Anyone recognise these calipers?

[porterpainter]

Hey folks,

I’ve got my MK3 Grantura with a local mechanic (non specialist) just to get it back up and running.

He’s advised me that the front calipers have ceased, and I’d be best off replacing them rather than reconditioning them.

The car is a mongrel, so I don’t believe these will be original parts….perhaps the TVR section is the right place to ask this question, but got to start somewhere!

The chap who originally restored the car harvested a replacement motor from an MGB, so I’m thinking these will likely have come from the same vehicle but I don’t have any evidence.

I just thought I’d ask if anyone recognised this type of caliper, so I can source some replacement ones?

Thanks
Andy

[TVR by BVR]

This calipers look to me like TriumphTR6 calipers with some different brake pads fitted than normal, there are three different style calipers, the difference is in the diameter from the brake pad pins. Girling 16P is an early one, 16PB is the later version and both are UNF thread the last one is M16P and this on has metric thread.

[TVR by BVR]

This calipers look to me like TriumphTR6 calipers with some different brake pads fitted than normal, there are three different style calipers, the difference is in the diameter from the brake pad pins. Girling 16P is an early one, 16PB is the later version and both are UNF thread the last one is M16P and this on has metric thread.

[phillpot]

If your mechanic doesn't recognise those he must be a youngster?

Girling calipers used by Ford and BL back in their day, common as muck. Service parts readily available if he can be arsed to do it

[porterpainter]

Thanks for the input folks, I really appreciate the support.

The mechanic doesn’t deal with classics but is doing me a favour to get it running and driving as I’ve had too many false starts with the TVR specialists.

[RobXjcoupe]

I had a quick look and they do look mgb. Lockheed girling I believe
Seems I’m a bit slow with that info. The old Brit stuff is well stocked for spares. Well worth the effort fitting new seals and pistons

Edited by RobXjcoupe on Tuesday 25th April 11:50

[GeneralBanter]

phillpot said:

If your mechanic doesn't recognise those he must be a youngster?

Girling calipers used by Ford and BL back in their day, common as muck. Service parts readily available if he can be arsed to do it

[markymarkthree]

Get BIGG RED to overhaul them.

[GeneralBanter]

markymarkthree said:

Get BIGG RED to overhaul them.

Deep pockets needed. If OP is near Cambridge there’s a bloke who does it in his garage to a very high standard.

[TwinKam]

You could probably get good quality exchange units (eg Pagid from ECP) for £60 each, it will be a new internally, blasted and plated externally, and you could always paint them over that if you wished.
Imagine Moss, Rimmer etc do similar.

[porterpainter]

Thanks for all the comments folks. Moss have these:

https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/brake-calipers-tr4-6...

Which seem to cover off both imperial variants of the Girling 16 and the metric one with conversion bits. I’ve also my guy to just replace with these as fairly inexpensive.