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Brake MC
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:20 pm
by emmodg
My brake MC is all but destroyed inside the bore! Took me forever to get the piston out and the bore is all scratched and pitted.
Is there a brake MC from another car I could use? MG,Triumph,...?
I did find an MC from England listed as a big bore vs. 5/8" standard bore. Pit has a plastic res. Would this work. My MKI is a GT with front disks so I would think it would be fine.
Thanks!
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:49 pm
by Brett Wilkie
Before you buy anything check out Wilwood, they have lots of stuff that fit our cars, same fitting as Girling stuff.
http://www.wilwood.com/MasterCylinders/ ... nding.aspx
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:34 pm
by emmodg
Which one?
The girling style seems like a match but I worry about volume limitations of it for brakes.....
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:29 pm
by zephyrgary
I get all my brake stuff from
www.powertrackbrakes.co.uk in England. They are awesome.
Gary
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:13 am
by enfoprefect
Contact WhitePost Restorations,
http://www.whitepost.com, to have it bored and brass sleeved. It will last forever. I have had several done and the work is excellent.
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:42 am
by Brett Wilkie
If your still looking check this out.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Cortina-04 ... 98&vxp=mtr
One new old stock Girling brand brake master cylinder, part number 6406 8556. This fits:
•Ford Cortina 04/1965 - 10/1966
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:25 am
by emmodg
I saw that one. I'm probably being cheap but I was hoping there was a less expensive alternative....
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:39 pm
by zephyrgary
Powertrack will be a lot less than that and it's brand new, not NOS rotting on the shelf.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:49 pm
by emmodg
Thank you - I'm going to try them!
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 5:09 pm
by mark
Speedway Motors also has them....its what I used..they carry 5/8" and 3/4" bore. works great.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 6:31 am
by emmodg
Thanks - Powertracks was the same price if not more....
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:38 am
by emmodg
mark wrote:Speedway Motors also has them....its what I used..they carry 5/8" and 3/4" bore. works great.
Which one did you use?
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:39 am
by emmodg
mark wrote:Speedway Motors also has them....its what I used..they carry 5/8" and 3/4" bore. works great.
Which one did you use?
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 6:08 pm
by mark
emmodg....I used the wilwood 5/8" bore...Speedway part number 835 260 2636. The outlet threads are correct too. I had to remove the supplied pushrod and put the stock pushrod in its place.
I used 5/8" because that was on the car and it is my understanding that the 5/8" is correct for the 100E. Brakes work great !!
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:58 am
by JAN
5/8" is the correct size for a 100E. If you fit a larger bore, you'll have a pedal which barely moves when you press it, but you'll need to use both feet to get any braking effort.