Early Metal Master Cylinder Caps - Remanufactured

[mab01uk]

Repro Cap




A USA based MGA specialist has had the early Lockheed metal brake/clutch master cylinder caps re-manufactured (by a British company) which were also fitted to early Mini's before the later white plastic cap was introduced. They include the internal fibre washer, cotter pin and vent hole in the top. Price $7.95 each plus $6 min handling fee according to December Miniworld mag. Original items have been selling at some very 'premium' prices on ebay recently!
Scarborough Faire - MGA Specialists
http://www.scarboroughfaire.4mg.com/index.htm
cecelia@scarboroughfaire.com
Tel: +1 401 724 4200

More Contact Information
Telephone:
401-724-4200
Sales:1-800-556-6300
FAX:
401-724-5392
Postal address:
1151 Main Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860
Email
General Information: mgaparts@aol.com

MGA Forum thread here (July 2012) with more info:
http://www.british-cars.org/mga-bbs/mas ... 375939.htm

Quote: We have just recd our first shipment of caps, we had 1000 pcs made, had 100 come in last week via air and have already sold 73 of the 100 pcs. They are identical to the original with the cone pressing inside including the cotter pin and we have also included the internal fiber washer that is fitted to the inside of the cap. They are plated as well and we are selling them for $7.95 plus shipping & handling.

Original Cap

[Dean]

http://www.minispares.com/search/classic/17h3723.aspx

[mab01uk]

Also 2 for £20 on ebay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Mini- ... 2a2544f86d

[Jack of all trades]

Is it me or is the cotterpin on the Ebay ones different to the original one??

[Tim]

They aren't perfectly identical to the originals, but they are so close you'd need to be an anorak carrying a magnifying glass to tell the difference, and they are way better than a crumbling rusty one, or paying 50 to 100 pounds for a good original one.





Tim

[Frogeye61]

Brilliant!

[mk1]

they are so close you'd need to be an anorak carrying a magnifying glass to tell the difference.

There seem to be more & more of these about. No doubt people will still feel the urge to prove their obsession credentials by spending £100 plus on an original to prove they are "more Mini" than other people.

More fool them, is what I say.

M

[814CWE]

i use the plastic ones anyway-they dont leak like the metal ones............

[Steve A]

What year were these fitted up to?

[mab01uk]

What year were these fitted up to?

Quote from NZmember on MCR forum:
"The design from metal to plastic caps fitted to all brake/clutch master cylinders was changed at the Lockheed factory in July '61. So, it would have only been early 997cc Cooper models and possibly the very earliest 970/1071 'S' models that would have left the factory with them fitted. Some slightly later cars may have had an 'old stock' cylinder fitted from the factory thus having a metal cap".

Any further suggestions?

Reply to above from minimainiac:
"My May 62 997 had the cylinders with the dummy nuts and metal caps still on it when I purchased it."

[Pete]

Quote from NZmember on MCR forum:
"The design from metal to plastic caps fitted to all brake/clutch master cylinders was changed at the Lockheed factory in July '61. So, it would have only been early 997cc Cooper models and possibly the very earliest 970/1071 'S' models that would have left the factory with them fitted.".

Which doesn't make sense as the S came along so much later. Anyone got a definative on the change point ?

[NZmember]

The Powertrack guy was saying that old stock was occasionally used up after the change point so some later cars may have left the factory with the caps. This might lead to confusion on the change date.
Best info I've got so far.

[814CWE]

the tooling for making these metal caps was dismantled and removed from lockheed factory in late march 1962

obviously the cyls were still in circulation for quite a few months afterwards

the ex lockheed employee who then moved onto working for ferodo- quotes the metal caps and the fixed locknut type of master cylinder becoming "defunct" at the same time.as there was a major tooling re-jig in march 62-on all lockheed cylinders.

by may 62 all cylinders supplied to bmc had a plastic cap and no fake locknut on the cylinder top.
as bmc bought these by 8000 at a time it was a small while before the new types started to filter on the production line i suppose.

hope this bit of info is helpful to some.......

[guru_1071]

ive now got these metal caps in stock

they are really nice


17H3723

a huge 6 quid each!