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Hi all, I’m after an awning, I know I know !!! But if anyone has either an original or a good fitting after market alturnative please email me at
Knockdolian@aol.com
Thanks

For anyone following my slow progress I’m sorry. I’ve now finished all but the tidy up and tested it tonight. Seems to work well. Mini parts fit after modifying the back plates and the hydraulic connector worked as it should. The hand brake works using a wire cable with a mini compensator and at the...

Well for anyone interested mini brake shoes are the same size as the Portafold ones The hole in the mini back plate is 35mm, the hole in the Portafold back plate is 64mm. I used a 35mm hole saw to centralise the mini backplate on the pillar drill then cut the 64mm hole.. I pushed the back plate on t...

Portafold shoes on mini back plate

Time to make a start on the brake project. Looking at these, not before time. Seems the back plates for a classic mini will fit on the stub axle without opening the hole. The mini backplates have a double lip the inner being the same diameter as the Portafold one. The drums fit inside perfectly. Loo...

No the shoes aren't Mini. Haven't identified what they are yet (other than Rubery Owen) but you can get them relined easier than you can find new replacements. www.custombrakes.co.uk That’s interesting. Do you know off the top of your head what size they are ? They look like they were made for a hy...

Because I can’t actually get to my Portafold for a couple of weeks. Can anyone tell me what the brake dimensions are. Are the shoes mini ? Thanks

Hopefully it will be just back plates but we will see. I’m sure some of the liter cars have the same issue. I’ll keep the post going

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Wed, 14 Nov 2018, 2:57 pm

I've never seen one of those before, looks interesting, how does it work?

Not sure but it’s used to break high pressure hydraulic lines with no drip and no pressure loss. Saw a bike trailer on a hayabusa with brake set up. That’s what got me thinking