412 Spares sources

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by Peter.Kent

You are quite right that engine and gearbox bits are stock Chrysler items: either BCL or ACCS supply.

Or just buy them direct from the US on the internet. That's probably the cheapest option.

[Hugh]

Has anyone information on which make of vehicle supplied the front brake
disks for V8 cars.
I can purchase a set from Bristol but the freight cost to Oz is staggering.
I had no problem replacing the pads from local brake shop in Sydney I
believe they are early Jaguar.
Hugh (Bristol Britannia)

[Kevin H]

Hugh, the brake discs are Girling items, you will find the part numbers in parts list in the Resources section on this site here .

This parts list is for 409/410 but when I bought front discs for my 411 they had the same part number. I can't guarantee that they are the same as the Britannia but it's very likely they are.

We know Jag wheels (XJS) fit a 411 and a 603, so the stud pattern is the same. That's a start.

I have a set of new front discs in my garage and I can easily measure the disc diameter, thickness etc if you need it.

Kevin

[Nick Challacombe]

The 407/9 had Dunlop as fitted to Jaguar E Type,XK150.
The Master cylinder is Lockheed.
I do not know when they dropped Dunlop.

Nick

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by Nick Challacombe

The 407/9 had Dunlop as fitted to Jaguar E Type,XK150.
The Master cylinder is Lockheed.
I do not know when they dropped Dunlop.

Nick

Nick,
They dropped Dunlop after the 408 MkII. The 409 has Girling brakes, as shown in the parts list in the resources section on this site.

Kevin

[Nick Challacombe]

Woop's you are right!, I got confused as I have a 409 steering box
as a factory after thought fitment and made the wrong
assumption.
The 408mk 2 is a very confusing car as it mechanicals etc are
almost 409.

Nick

[peterg]

For my 403 which were described as 406/407 upgrade. The piston cylinder
was described as 2 1/8" by Power Track Ltd.
I got the pads from SNG Barratt which were part no. 10821 - E S1/MK2 which I
guess means series 1 of the MK2 Jaguar.
My understanding is that there were only two types of Dunlop brake and both
were serviced in the same way, so you can probably rely on the advice of a
vintage Jaguar engineer.
Peter

[geo]

Originally Posted by peterg

For my 403 which were described as 406/407 upgrade. The piston cylinder
was described as 2 1/8" by Power Track Ltd.
. . .
My understanding is that there were only two types of Dunlop brake and both
were serviced in the same way, so you can probably rely on the advice of a
vintage Jaguar engineer.

Sorry, I have not got my old Bristol info up here on the island, but I do remember from 30 years ago when I redid the cylinders and plumbing of my 408 (Mk. I) that the Jaguar and Aston Martin/Lagonda Dunlop bolt-on cylinders all fitted in terms of the bolt holes, but the diameter of the cylinders themselves did vary by between 1/8" and 1/16".

Sorry, I cannot remember which ones were identical with the ones used by Bristol, but I do recall a well-known Jaguar restorer claiming that as long as the cylinders were matched on the same axle, he did not fuss too much if he could not get exactly the same size. He also claimed that Dunlop played round with different sizes for the same models during the middle 1960s as it was still a developing technology.

The least said about the handbrake the better, but I was surprised just how good the Dunlop hydraulic system was when completely overhauled (I only renewed the seals in the master cylinder).

George

[Nick Challacombe]

Past Parts of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk are the stockists and refurbishers
of all things dunlop.