jag928 Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 I would like to install a front ventilated disc brake on my Eclat 2.2 1982. Can anyone give me a tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EXCEL V8 Posted February 17, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 I've used "Group 4" forest rotors on home-made bells. I've used machined-down spacers from Jaguar E-Type calipers (later E-Types used 24mm vented discs - mine are 20mm) so that I can retain my own calipers. I like the 3-pots - very strong caliper. Pete 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jag928 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Hello Tom Thanks for your suggestion, unfortunately I'm not that technically gifted. Is there a way to use the Esprit's brake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydclements Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 @jag928 The Esprit brakes (Model Year 1985 until a few years into the 1990s when they went larger) are the same as the Excel, but they have different suspension uprights to the Elite/Eclat with trunnions. Also those vented brakes on the Excel/ Esprit are not great, you'll find several people choose to upgrade from those, that's not to say they're awful, they're just not great by modern standards. To retrofit the Excel/ Esprit vented discs would mean about the same amount of work as @EXCEL V8 has done for the much bigger ones on his car. So, possible, but just not worth it (Standard Esprit / Excel ones) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jag928 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Thanks for the info, then I'll use better brake pads and put an air duct to the brake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclat22 Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Hi, I used to use Hawk Ferro carbon pads in my Eclat2.2 for racing. These proved very effective. I tried ebc pads but melted them in 5 laps of Mallory park. I subsequently fitted a PNM brake upgrade that was vented disks with alloy wilwood calipers, this was supposed to be a direct fit but required a minor modification and 10mm spacer to fit behind the 14" wheels. Eventually I fitted Excel Toyota uprights and the lotusbits 310mm vented discs and Hispec calipers with 15" Excel wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyPoll Posted February 18, 2021 Report Share Posted February 18, 2021 Here's a link to the PNM brake kit PNMJ8975K Lotus Eclat 266mm Wilwood Big Brake Kit (pnmparts.co.uk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black eclat Posted February 18, 2021 Report Share Posted February 18, 2021 I have the Wilwood brake kit supplied by PNM over 6 years now. Its fine for fast road use and better than the standard calipers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jag928 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 Thanks for the tips, with the Wilwood brake I have had good experience with my Volvo 740 rally at the ring. I first have to gain experience with the Lotus at the RedBull Ring in Austria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXCEL V8 Posted February 19, 2021 Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 Great photo Helmut! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straker Posted February 19, 2021 Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 Look forward to seeing some pictures from The RedBull Ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jag928 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 Bilder werden sicher am 09. Mai 21 kommen https://www.ventilspiel.at/teilnehmer-2021/ Ich fahre seit 2013 meinen Volvo PV544 und dieses Jahr hat der Eclat seine Premiere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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