[DeTomaso] headlight rings/brakes

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/17/09 9:44:01 AM, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:

> I looked at the Wilwood mechanical calipers and it looks like they would 
> require an odd mounting bracket.  Do you have pictures of yours?
> 
The small Wilwood mechanical calipers I used are single-piston that are 
designed to slide back & forth on tracks, so the brackets I built have 
removeable slider-plates that need a tiny amount of yearly lube, just like the 
single-piston sliding calipers on Fords & Chevys. As I said, I did this a while 
ago- the installation, photos and subsequent 1000-mile test drive were the 
subject of a POCA Newsletter article- August 1998. But I'll see if I can pull 
a rear wheel and take new photos to post on the POCA Website. Up till now, 
they've been undisturbed back there, but still work fine. 
The Law says any e-brake system must be totally separate from the normal 
brake system. So if one used a hydraulic e-brake caliper, it will need its own 
dedicated brake pedal, master cylinder, lines and of course- calipers, to 
be legal. I know of no production auto thats ever tried to run a hydraulic 
e-brake, but I suppose it could be done, with a weight, cost and complication 
penalty. Cheers- J Deryke


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