Re: Dual Master Cylinder

[wally breer <wbreer@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Rich!
              Thanks for the info,the web address for Bruces' 63 Dodge site is www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/alfa/45/front.html  this brings you to the main index.
As a point of interest the Canadian  '63 Dodges all used  '63 Plymouth dashboards the poly V-8's were also 313's.

With regard to Lucas electrics , a common joke was that Lucas headlight switches had three positions....Off, Dim and flicker.

  Regards
   Wally
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Webster" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 2:03 PM
Subject: RE: Dual Master Cylinder


> 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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