Mark Gregory

Petrolhead 😬 😬

BUT, you just wait till you try to fit that SLR cage to your car, Steve T will get his revenge........

MGB533 & MGB535 both fit the standard front caliper. MGB535 has a slightly larger friction area which is a good thing, but if you are switching to MGB535 from MGB533 you need to have new or almost new front discs otherwise you'll have part of your new pads running on the rusty part of your old discs which is a bad thing. The full code for the pad with Mintex M1144 friction material is: MGB533 M1144 or MGB535M1144

The shape code for the standard rear pads is MDB1287.

Do a search on TechTalk for the best rear friction material to go with M1144 fronts, there has been a lot of debate on this subject.........

Edit: Damn! beaten by Roadsports06, ah well, at least we agree!

Edited by - Mark Gregory on 2 Sep 2009 17:45:51

Stop being so picky Roger

My Classic Grad was a crossflow back in 2004 & there was one other racing then. Are there any crossflows in this year's field?

Anyway, the crossflow did not have an Apollo tank either.

No!

Next question?

To elaborate a little, all Classic Grads race cars are VX1600s, to my knowledge none of them run an Apollo tank (or dry sump). All the K-series Supers & most Megas run Apollo tanks (a few Megas are dry sump).

HTH, Mark

SM7

Have a read of this

I would go for new discs which are only £15 or so. What pads are you using or is that a race secret?

HTH, Mark

I don't know the car or driver, but the spec suggests an ex-race car (Academy/RoadSportsB/RSA):

1. Damage to the rear skin.

2. Forged pistons & uprated valve caps.

3. Battery master switch.

4. Plumbed in fire extinguisher.

Nothing wrong with ex-race cars IMHO, provided they are straight.

According to this link Simon Parker did the Academy in 2005 (2/3rds down page 2) here

Link added.

Edited by - Mark Gregory on 16 May 2009 21:40:09

Peter

There are two M1144 pad options for the standard front calipers.

1. MGB533M1144 is the 'normal' pad.

2. MGB535M1144 also fits the standard caliper, but it has a larger pad area which is a good thing. Because 535s sweep more of the disc surface you need to have new or almost new discs. As your car is a Sigma I would guess the discs are in pretty good condition.

HTH,

Mark

.......two birds, one stone.......

I hope Pete East doesn't see this...........

AP Racing proportioning valve - screw type valve

Brand new, never fitted.

When fitted in the rear brake line allows the rear pressure to be adjusted to prevent the rear brakes locking up.

£120

Packing & UK postage included.

These are for sale at the Kenilworth tip (sorry, recycling centre...)

Details are:

4 off Yokohama A021 tyres, 185/60R13.

The tyres have been used & I did not have a depth gauge to measure the tread depth, but they look virtually new to me.

Price is £15 each.

Contact: Geoff or Lee on 07792 992506.

If anyone is going to the BaT track day on Friday 10.10.08 &/or the sprint on Saturday 11.10.08 & has space for four 13" wheels/tyres, please let me know.

NTL donation will be made.

Thanks,

Mark

Edited by - Mark Gregory on 8 Oct 2008 22:00:09

If anyone is going to the BaT track day on Friday 10.10.08 &/or the sprint on Saturday 11.10.08 & has space for four 13" wheels/tyres, please let me know.

NTL donation will be made.

Thanks,

Mark

Edited by - Mark Gregory on 8 Oct 2008 21:59:24

Gordon: You could try McMillan MotorSport (T: 01455 239900 Andy McMillan) I believe they had a batch made for the Classic Grads race cars. I think they are providing the technical support for Le Sept.

HTH,

Mark

Can I have the headlights please?

YHM