Duetto Brakes

[asuppe]

I have a 67 Duetto with Dunlop brakes and I'm trying to decide what to do with the brakes.

I'm okay with single circuit brakes. I have floor mounted pedals and I want to keep the car somewhat correct and there are no NEW floor mounted, LHD, dual circuit cylinders available.

I don't like the idea of having a rebuilt master cylinder and I can't find new Dunlop MCs. Since my car was unboosted, it has the 3/4" Dunlop cylinder.

Can a new 20mm floor mounted ATE MC for unboosted cars be substituted for the Dunlop MC? Diameter is almost the same. (.75" vs .79") If the available pedal travel is similar, shouldn't this work? I'm remaking the hard lines, so I'm not concerned about the couplings/flares being different. Aside from the MC, caliper rebuild kits are available.

The car is having its suspension rebuilt, so now's that time to convince me that I am wrong to keep the Dunlops! I've considered the 2L upgrade with new parts for the front and rear, but since I am going to stay single circuit and both systems will lock the wheels, is it really worth the trouble for a sunny weekend driver?

Thanks!

[papajam]

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Originally Posted by asuppe ...and there are no NEW floor mounted, LHD, dual circuit cylinders available.