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    BRAKING POINTS BRAKING POINTS

    Jun 28, 2019 4 minutes
    Words and Photography Gerard Hughes

    If you’re a regular reader, you’ll be familiar with our 1969 Riley Elf. We’ve been working through to get the car back on the road after a long lay up, and have been paying close attention to all safety related systems. Last month we rebuilt the back brakes, this month we give the front end the same treatment.

    Front drums are not quite so common as they once were. All post ‘84 Minis were fitted with the 8.4 inch disc set up - earlier than this, only the performance models enjoyed the improved braking performance of discs. Many specialists can now offer a complete kit to upgrade your car to discs for very reasonable prices, so a lot of owners

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