URGENT - Recent ESM Marina disc brake conversion, will swap (or buy) for front drum brake set-up !?

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Calva
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URGENT - Recent ESM Marina disc brake conversion, will swap (or buy) for front drum brake set-up !?

Post by Calva »

I have an address in Southampton, Hampshire and live in Normandie, France.
I have a 1964 Morris Minor 1000 (1098cc - reg: CAP 460B), which has a disc brake conversion supplied by ESM.
I entered France with car and was fined 300 Euros for being a French resident (UK citizen) importing a British registered vehicle. I either have to register it here in France or return it to the UK within 30 days (theoretically).
To register it here, as a Collector’s Vehicle, it must not have any major modifications, such as the brake system being changed !!! So I need all the components to reluctantly convert it back to original front 8” drum brakes.
I realise that I might need to buy new shoes, drums, wheel cylinders, etc., to pass the French MoT equivalent, but currently have none of the necessary parts.
Any help would be appreciated.
In fact if anybody wants to visit Calvados (45 minutes from Ouistreham – Portsmouth-Caen ferry) with their drum brake Moggy, they can help with the swap and have free accommodation !
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Re: URGENT - Recent ESM Marina disc brake conversion, will swap (or buy) for front drum brake set-up !?

Post by philthehill »

I am sorry that I cannot help with the return to the original drum brake set up but why cannot you just register it as a non collectors vehicle to get over any initial hurdle(s) and go from there?

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