[DeTomaso] GT5/5S brake calumets

[jgkrenton at comcast.net]

Mike: 





We should have had this discussion while you were here for the famous steering rack rebuild session!   



I did  a bit of investigation several years ago abetted by one of local parts guys who specializes in hard to find parts for E uro pean cars and has a good connection with Girling.  I t is my understanding that the GT5 rear brake is the same as a Maserati Quatraporte.  As noted, it's v ery similar to several other English cars.  I have a set of the Q-porte calipers sitting on the shelf patiently awaiting my renewed interest in installing them on my Pantera. 



 It is also my understanding that the GT-5 upright has different spacing for the caliper mounting bolts.  T he Q-porte calipers will not bolt up to the early (non-L) Pantera upright without some work. (I don't have a GT5 to try them on.)  The difference is pretty small, but's it's still enough to be an issue.  Does anyone know if the bolt spacing is different on the GT5 and the "regular with the crappy rear brakes" Panteras? 



Thanks all! 



Jeff/2467. 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: MikeLDrew at aol.com 
To: pantera874 at t-online.de, coatesr8 at aol.com, detomaso at realbig.com 
Sent: Sunday, April 3, 2011 1:50:21 AM 
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] GT5/5S brake calumets 


In a message dated 4/3/11 1 38 15, pantera874 at t-online.de writes: 


> parking brake pads are Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II. Rear brake pads are 
> Jaguar XJ6. Front pads are Aston Martin from the seventies. Same for the 
> rubbers front and rear. If you don't find them, i have all stock. 
> 

Just out of curiosity, do the calipers themselves cross over to those cars? 
  That is, if one wanted to put GT5 calipers on a car and didn't have a set 
of GT5 calipers handy, could one shop for XJ6 rear calipers and Aston 
Martin front calipers?   Or does the Pantera use different calipers that happen 
to use the same pads? 

Mike 
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