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Quick Answer Needed - 7" Cooper Brakes Price
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Author:  rampage101 [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Quick Answer Needed - 7" Cooper Brakes Price
Just wandering how much you guys would pay for a set of Cooper brakes (7"), complete but would need a rebuild kit through them. Would they be worth $400?? Also, what can you do to improve them? Is anything interchangeable with 7.5" or 8.4" brakes??
Author:  GT1360 [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:54 pm ]
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yeah 400 is a good price...
you and upgrade to better rotors and calipers :wink:

call mini sport SA and talk to tony for parts
Author:  drmini in aust [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:09 pm ]
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GT1310 wrote:
yeah 400 is a good price...
you and upgrade to better rotors and calipers :wink:

call mini sport SA and talk to tony for parts

Cody,
If you do that you need to change the CVs and drive flanges.. they are NOT the same as S ones. Cooper 7" CVs are drum type and their drive flange is similar to a drum one but with a few dimension changes.

Really, if they need major overhaul, all what you are buying is the disc swivel hubs.. so price it accordingly.
Author:  adeee [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:09 pm ]
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IMO you'd be better to get a set of 8.4" discs straight off. Should be able to pick up a good second hand set for $750ish.

edit/ poeee posted that, he didn't realise I was signed in. Though it makes me look smart! :lol:
Author:  minigirl_65 [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:16 pm ]
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So 400ish is a good price but would the fit my 65 deluxe without to much hastle
Author:  drmini in aust [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:19 pm ]
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If it needs new disc rotors, they are hard or impossible to get here now. Only place I've seen them advertised lately is on www.minimania.com site in US. And they are $$$dear.
Rotors are only 1/4" thick new, so you can't machine much off them.

Seal kits can get here no problem. :wink:

Yes they will bolt straight onto your deluxe, don't even need to pull the driveshafts or CVs out.
Author:  GT1360 [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:20 pm ]
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thats Doc.. yeah you are right. me no think good tonight... :lol:
Author:  rampage101 [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:32 pm ]
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minigirl_65 wrote:
So 400ish is a good price but would the fit my 65 deluxe without to much hastle


Are you looking at the same ones?? :lol:
Author:  Mike [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:50 pm ]
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BTW, it must be stated that the cooper 7" brakes were considered just barely adequate even by mid 60's and as far as I gather are not nearly on par, or even in the same league as the 7.5" S ones.
Author:  rampage101 [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:52 pm ]
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Meh, I'm not gunna worry bout them, seems like too much money for what it really is :oops:
Author:  drmini in aust [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:12 pm ]
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Mike wrote:
BTW, it must be stated that the cooper 7" brakes were considered just barely adequate even by mid 60's and as far as I gather are not nearly on par, or even in the same league as the 7.5" S ones.

I had them on the 998 auto Clubby 10 years ago, with a VH44 servo and Ferodo metal pads it stopped surprisingly well..... :P
Of course the downside was pads don't last long, and decent ones for these now are like rocking horse poo.
Author:  drmini in aust [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:56 pm ]
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OK here's those Cooper 997-998 disc rotors, new, in USA-
http://www.minimania.com/web/Item/BTA19 ... Detail.cfm
Author:  Mike [ Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:04 pm ]
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Thats $AU350 for a pair + postage on what are pretty heavy items. Nice.
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