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Thanks for that Bob I had always believed them to be Princess one's.
Good luck with the fix.
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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If you get stuck Rob, in a week or two I'll be disposing of a pair of calipers from my 2005 Roadster and they are still in good condition. Are you going to drive without brakes?  Well it wouldn't be the first time.
DaveW
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'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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Has a lot to Say!
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John
Silver 2005 S1 Roadster V6 - Henrietta
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Dave's quite safe he's got neoprene all around the car.
.+8 Now gone for a 1800 4/4. Duratec in bright yellow.
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And I'm wearing three layers.
DaveW
'05 Red Roadster S1
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Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
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Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
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I will bare that in mind Dave, thankyou. A warm day in a couple of weeks, let's hope so.
Reference the Austin Princess connection Jon
Apparently they are similar to the princess caliper but not the same. The princess caliper is a 'dual system with a link pipe' whist the Morgan unit has a piston seal with a 'scraper ring'. None of which means a great deal to me but I am assured it is so. Indeed if you look at the princess calipers on e-bay the drillings appear to be in different locations. Besides a simple equivalent just wouldn't be Morgan would it. Very interesting, because they take Princess pads, from your era right up to current MMC production
Jon M
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Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
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Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
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Thanks for the supplier tip off, never heard of Bigg Red before, but they're in my supplier database now
Jon M
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Learner Plates Off!
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Thanks for the supplier tip off, never heard of Bigg Red before, but they're in my supplier database now
You're welcome, I'm always happy to pass on info which can keep our cars on the road.
1994 +8, BMW Calypso Red.
2002 4/4, 4 seater, BMW Calypso Red.
How do you open the boot?
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Thanks for all your suggestions, in the end I went with the BHM recommendation and sent the calipers off to Classiccar Automotive Ltd in Chelford Cheshire 01625860910. They went off Friday mid day by Parcel force 48. CcA received them on the Monday and phoned Friday to tell me they were done and if I would like to pay them some money they would send them off that afternoon. I received them the following Monday morning.
The calipers have been completely refurbed, with only the castings remaining from the original, and pressure tested way beyond normal operating pressures. I was given the exact figure but it escapes me. I do recall the word thousand some where in there. The finish is electroplated 'gold' which I believe is as O.E.M.
The total cost was £226.20 consisting of £170.00 for the refurb, £18.50 p.p. and insurance (via DPD) and £37.70 vat. plus the £22.00 it cost me to send them to CcA
I also replaced the brake hoses with a pair of braided lines from Mulfab. at £62.04 inc p.p and vat. Intially I tried Goodrich but although they list hoses for a Morgan 4/4 they couldn't confirm they would fit my model year without first seeing the originals.
Mulfab on the other hand new exactly what I wanted and I had them the next day.
Other parts used were set of EBC DP243 pads direct from EBC at £28.14 inc yet more p.p and vat.
One Braymann BBA4001 fitting kit from Parts in Motion (ebay)
at £5.99 free delivery (woohoo!)
1.5 litres of Paget DOT4 brake fluid from Euro car parts at £15.46 (collected).
regards Springerbob.
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Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
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Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
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Sounds like a busy weekend ahead
Jon M
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