[DeTomaso] Volvo 240 Caliper/Brembo bolt-on upgrade

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Note that the adapters will move the R calipers into the area where the stock Pantera rotor resides. To fit this setup to a Pantera spindle requires rotors with much shallower hat sections. And 17" wheels of course.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Borcich" <Tborcich at msn.com>
To: "Pantera detomaso realbig forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: den 3 mars 2007 17:45
Subject: [DeTomaso] Volvo 240 Caliper/Brembo bolt-on upgrade


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> FYI...all the posts on the Volvo 240 brake calipers led me to find a page that shows an upgrade from the 240 caliper directly to the VR70R caliper which is a Brembo caliper (requiring an adapter which can be purchased) with 13" rotors....NEW Brembo calipers $200+/-(without core add $40), rotors $105, pads for $60...plus the pads will be around for quite some time because they fit a Volvo VR70R.
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> Scroll down the page and there are some very good pictures and descriptions of this brake swap. The project actually looks quite doable and simple.
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> http://personal.linkline.com/dbarton/volvo240bigbrakes.html<http://personal.linkline.com/dbarton/volvo240bigbrakes.html>
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> Best regards,
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> Tom Borcich
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