RE: Dual Master Cylinder

[Richard Webster <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Wally, yep it was - they were sold in the UK as Austin, Morris, Riley or
even MG 1300's, and you are so right, they were not examples of 'fine
British engineering' - their motor industry self imploded!

I remember a story about Lucas who made most of the headlamps - they got an
order from a Japanese manufacturer, not sure of the quantity, but say it was
10 000 lamps - they shipped 10500 - and the Japanese asked why, the answer
was simple but a bit concerning - they knew they had a 5% failure rate so
they always shipped 5% over................rather than fix the problem!

Don't know Bruce - but I would be very interested in his web address - yep
mine is right hand drive, assembled in NZ (62 and 63 were here) and has the
'62 dash I think rather than a Valiant one. They were all 313 auto poly's
here when new unless imported

Rich

-----Original Message-----
From: wally breer [mailto:wbreer@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 2:12 a.m.
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Dual Master Cylinder

Hi Rich
               This is not related to the brake problem but I've got a hard
time picturing a
BMC 1300,was it an Austin based car? We had all kinds of stuff imported
here(Canada)
everthing from Austin Cambridges,Austin America 1100 ,
the Austin 2200  ,MG's ,Oxfords, Triumph TR series and Spitfire,Sprites ,
Hillman Minx ,the Mini, Hillman Avenger (Plymouth Cricket) and I worked on
quite a bit of it . The climate just plain did these cars in, so you'd be
hard pressed to find anything now. The whole BMC became a laughing stock in
the seventies .The TR7 was kind of the last hurrah and the car car was
plagued with problems ,mostly electrical and body.
Even the XJ series  Jaguars had a hard time surviving and I'd be surprised
to find one (if not rusted badly) still running with its original
powerplant, as the small block chevy was the replacement engine of choice.
I'm not sure how well connected the hobby is in Austrailia but do you know
Bruce Cresswell, I'm amazed at his 63 Dodge website.
Is your Dodge right hand drive and does it used the Valiant Dashboard?

Wally
63 Dodge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Webster" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 9:51 PM
Subject: RE: Dual Master Cylinder


> A proportioning valve off an old BMC/British Leyland 1300 (if ever sold in
> the US) works great and fits right onto the diff where the brass block
> was......
>
> Rich
>
> 63 330 4 door
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Huff [mailto:djhuff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2004 3:24 p.m.
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Dual Master Cylinder
>
> Gene,
>
> I tried everywhere I could think of and couldn't find those parts new.
> I ended up changing to a disc/drum set up.  Master Power Brakes
> sold me the master cylinder and proportioning valve.  Their catalog
> lists a drum/drum dual master cylinder kit with the valve for $190.
> Kind'a pricey, but good brakes are cheap at any price.
>
> BTW - I didn't try Frank Mitchell.  He probably has what you need,
> if you can deal with him and if you can afford it.
>
> Joe Huff
> 65 Bel II
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Max Wedge Gene" <elukow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 9:05 PM
> Subject: Dual Master Cylinder
>
>
> >
> > Guys,
> >
> >  On my 1965 Belvedere time has come to upgrade from the single master
> cylinder to a dual Master cylinder, Raybestos UN 36221, but where can I
get
> the dual line distribution block with the safety valve & switch?  Anyone
> have an extra they would like to part with?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Max Wedge Gene
>
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