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Deano
10-04-2009, 08:18 PM
My poor mini mavis as most of you know get`s well abused being thrashed about towing a trailer tent fully loaded accross the country etc

so mavis has never really ever stoped to well with it being an auto with a little bit of go :(

& it keeps overheating not so much now with the aircraft fan on the inner wing.

So ive put some early metro 4 pots with solid discs on & a two core rad

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She does now stop a bit better the front wheels will now lock up but still not a sharp as i thought it would be :(

The two core hasnt made to much difference but doing 100mph (off puplic highway) it didnt go above 90 so its donr the trick :)
ROADRUNNER
10-04-2009, 09:32 PM
Have you lost your bottle get it back on drums, be a real man, as me favourite Black eyed Peas song goes "Pump it"
Gr4H4m
10-04-2009, 10:27 PM
the quicker you push my car the cooler it gets with that rad...

Do you have a shuttle valve on the bulk head? could be not letting enough pressure to the front. I read on mini mania there was a special bleeding technique when using these valves.... PWDA????
Gr4H4m
10-04-2009, 10:34 PM
sorr it was somerfords read page 37 on the right at the bottom. intresting stuff...

There was a discussion about chucking them and using a bias valve or the correct size rear wheel cylinders so you cant lock the rears before the fronts.
I must admit the best mini for brakes I have ever been in was mr Rallys blue one that run a clutch bean can... and masssssiiiivve six pots. But it did stop as well as it went..

http://www.somerford-mini.co.uk/pdfs/Catalogues/Run-Gear-Subframes/18-BrakeSystems-Diagonal-Split-With-PDWA-Valve-1974-75.pdf
markrally73
11-04-2009, 12:34 AM
I must admit the best mini for brakes I have ever been in was mr Rallys blue one that run a clutch bean can... and masssssiiiivve six pots. But it did stop as well as it went..


Yeah just ask steve about the demo he had on the day of last years rolling road!!!:D :D :D :D