<VV> More Re: Brakes grabbing

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 LMs have essentially Chevelle brakes on them, and an LM weighs nearly 1000 pounds LESS. These are about as good as you're going to do for factory brakes, drum or otherwise. 
Even with a hot turbo motor, I had to REALLY try to make these fade even a LITTLE bit... 


 


John Roberts

 


 

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From: ScottyGrover at aol.com
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Sent: Tue, Aug 4, 2009 3:18 pm
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In a message dated 8/4/09 5:33:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
kenpepke at juno.com writes:

I would  still hesitate  to use a LM in daily service today without 
upgrading the  brakes.  Sure, I know lots of guys do BUT there is added risk ... 

the  more risks one takes the greater the chance of loss.
Ken  P



I used to have a set of cerametallic brakes on my LM's, but, in  Denver, I 
couldn't find them anywhere (even at Steve and Speed's Corvair  shop) so I 
just became very careful how I drove.  Since then, I've asked  around in L.A. 
but the 'Vair houses don't have them and regular brake shops tell  me that 
even if I could find a set, they refuse to install them.  I think  that they 
think they'd lose money because the cerams last so long. But  it so seldom 
rains here that I don't have a problem with drums getting wet  and fading.  
A**holes on the freeway are another thing altogether!  I  try to compensate 
for the slower reflexes of old age by staying well behind the  car ahead of 
me; for this, I get the finger from other drivers as they pull in  RIGHT in 
from of me.  BTW, I'm driving in what is called " laughingly" the  slow 
lane--doing the limit or maybe 5 MPH under that.
 
Scotty from Hollyweird
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