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BRAKES better than the original S E K A R B S 0 0 1 The original 100S was the first production We are privileged to have had access to many We offer a choice of original round or later sports car to be fitted with four wheel disc of the original prototype brake design square brake pads and calliper bodies. The brakes, these being manufactured by Dunlop. drawings, both for the production and Record later being easier to check pad life and simpler They used round brake pads with some even Breaking cars. Many are branded “Dunlop to change. Both types are made by ourselves having chrome plated discs. Aviation Research and Development for the front and rear of the car with a wide Department”. choice of modern brake pad materials. These brake systems were not without their teething troubles, with issues concerning With this knowledge, we were able to take a flexing of callipers and heat sink problems that closer look at the original design and by caused reliability worries often known as implementing modern metallurgy and safety “Dunlop Fear”. improvements, the resulting product has proved to be a superior and more effective system than the original. www.bighealey.co.uk