Ron, sorry I’ve been slow replying, but for reasons unknown I’ve found it impossible to open the forum the last couple of days.
AC did indeed make extensive use of Ford’s parts bin when building the Ace.
I already have a Fiore alloy quadrant to replace the weak plastic OEM item plus a firewall adjuster, but had assumed the size difference was down to the fact they came from different cars (the pedal box I’ve got came from a UK Sierra).
Electing for hydraulic operation would get round the problem of moving the fuse box. But working out the appropriate master cylinder/slave cylinder bore sizes that’ll give the lightest possible clutch AND sufficient clutch lever movement is a bit daunting – hence my post – hoping I could benefit from someone else’s experiments!! [
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I would think the “vague” take up you refer to is a characteristic of dual plates rather than hydraulics.
Thanks for your input, Ron.
Max