
many tough miles across Europe, including
5 editions of Club Triumph’s 10 Countries Run, 2 Alpine trips and a trip to
Wales. This picture, taken after the Welsh trip, clearly shows the brakes have been used hard
on this car 😈
So a good moment to replace the front brakes with
new parts! And I should soon be able to report some progress on the PAS system.
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