I used to muscle them in, but I noticed the installation gets more difficult, or the parts change. The last one I did, I used the original bolts and...
IF they had wanted to make the calipers quickly removable it would have been possible with flush-face, no-drip couplers from companies like Staubli. ...
The engine gasket has fiber sandwiched between metal. I'll assume metal exterior for heat and the purpose of the gasket is to seal any air leakage. ...
Not certain but I think it's to allow for the slight movement caused by the different expansion rates of cast iron and aluminum, same reason there is...
Here are some photos of the tub bracing I did on my '61 TR, just some simple angle iron into the existing bolt holes.
The tub stayed aligned through...
