ford fiesta mk1 capilers go in 10" ?
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Never heard that one before...
Edited to add:
But a quick google turned up this website:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/DaveNoone/minidisk.htm, with these instructions (cut and pasted):
Cheap Mini 10 inch Disk conversion
This page is information only, use at your own risk. No responsibilty is accepted by the page owner
1/ Obtain a pair of fiesta mk1 calipers and securing bolts.
2/ Get a pair of standard metro drive flanges (not MG or HLE)
3/ Remove your standard 8.4" discs and have them machined to 8.1"
4/ Remove your mini calipers and flexy's
5/ Drill out the threads on the mini hubs so that the Fiesta bolts are a clearance fit.
6/ Using a file or grinder remove about 1/8" from the web of the fiesta caliper.By holding it up against the hub it will be obvious how much you need to remove.
7/ Mount the calipers on the front face of the hub with the bolts in from the rear.This is just to make sure they are a good fit prior to final assembly.
8/ Fit the metro flanges to the machined discs and refit.(The metro flanges will move the disc out about 3/8" further than the mini ones)
9/ Refit the calipers.
10/ Now the dificult bit.Connect the brake pipes back up.There are numerous ways just remember that fiesta calipers are metric.
Use a ford transit flexy with a banjo bolt at the caliper end.At the other end I had a metric end put on the original brake pipe at the point where it goes through the subframe.
The calipers have stainless steel pistons as standard and very rarely go wrong,however do be carefull if you are using scrap yard calipers as the bleed nipples have a tendency to shear.
Refit ones with larger head size to avoid having any problems after they are fitted.
>> Edited by Fatboy on Thursday 10th June 23:56
Edited to add:
But a quick google turned up this website:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/DaveNoone/minidisk.htm, with these instructions (cut and pasted):
Cheap Mini 10 inch Disk conversion
This page is information only, use at your own risk. No responsibilty is accepted by the page owner
1/ Obtain a pair of fiesta mk1 calipers and securing bolts.
2/ Get a pair of standard metro drive flanges (not MG or HLE)
3/ Remove your standard 8.4" discs and have them machined to 8.1"
4/ Remove your mini calipers and flexy's
5/ Drill out the threads on the mini hubs so that the Fiesta bolts are a clearance fit.
6/ Using a file or grinder remove about 1/8" from the web of the fiesta caliper.By holding it up against the hub it will be obvious how much you need to remove.
7/ Mount the calipers on the front face of the hub with the bolts in from the rear.This is just to make sure they are a good fit prior to final assembly.
8/ Fit the metro flanges to the machined discs and refit.(The metro flanges will move the disc out about 3/8" further than the mini ones)
9/ Refit the calipers.
10/ Now the dificult bit.Connect the brake pipes back up.There are numerous ways just remember that fiesta calipers are metric.
Use a ford transit flexy with a banjo bolt at the caliper end.At the other end I had a metric end put on the original brake pipe at the point where it goes through the subframe.
The calipers have stainless steel pistons as standard and very rarely go wrong,however do be carefull if you are using scrap yard calipers as the bleed nipples have a tendency to shear.
Refit ones with larger head size to avoid having any problems after they are fitted.
>> Edited by Fatboy on Thursday 10th June 23:56
And here's a thread on minispares forums:
www.minidirectaus.com/web/startreturn/61/MaxReturn/20/StartPage/1/threadid/47941/InfoID/1/msgthread.cfm
www.minidirectaus.com/web/startreturn/61/MaxReturn/20/StartPage/1/threadid/47941/InfoID/1/msgthread.cfm
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