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    Default Front and rear rotor source - '75 VD

    I'm having a bit of trouble finding front and rear brake rotors for my '75 Van Diemen. The parts that Pegasus supply don't match the dimensions of mine. The rears are closer but not close enough. The rear rotors on the car look like modified road car parts and have some some pretty scary looking modifications to them.

    My front discs are just over 9" diameter and fit on the standard triumph upright/hub assembly. From the inside friction side of the disc to the top of the top hat measures approx 1.3"

    The rears are the same diameter but the overall height as described above is approx 1.07"
    Thanks!

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    Default Front Discs

    Fronts are Spitfire from about late 60's - some were thinned up but I doubt that a 75 was done as most were school cars out of Jim Russell. They should be same as a 78-80 VD.
    Any of the British car spares folks like Moss Motors etc.
    Rears should be standard AP racing inboard discs that fit everything inboard Mk9.
    See the post below for the caveat.
    Last edited by Phil Creighton; 11.24.15 at 11:48 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil Creighton View Post
    Rears should be standard AP racing inboard discs that fit everything inboard Mk9.
    Not everything. My car has Girling calipers and uses 10" rotors (very tough to find).
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    Default Rear

    Thats correct - early 70's were Girling. Thought the 75/6 VD were AP at the rear.

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    Did you try Coleman racing ?
    God is my pilot, I'm just the loose nut behind the wheel !

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    Thanks for replies. I think I've found what I need from Dave Bean for the front end. Can't seem to find a suitable rear match but am working on it!

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    Default rear disks

    the rear disks on my RF 75 are from a mazda mx 5 ( I think you call them a miata )
    I cant remember if they where front or rear but a brake shop should be able to comfirm the dimensions . the hat is the correct offset but we had to machine the outside OD

    do you have any picks of your car ?

    MAL

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    There is a Brembo book that lists all the OEM brake disc dimensions. I know it exists because I used it on line to find a disc that I could make into a rear disc for a Chinook. Last time I looked I couldn't find it, sadly. Just a possible clue.

    Brian

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    I did source rear rotors, thanks. I still have an unused set if anyone needs inboard rear brakes.

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    Default rear discs

    do you know which car the rear discs you sourced where from?

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    I bought the discs from Cambell Motorsports -
    https://campbellmotorsport.sharepoin...rakeDisks.aspx

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    Default brake disc

    Coleman will make nearly every size used at a reasonable cost and can make hats as well to adapt for applications that used a built in hat as in older cars.

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