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[Purtsi]

Did you go from drums to discs?

Nope, from Mini 2-pots to Fiesta.

[oSh]

Can i ask what the advantage is to fitting the banjo connection as oppposed to a standard straight connection??

Should be ordering my pipes this week so am quite interested.

[Purtsi]

Can i ask what the advantage is to fitting the banjo connection as oppposed to a standard straight connection??

Should be ordering my pipes this week so am quite interested.

If you use straight connection, the hose must be a lot longer and on full turn the hose bends quite a bit. This is atleast with mk2 calipers, mk1 calipers had some issues too if i remember right(?).

[$way]

the hose leaves the caliper in different places on MK1 and MK2, MK2 is on the top so the hose has to be S shaped to get to the subframe connection, but if you use a banjo you can fit it like this.

cheers purtsi



i think mk1's come from the front of the caliper, they will be a picture in this topic somewhere.

J

[Bchem]

Can somebody tell me if these are Mk2 calipers? I don't know it for sure, hope that someb can tell me..

[$way]

yes they are mk2's

[Purtsi]

Why the angle where the brake hose is coming from looks funny to me? It's like coming straight from the side, back of the pot..

[Gr4h4m]

hard to tell you might beable to check from the casting number

[$way]

definately mk2's as i said.

mk2's use a single spring.

mk1's use two.

[Gr4h4m]

definately mk2's as i said.

mk2's use a single spring.

mk1's use two.

ah but what about mk3...... they also use solid discs.

[Bchem]

ah but what about mk3...... they also use solid discs.

Good point, maybe somebody that clear that up. He said that they are for escort/fiesta 1.3 '89. So that could be also mk3. Dunno what kind of calipers are there for escort?

They look like mk2 (dunno how Mk3 look like).

If i can get the csating number, am i able to know what they are then?

[mini_kel]

Look like Mk3 to me

Kel

[markrally]

You will need to measure the fiesta disc diameter, The mk2 and mk3 look exactly the same but the mk2 ones we ned to use runa a 220mm disc,
1600 cc mk2 fiesta and all mk3 ran 240mm diameter which do not fit as i tried on Grahams hubs plus the piston diameter is too big aswell. but disc size is the easy way to confirm suitability for conversion to fit mini.

Cheers

[$way]

The mk2 and mk3 look exactly the same

didnt know that, i assumed the buyer knew they were either mk1 or mk2.

i still havent sorted out my hoses yet im still undecided, banjo or straight male....?


J

[Gr4h4m]

The mk2 and mk3 look exactly the same

didnt know that, i assumed the buyer knew they were either mk1 or mk2.

i still havent sorted out my hoses yet im still undecided, banjo or straight male....?


J

Well I must admit I like the banjo idea looks much less of a bend on the hose, but Mark did prep the caliper to make sure they seal.