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    Quote Originally Posted by SMoore View Post
    One more question if I might? Did you have to fab an adapter plate between the servo and the pedal box? Or did bolt straight on?
    If you are in the UK speak to Martin at Able Eng, Loughborough, 01509 507602, Martin@able-eng.co.uk
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    Quote Originally Posted by howardd425 View Post
    Thanks Homestar, for the 'heads up' about the D1 Servo, this has really made the conversion worthwhile, any disc brake conversion needs 1 of these servo's fitted,
    both 101's mentioned previously have now done significant mileage and some heavy emergency stops (on purpose)(in a straight line) without any problems !!
    below is a site showing more of the disc brake conversion pictures - and what happened when it was put on brake test rollers to test the brake efficiency for it's 12 month MOT test
    Able Engineering (midlands) Ltd - Home | Facebook
    Under 1 of the previous pictures on this site is an A4 piece of paper stating the T&C's from the supplier of the kit, absolving them of all legal comeback etc,
    before we release our disc brake conversion for general sale we will have to consult somebody legal to confirm if this can be done.
    Steering Ram parts now being made !!
    It's Peterborough LRO show this weekend, hope the weather stays dry.
    Here is another 1 of Martins toys based on an ex MOD Bedford 16 ton (32 ton war load) troop carrier chassis - with a higher 5th gear fitted in the gearbox, 70 mph is possible, tyres are the limiting factor !!
    Cheers
    H
    I wonder if anyone has heard if the Able engineering disc brakes are available yet

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    AJ's conversion using D3 disks and Defender calipers is now available - he let me know at Corowa so I'll be getting a set of those with my tax return.
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    AJ's conversion using D3 disks and Defender calipers is now available - he let me know at Corowa so I'll be getting a set of those with my tax return.
    That's great to hear, thanks for sharing. will see if I can find out a price.

    Cheers Gaz

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    Disc Brakes

    Good luck with that - I’ve quizzed him regarding price and he was aiming somewhere a bit lower than the Zeus conversion - which is about $1000 per corner so about $2000 for a front set but nailing him down exactly was impossible.
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    Disc brakes

    Gday All

    Just wondering if anyone on here has fitted one of AJs disc kits yet ?

    Thanks Gaz

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    Had heard through the grapevine it has been removed from sale currently - issues with warping of the discs, but not sure what the exact details are or if it's true.

    When I buy a lathe, I’m going to have a go myself with a vented disc rather than solid.
    Last edited by Homestar; 14th January 2020 at 09:09 AM.
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    I thought I would just up date with whats been going on with my Zeus disc brakes.
    So far no more cracking problems .
    The solution is to reduce the torque of the allen head bolts which hold the disc to the hub adaptor.............they were far too tight as supplied and greatly increased the risk of the brake disc cracking.
    The real solution would be a redesign of the hub adaptor with about 6 long slots to increase cooling, reduce weight and reduce thermal movement stress between the adaptor and disc rotor......the standard hub to disc adaptor could be modified
    I think Zeus engineering are too worried about litigation to do 101 disc brakes again...........that is a pity .
    The Zeus disc brakes , while didnt provide any out right greater stopping power with standard booster, they give far better straighter emgency stops, no more brake adjustment and a slighly leaking hub oil seal will not put oil on the friction surface ect.
    I have found the brake balance front to rear with Zeus disc on front and drums on the rear is better than drums on the front in a very hard stop.
    The Zeus supplied disc pads and disc has been very hard wearing

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    Gday All

    I received a email from able engineering saying their disc brake kits are going to be available from around February some time. there is a picture of the setup on their site.at one stage late last year they said it wasnt going to happen at all. will be interesting to see the prices and if they will ship to aus. has anyone heard if AJs kit is back in production.

    Gaz

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    Yes, AJ’s kit is available - have just fitted it to mine and even though I still haven’t taken it for a good run yet, it is a well thought out system using easy to get parts - defender calipers and pads and D3 rear disc modified to fit the hubs. Something that I could do myself in my lathe if the need arose for a new set. Not sure what parts Able use though. There is another here currently having AJ’s kit fitted too but I’ll leave that to them to report. Also know of 2 other kits fitted to Aussie 101’s recently as well so including AJ’s own vehicle, that’s at least 5 vehicles here in Aus running them now - apart from AJ’s all fitted in the last 12 months. One of these at least has passed Engineering - I’ll be getting mine done too and I have no concerns about it not passing.

    I did do some extra bits to my setup - new dual diaphragm booster (had previously fitted a D1 booster but found a better option) and also fitted a 7/8” bore master cylinder.

    I will hopefully have mine ready for a good road test within a couple of weeks so will report back once I have done that. Disc Brakes
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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