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Lotus Europa Forums => Classifieds Forums => eBay - Craigslist Ads - Other Listings => Topic started by: Grumblebuns on Saturday,June 29, 2019, 06:15:31 AM
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Seen on Los Angeles area Craigslist this morning. Anyone remember this brake kit being produced?
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/pts/d/van-nuys-lotus-europa-willwood-custom/6922488508.html
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Lotus Europa Willwood custom brake kit s2 jps brakes CMP Mitch Marchi - $3000 (Van Nuys)
Never used complete custom brake kit with instructions. Original packaging/never opened. Only few were made so this is not a kit that is available for purchase every year. Nothing is missing from the kit. It includes 4 Willwood calipers, master cylinder, 4 rotors, 4 adapters, all hardware, etc. (not all parts are pictured in the listing). Shipping $80.
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That looks like a very nice kit! $3000 seems spendy but it's pretty much the entire brake system except for the plumbing.
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Interesting. Does this fit stock 13” wheels? Is this a Willwood engineered product made for the Europa, but no longer made, or some “enthusiasts” home made adaptation? If this is a no-longer-available Willwood catalog number, they might be persuaded to reissue it if we could scrape together 20 or so orders.
Edit: I just noticed and read the paperwork. Looks worth looking into.
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He would have a much better chance on Ebay. I guess this post will get him more views though.
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I doubt it would fit under the stock 13" wheels. Haven't seen a conversion that does.
The kit uses Wilwood calipers, etc but everything else is made by the people whot put the kit together.
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Here is what I did to adapt Wilwood 4-pot calipers to the front - photos are a little fuzzy. I used the stock Lotus front rotor - it fits inside the stock 13" Lotus alloy wheel. Still trying to figure out the rear.
Tom
74 TCS - 4605R
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Here's the assembly - still fuzzy photo.
Tom
TCS - 4605R
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I got that set up with one of the cars I bought many years ago. I sold that kit to someone in California a year or two ago. He either sold it or decided not to use it.
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Drawing for the caliper mounts?
Which caliper?
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Drawing for the caliper mounts?
Which caliper?
If you run 15's, what I made will work. You will not have fade. Promise. I can post my rotor hat drawing and caliper bracket template. Caliper bracket can be made with a drill press and grinder. I gave my hat drawing to a machinist to make then a friend had it anodized.
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Determined to stay with 13" wheels, I have three sets in different styles.
Spitfire racers get Wilwood so we know it can be done.
Just being lazy looking for a known mount.
No longer have CNC but my manual mill can get it done, just slowly.
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That's interesting. I sold that kit to someone years ago, and I thought they had installed it. I guess not.