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Garage / Re: S1/S2 Front Brake Calipers. Were they 12 or 14?
« Last post by EuropaTC on Today at 10:25:48 PM »John is the S1 expert on here, has gathered an impressive amount of data on the S1 so he's the most likely to be able to answer this one.
As for those calipers, they look the same as those fitted to my '68 Elan when I got it and replaced with the later top entry calipers early in my ownership. The '63 Elan S1s apparently had type 12 calipers and it's rumoured the first S2s also had type 12's, changing to side entry 14s before the S3 came out around '66. I was told by a local specialist that the side entry calipers weren't as rigid as the top entry, 4 bolt affairs hence I changed them rather than overhaul the originals.
Given the first Europa was announced in late '66 making it in development around '65 and sold as a light, cheaper car to replace the 7, they could easily have been using old stock type 12 calipers. Against that, several road tests of the period mention "heavy duty brakes off the latest GT6/Vitesse" which doesn't sound right, but who really knows what went on 50-odd yrs ago ?
As for those calipers, they look the same as those fitted to my '68 Elan when I got it and replaced with the later top entry calipers early in my ownership. The '63 Elan S1s apparently had type 12 calipers and it's rumoured the first S2s also had type 12's, changing to side entry 14s before the S3 came out around '66. I was told by a local specialist that the side entry calipers weren't as rigid as the top entry, 4 bolt affairs hence I changed them rather than overhaul the originals.
Given the first Europa was announced in late '66 making it in development around '65 and sold as a light, cheaper car to replace the 7, they could easily have been using old stock type 12 calipers. Against that, several road tests of the period mention "heavy duty brakes off the latest GT6/Vitesse" which doesn't sound right, but who really knows what went on 50-odd yrs ago ?