IamScotticus Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) From Vin's car: This pedal bracket/mount is an English Ford part, commonly known to be from the 100E series. Possibly a Prefect or Popular. Several styles were based on the 100E. I am having difficulty narrowing down the exact Ford cars in which this bracket was used. Any help out there? Currently, GMT Racing, sells reproductions of these. I have one coming in soon. Edited January 8 by IamScotticus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 5 hours ago, IamScotticus said: This pedal bracket/mount is an English Ford part, commonly known to be from the 100E series. Possibly an Anglia. The 100E was either called the Ford Prefect or Ford Popular. Definitely not an Anglia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe7 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 The bracket is, if I recall correctly, from a Cortina. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamScotticus Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 11 minutes ago, joe7 said: The bracket is, if I recall correctly, from a Cortina. Google came up with this for Mk1 Cortina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdWills Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Hey Scott. As noted by Croc and yourself, Ford Pop 100E, Prefect 100E, plus Ford Squire, Ford Thames van (also known as the Thames Trader 300E) all probably used this bracket. I read that the bracket shown in your photo was fitted upside down in the Ford application. Lotus of course placed it the other way up. I purchased one of those brackets from GMT (originally Lee Chapman Racing), the casting was fine, but whoever machined it after it was cast didn't do a great job and it turned out very crooked. At $198.00 U.S., obviously not cheap. I sent it back for a full refund, and later found that Mike Brotherwood in the U.K. had one for sale at a reasonable price. Check out his website for Seven parts. A company now long gone called Neal Products, San Diego, California (spare parts may be available second-hand?) manufactured a slightly similar looking bracket for their brake master cylinder set-ups. They produced brake bias bars and other brake components - all of very good quality. A shame that they went out of business. W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamScotticus Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 This bracket will be sought after for Lotus and early Caterham restorations. It is becoming more scarce as the cottage businesses reproducing them, eventually fade away. The point of this thread is to document what information we can on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV8 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Does the pedal pivot shaft float or is it retained in some way to the housing? A 3d scan might be a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdWills Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Hi MV8. The solid steel pedal pivot pin is a tight push fit into the bracket. The hole in the bracket to accept the pivot shaft pin is slightly tapered, and the pin will only come out (or go in) - without damaging the bracket - one way (I recall that it inserts from left to right when looking towards the front of the car, but I will have to check). It can be safely removed by placing the assembly in a large vice (I used a 5 inch vice with protected vice jaws), then using a suitable sized socket (or some tubing) press the pivot pin out. The pivot pin is knurled in the middle to ensure a tight fit. With the brake and clutch pedal mounted on the shaft, 2 'omega' shaped square section spring clips hold the pedals on. The phosphor bronze bushes inside the pedals are a push fit, and I used suitable sized sockets to push the old ones out, and the new ones in. I sourced mine from the original Redline Company, but the new one may also be able to source these. I did a recheck, and there was also a Ford Anglia 100E produced and built in the U.K. and Australia. It was not the same shape as the later produced Ford Anglia that had the raked rear window area and which was featured in the Harry Potter series. If you check Wikipedia for Ford 100E, it shows the variations of the car all looking much the same. The 100E series was a smaller version of the Ford Consul range. There was even a Ford Escort 100E version long before the later, very successful Ford Escort that spawned the highly successful Mexico car. Scott. Caterham also produced versions of the bracket for their various cars and would cut a lug off for cable clutch versions. Hope that the GMT bracket suits the purpose. W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdWills Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Here is a photo of the original 1965 Lotus 37 on its introduction at the Racing Car Show. Lotus used two of the 100E brackets, sawing off lugs on the second bracket to clear the frame and added an extra frame bracket to secure the second (right hand) bracket. They placed a balance bar in between the brackets and used one long pedal pivot pin instead of the originals presumably for safety, as trying to use 2 pedal pivot pins doesn't really work. Photo courtesy of John Watson - Lotus Seven Register. W. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamScotticus Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Yes, the elimination of the brackets' ears for clutch cable clearance is another reason some may want a complete one, for hydraulic conversions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Westfield Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 My Royale FSV had one of these brackets for the brake pedal, fitted with a balance bar. Clutch MC was on a separate fabbed bracket A fair number of formula cars used them in the day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV8 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 If they run out of replacements, It could be sand cast or fabbed with the original as a pattern or scan to go by or modded to fit an easier to find master cylinder. I don't know if the original brkt material could be repaired by welding or brazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Westfield Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 38 minutes ago, MV8 said: If they run out of replacements, It could be sand cast or fabbed with the original as a pattern or scan to go by or modded to fit an easier to find master cylinder. AFAIK they take the 2.25" bolt spacing of Girling, Lockheed, Tilton, Wilwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Petty Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 This is the arrangement I have on my 62 Super 7 The standard aluminum bracket is used with a secondary bracket that is welded to the frame and supports the second brake master cylinder. I saw this exact setup in one of my books, so I guess it may have been done "back in the day" when the front drum brakes were upgraded to disk. The angled reservoirs are probably from Triumph Spitfire. There is no balance adjustment and the brake pedal arm is bent above the pivot pin to center the cross bolt and apply even pressure to the cylinders. Primitive, but works well! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdWills Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Joe, absolutely nothing wrong with your set-up. As long as any conversion is sturdy and safe, go for it. I have attached a couple of photos of a Series 1 owner's car with a brake bias bar set up (courtesy of Simple Sevens). Similar to Joe's system, a metal plate has been used to strengthen the two 100E brackets with the second one being mounted behind the original. Tilton Engineering manufactures an adjustable brake balance bar that is very suitable for a Seven (part number 72-250 for 2-1/2 inch centre M/Cs.), and fits perfectly between the brackets, allowing full adjustment, and permitting the brackets to then fit comfortably on the front angled bracket (just one extra hole required in the angled frame piece). A small extra frame bracket (from Arch) is required to be welded on to the square section frame tube (located behind the angled frame piece) to secure the bracket lug/ear of the second 100E bracket. Arch/Caterham manufacture/sell a replacement Lotus Seven clutch pedal suitable for bias bar modification (I purchased an original Seven clutch pedal secondhand) which allows for correct spacing of the 3 pedals. If you try to use the original brake pedal without modification, there is insufficient spacing available as it moves it too close to the accelerator pedal. With the Tilton bias bar pivot sleeve attached to the top of a clutch pedal, using 2 clutch pedals gives correct spacing, should provide good heel and toe control, and doesn't require unnecessary bending of the original brake pedal. If you want to return to just the one brake master cylinder, the brake pedal is easily replaced to return the car to as originally produced. I used an appropriate metal cutting hole saw to obtain the correct 'half moon' cut out for the pivot sleeve, and made up a jig which allowed my local Tig welder pal to correctly locate the bias bar pivot sleeve onto the top of the pedal for welding. It permitted him to centre the pedal as necessary (using spacers/washers) and get it all square. The pivot sleeve may then require reaming, as the welding process may cause it to shrink very slightly and not allow free movement of the bias bar bearing. Note: My second-hand original Lotus Seven clutch pedal had the pedal pivot bearing tube welded off-centre by the manufacturer (Universal Radiator?), so washers aided in centering it. I no longer require this jig (along with a suitable hole saw) if anyone wants to try this modification to the pedal. GMT/Lee Chapman Racing sells a clevis that is an exact match for the type used by Lotus and fits the M/Cs and the Tilton bias bar arrangement. As a thought, Tilton is in a perfect position - if they ever consider it - to manufacture new 100E brackets. Their engineering and manufacturing know-how is first class, along with their quality. Probably a minimum production run would require thousands of dollars to set it up, but not being anywhere near a business minded person, I do not know for sure. Cheers, W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdWills Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Sorry - pressed send before I loaded the photos!! W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV8 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 4 hours ago, 7Westfield said: AFAIK they take the 2.25" bolt spacing of Girling, Lockheed, Tilton, Wilwood I'm thinking of newer models that used the bracket but have the plastic reservoir master from an oem donor that was not offered here, with a dual circuit and a seal to keep the brake fluid from being exposed to air and absorbing moisture. The top and bottom mounting stud arrangement is 90 degrees from most oems. A piece made to adapt a common, 90s aluminum and plastic domestic master would be an improvement and easier to find in the future or retrofit. Wilwood has masters with these features with a side by side bolt pattern. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdWills Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 1/8/2025 at 4:12 AM, Croc said: The 100E was either called the Ford Prefect or Ford Popular. Definitely not an Anglia. Ford Anglia 100E produced 1953 to 1959 (photo on wikipedia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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