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[Gr4h4m]

Need to test with the washers then. Hopefully that will sort out the problem...

you should beable to see if its inline with the caliper off and pads out if not you braking could be uneven. the side we are bolting the brackets to it a bit rough as rover would only face the other side to accept the mini caliper.

let us know how you get on

[Gr4h4m]

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Edited by Gr4h4m, 04 April 2007 - 02:35 PM.

[mini13]

i have a mk1 fiesta im breaking at the moment so if any one else wants to have a go at this conversion, there up for grabs, and i doubt they'l be realllly expensive

I'm interested!

I may be doing this conversion on my mates mini soon, are the off the fezza in the pic? if so thats a mk2

[Purtsi]

Yay.. got the brakes now working a bit better. I cleaned the surfaces where the caliber mounting bracket is attached + added one washer on the right side bracket. It still needs a lot of driving and braking before the pads are bedded in. I still think that the pedal travel is a bit longer than with the normal 2-pot brakes but the braking efficiency is atleast as good as with normal 2-pots.

[Gr4h4m]

Well car is ready... full of petrol..... see you there if your going

[markrally]

Good luck tomorrow, i cant make it due to family commitments unfortunately but i look forward to seeing plenty of pics GR4H4M!!!!

Cheers

[Gr4h4m]

We ad a great day.. lots of intrest and here is the vid

[Retro_10s]

Great video Graham, brilliant stuff, this video should be made a sticky in FAQ section.

Just to confirm... you drilled the hubs out to 10.5mm right?

[Tomf]

Absolutely amazing viedo. Thank you very much

[Gr4h4m]

Great video Graham, brilliant stuff, this video should be made a sticky in FAQ section.

Just to confirm... you drilled the hubs out to 10.5mm right?

Well to be exact Mark drilled them to 10.5mm We tried 10mm first but as it was in a piller drill it was too close to get the bolts in so we went to 10.5mm

P.S thats Mark in the vid I'm only holding the cam

Edited by Gr4h4m, 08 April 2007 - 08:15 PM.

[markrally]

Great video Graham, brilliant stuff, this video should be made a sticky in FAQ section.

Just to confirm... you drilled the hubs out to 10.5mm right?

Yep, To be exact the pitch of the mounting holes in the hub is 1mm different to the pitch in the fiesta calipe mounting bracket so you need to enlarg the holes .5mm each to give you the 1mm extra required to get the bolts in. if your doing it on the car(Freehand) you may get away with it but in the pillar drill it just follows the previous hole centres.

Cheers

[OllyD]

Brilliant! Thanks a bunch for this vid.

Between this and your bearings and balljoint videos, you're guiding me through my next week of work!

[Gr4h4m]

Brilliant! Thanks a bunch for this vid.

Between this and your bearings and balljoint videos, you're guiding me through my next week of work!

Cool I didn't stop talking to people yesterday about the conversion.... lots of intrest including a couple of people who had done, and one who wanted to buy it.... I think there will be a few more on the roads soon

[Retro_10s]

right finally getting my arse into gear next week, got four days off work (i think) so i'm gonna get the disc turned and resurfaced... and hopefully i've found some calipers too Got my disc drive shafts now to which are in great nick with outer CV's etc..

Just one thing to confirm, the XR2 calipers are NOT useable for this conversion (or at least it hasn't been done yet) am right? I was under the impression you could onyl use the Mk1-2 standard calipers and not the ones fitted to the XR2 fiestas.

[bert998]

no, the xr2s are vented and unfortunately wont fit