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MGB rear axle conversion to disc brakes?

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I'm currently thinking of swapping out my shortened SD1 axle for an original MGB, but I don't want to run drun brakes. Has anyone converted such an axle to disc brakes, if so what did you use?


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Re: MGB rear axle conversion to disc brakes?

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chodjinn wrote:I'm currently thinking of swapping out my shortened SD1 axle for an original MGB, but I don't want to run drun brakes. Has anyone converted such an axle to disc brakes, if so what did you use?
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Neat work, Dave!
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unstable load wrote:Neat work, Dave!
Thanks - must get round to fitting them to the actual car. No garage - so want a few days guaranteed good weather. Never happened last year. :(
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DaveEFI wrote:
unstable load wrote:Neat work, Dave!
Thanks - must get round to fitting them to the actual car. No garage - so want a few days guaranteed good weather. Never happened last year. :(
Hi Dave,
When you do fit them, switch the bleed nipple to the top outlet to assist bleeding.
They were probably oriented at 1 o'clock not 3 o'clock on the original car.

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Re: MGB rear axle conversion to disc brakes?

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DaveEFI wrote:
chodjinn wrote:I'm currently thinking of swapping out my shortened SD1 axle for an original MGB, but I don't want to run drun brakes. Has anyone converted such an axle to disc brakes, if so what did you use?
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Looks good, what calipers are they and what diameter/thickness disc are you running?

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Sierra Cosworth/ Scorpio. Discs are 21mm.
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DaveEFI wrote:Sierra Cosworth/ Scorpio. Discs are 21mm.
They're the sierra 4x4 ones right, as the 2WD ones aren't vented?
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Think so.
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Don't supposed you have a template for that bracket do you? Is that 10mm steel plate?

I was gonna weld something on like my current axle, but that looks a lot better.
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