Originally Posted by
David Clubine
Is there a correlation between the cheque clearing and original calipers with SVRA? Asking for a friend....
I admire the wish to put the correct ones on, but I am not sure that SVRA will care, certainly in the past they haven't.
David, I hope that's not true because running modern 6 pot calipers on a vintage race car isn't in keeping with the spirit of the hobby.
But I also hope they are rational and reasonable with attempts to find a period-representative solution.
The rules are pretty clear and I've seen SVRA hassle a racer about brake calipers with too much pad area (even though they were from the period).
4. Alternate calipers or wheel cylinders must be of the same material, design and number of pistons as theoriginal component. There must be no increase in the frictional surface of the pads or shoes.
I think the Airheart 175x2 was pretty ubiquitous on American built sports racers in the 1960's and early 1970's (Legrand, Bobsy, etc.)
I hope they won't be that hard to find.
John