crosseyedswede
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Please forgive if this has been covered someplace else but I thought I after digging through pages of searches I just thought I would ask. Are there any simple (or less-painful) front brake conversions for an Alpine V that:
1. Stop on a dime (or thereabouts)
2. Simple (something you'd let a mechanic install without you)
3. Purchasable!
I live in New York City and bought a 67 Alpine a few years ago. Given that people here love throwing themselves into traffic I need to be able to STOP. The brakes on the car work about as well as they can for stock (non-girling) but that still leaves some harrowing near collisions.
I've seen a bunch of show cars with modified braking systems and read amazing buildouts on this forum, but I don't have a good garage space. I can't fabricate my own parts, nor leave the car disassembled (I share space in the back of a motorcycle shop). I plan on taking it to a recommended mechanic and letting them deal with the install because I just don't have the space. I've read a lot of close-to-perfect Wilwood setups, but they all seem to need tiger-to-alpine adaptors and them it falls apart.
Any suggestions? Thanks!!
1. Stop on a dime (or thereabouts)
2. Simple (something you'd let a mechanic install without you)
3. Purchasable!
I live in New York City and bought a 67 Alpine a few years ago. Given that people here love throwing themselves into traffic I need to be able to STOP. The brakes on the car work about as well as they can for stock (non-girling) but that still leaves some harrowing near collisions.
I've seen a bunch of show cars with modified braking systems and read amazing buildouts on this forum, but I don't have a good garage space. I can't fabricate my own parts, nor leave the car disassembled (I share space in the back of a motorcycle shop). I plan on taking it to a recommended mechanic and letting them deal with the install because I just don't have the space. I've read a lot of close-to-perfect Wilwood setups, but they all seem to need tiger-to-alpine adaptors and them it falls apart.
Any suggestions? Thanks!!