Ventilated disc brake in front

[jag928]

I would like to install a front ventilated disc brake on my Eclat 2.2 1982.
Can anyone give me a tip

[EXCEL V8]

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

[jag928]

Hello Tom
Thanks for your suggestion, unfortunately I'm not that technically gifted. Is there a way to use the Esprit's brake?

[andydclements]

@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)

[jag928]

 

Thanks for the info, then I'll use better brake pads and put an air duct to the brake

[eclat22]

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

[TonyPoll]

Here's a link to the PNM brake kit

PNMJ8975K Lotus Eclat 266mm Wilwood Big Brake Kit (pnmparts.co.uk)

[black eclat]

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,

[jag928]

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.

[EXCEL V8]

Great photo Helmut!  

Pete

[Straker]

Look forward to seeing some pictures from The RedBull Ring

[jag928]

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