[DeTomaso] Vadar Inboard Brakes for Pantera

[GW]

I can see several ways of mounting a spot caliper. I don't see it as a 
difficult problem to overcome. This side mount could easily be adapted 
for one:

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/zfmount/zfm6.jpg





JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/8/10 12:07:59 PM, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:
>
>   
>> I wonder if be a parking brake solution for brake upgrades?  Maybe even a 
>> light aluminum disk and a spot caliper would be enough for a parking 
>> brake?
>>
>>     
> I'd once thought about that, Ken. It would be easy to do- bolting rotors to 
> the inboard stub axle flange. But unless you modify the ZF case, maximum 
> possible rotor diameter is about 7-1/2" or thereabout before the rotors run 
> into the case front or the bellhousing. I was never sure this would give 
> enough leverage to hold tires on a hill with available mechanical calipers. I'd 
> also thought about adding Chrysler-type contracting-band e-brakes in there 
> somewhere. Chrysler used a single one on the driveshaft rather than two on the 
> axles, and it seemed to work, but it's heavy unless you make absolutely 
> everything from billet. 
> With Ted's setup, the rotors are outboard enough from the ZF case that Ted 
> says 10-1/2" max OD discs are possible, and one could easily add mechanical 
> calipers for parking brakes to his design. But as I remember, I got 
> discouraged by the conversion price of over $2500.... for a maybe-handling upgrade. 
> Sure looks pretty though; photos at <www.tmitch.com>   My 2¢- J DeRyke
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