Brakes and Power Steering Options

[kgb123]

Hi,

I'd originally posted this in the restorations forum, but advised would get better response in this forum. So sorry if you've seen this before :)

Has anyone fitted BCC brakes to their car? If so could you provide some feedback on how things have gone. I met a very impressive young chap at Goodwood, he's the general manager and is the designer of the BCC braking systems available for a wide range of classic cars. Would be interested to hear from anyone who's using these. Likewise recommendations for other options would be welcomed.

I'm probably going to include power steering when I rebuild the car. The present Mrs B found the car difficult to drive and as I'm not overly concerned about originality given I don't have an original engine, I thought including power steering would help her. Chatted with the chaps from EZ Electric Power Steering at Goodwood. Anyone using a system from these chaps? Again recommendations for alternative suppliers I should consider would also be welcome.

Thanks

Kevin

[cactusman]

Can't comment on bbc brakes but I have coopercraft four pot aluminium calipers on mine. They will be extremely similar to the bcc ones. A noticeable improvement over the Dunlop originals and at at £405 plus vat are a bit cheaper than bcc too. Willwood and Fosseway performance also do extremely similar kits...take your pick. While there you may as well change the discs...

[mgcjag]

Hi Kevin..have a look here viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1946 and viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10955&p=88178&hilit ... ers#p88178

[kgb123]

Thanks Steve, will take a look.
Kev

[rfs1957]

Chatted with the same BCC man myself, full of Finite Élément Analysis pontificating, traceability with engraved numbers etc, all of which leave me cold - but couldn't answer any questions as to why his product was any different or better than all the other stuff we've all been using for decades. And for all the FEA they still looked like brake calipers to me ......... where a few grammes off the unsprung weight is anyway completely irrelevant, and would in practice be quite undetectable.

I spoke with the power steering people several times at previous Revivals and they are obviously not just off the boat or wet behind the ears.

[Hugo]

I have an EZ Power Steering unit on my shelf waiting to go on the car. It will be a good while before I am able to drive the car and report on it, but I will say that the EZ guy I spoke to (West Country somewhere?) was extremely clued up and good to deal with. At £2,800 a pop so he should be! I even discussed the possibility of fitting a unit to my 1917 American LaFrance speedster, and he wasn't fazed by it.