[DeTomaso] ZF Mounted Inboard Brakes

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Wow, then I looked at the link.... those photos look nearly like the  
same ones I took.

Asa Jay

Quoting Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>:

> Yes, Ted Mitchell showed this off in the Ballroom of a past Las Vegas
> Fun Rally some years ago.  I have photos of it somewhere.  I don't
> think it turned into a sought after mod.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting The DeTomaso Registry Guy <detomasoregistry at gmail.com>:
>
>>
>>
>> The other day I was asked to post photos of a cable shifter for our ZF.
>>
>>
>>
>> Then Saturday I took a sporty drive thru the mountains in a vintage Jag.
>>
>>
>>
>> These two things reminded me of the topic of inboard brakes, a la Jaguar.  I
>> remembered
>>
>> seeing a ZF with the brake rotor assembly mounted on the ZF, so I started
>> searching for photos.
>>
>> I think this was Ted Mitchell's work, not sure.
>>
>>
>>
>> ZF mounted brakes has been discussed some time ago, but in searching the
>> archives
>>
>> I could not find the thread.
>>
>> I guess the archives search function still sucks, I even used a google-based
>> deep mine
>>
>> search technique without success.  Anyway.
>>
>>
>>
>> One advantage of this design is that it moves the rear brake weight from the
>> un-sprung
>>
>> side of the equation to the sprung side.
>>
>>
>>
>> One disadvantage is that it adds heat to the ZF, it is also a bit
>> complicated.
>>
>>
>>
>> While adding vintage photos to the DeTomaso Registry, I stumbled across
>> photos of a so-equipped
>>
>> ZF.  I'm adding these photos to the ever-growing section on our beloved ZF,
>> find the link under the welcome photo.
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.provamo.com/Members/ProvaMoMemMain.asp
>>
>>
>>
>> Chuck Melton
>>
>> (The Registry Guy)
>>
>>
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