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Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:00
by Pete Boole
I was thinking Vauxhall myself.
Pete
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:04
by fast_wedge
Almost as bad as fitting a V8!!
Its Half a V8...but it is 8v
What was the engine in originally?
Volvo 940
Its a Redblock B230FK
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:24
by Lotus-e-Clan
Ah I see! A Geely mobile.
Won't be long before Lotus is doing something similar with an SUV.
Keeps it in the family.
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:36
by fast_wedge
Lotus-e-Clan wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:24
Ah I see! A Geely mobile.
Won't be long before Lotus is doing something similar with an SUV.
Keeps it in the family.
i had to google your knowledge on vehicle brand ownership.... i get this now.
a clever joke
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:53
by Lotus-e-Clan
fast_wedge wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:36
Lotus-e-Clan wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 18:24
Ah I see! A Geely mobile.
Won't be long before Lotus is doing something similar with an SUV.
Keeps it in the family.
i had to google your knowledge on vehicle brand ownership.... i get this now.
a clever joke
I honestly thought you'd purposely made an inspired choice!
A happy accident none the less!
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 21:55
by Jason.goad
Used to work on Volvos in the 1980's. The red block engines are bomb proof.
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 23:04
by fast_wedge
the volvo redblock is amazingly tuneable too.
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:31
by nickp
If you were talking about front brakes on an Eclat/Elite then I'd suggest 4 pot Subaru calipers on Citroen Xantia V6 (283x 26mm) discs like I've done -
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:26
by nickp
Pete Boole wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 16:19
Almost as bad as fitting a V8!!
What was the engine in originally?
Pete
And what's wrong with a V8?
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 15:34
by Pete Boole
Absolutely nothing!!
As a new forum member - welcome by the way - you won't be aware of my V8 past! Photo shows 490hp V8 in my Excel.
Following your project on TLF with interest.
Pete
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 15:37
by nickp
Pete Boole wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 15:34
Absolutely nothing!!
As a new forum member - welcome by the way - you won't be aware of my V8 past! Photo shows 490hp V8 in my Excel.
Following your project on TLF with interest.
Pete
Excellent work
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 20:11
by Hawaiis0
nickp wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 15:37
Excellent work
It was more than excellent. The clamshell front end was stunningly amazing.
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 20:16
by nickp
Hawaiis0 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 20:11
nickp wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 15:37
Excellent work
It was more than excellent. The clamshell front end was stunningly amazing.
I thought about chopping the front end about but wasn't sure how much the shell adds strength to the chassis once bolted together tbh? Mine's pretty much as Lotus intended.
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 22:40
by MetBlue
I nearly commented after Pete's post and Photo that the car was one wing short of a set.
I came to the forum too late to have followed that project, so I need to read up on it. Where's the car now?
Tony
Re: Best brakes to fit on (or inside) standard wheels
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 23:12
by Pete Boole
Engine/gearbox probably in an M3 track car by now somewhere on the south coast. Body and the rest up in Scotland - not all with the same person!
Pete