04-14-2007, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Gabor K.
Vince, with your knowledge to these cars: There has been some speculation about the brake systems of these rally cars, GTV 2000 and 3000(GTV8). Did they indeed have the same brake system as the GTV6 Gr. A racer, that is the balanced twin caliper system from AP Racing in front, and four pot calipers ventilated in the rear? The AP system appeared on the market in 76/77 so the rally cars may well have had this brake system, but what is your knowledge about this?
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From what I have seen, the GT/GTV 4cylinder cars had vented four pot AP calipers both front and rear, the fronts being slightly larger than the rears.
I don't know about the GTV8.
The twin caliper system as used on the later GTV6 GpA cars seemed to be a direct derivative of the system as used on F1 cars around '78/79 when ground effects were starting to place some serious demands on contempory (pre-carbon) brake systems. I don't recall seeing it used much earlier, although this is possible, but I've never seen it used on the older series of Alfetta GT/GTV cars.
Vince.
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