[DeTomaso] Turning brake rotors video

[Andy May]

Not until the end of the track anyway...... Then they become pretty
important all of a sudden ;-)
On Oct 17, 2014 8:35 AM, "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:

> Andy, in drag racing you don't use brakes, right?? ;-)
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Andy May <andymay24 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>    I just had that done on mine a few weeks ago too - with great results!
>>
>>    Andy
>>
>>    On Oct 17, 2014 5:39 AM, "Mike Drew via DeTomaso"
>>    <[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
>>
>>      A  A Hi guys,
>>      A  A My new Wilwood front rotors took a bit of a beating at Laguna
>>      Seca
>>      A  A (after a leak in the rear brake circuit caused the fronts to be
>>      A  A overworked) so I took the car to the Air Force base auto hobby
>>      shop and
>>      A  A had them turned on the car.A  For those who haven't seen the
>>      process,
>>      A  A it's brilliant.A  Turning the rotors on the car costs a bit
>>      more, but
>>      A  A saves loads of labor, and it ensures that the disc is perfectly
>>      A  A oriented with all the other components of the
>>      suspension/braking
>>      A  A system.
>>      A  A Here's a Youtube video showing the second of three passes:
>>      A  A [2]http://youtu.be/hXL5NRcfFqo
>>      A  A You can see the bright spot going around and around--that was a
>>      high
>>      A  A spot caused by the rotor warping ever so slightly (or perhaps a
>>      casting
>>      A  A defect?)A  You can also see how deep the grooves are; the
>>      machine is
>>      A  A removing material from the inside out, and you can see the line
>>      of
>>      A  A smoothness starting to form....
>>      A  A Mike
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>> References
>>
>>    1. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
>>    2. http://youtu.be/hXL5NRcfFqo
>>    3. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
>>    4. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
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   Not until the end of the track anyway...... Then they become pretty
   important all of a sudden ;-)

   On Oct 17, 2014 8:35 AM, "Charles McCall" <[1]charlesmccall at gmail.com>
   wrote:

   Andy, in drag racing you don't use brakes, right?? ;-)

   On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Andy May <[2]andymay24 at gmail.com>
   wrote:

     A  A I just had that done on mine a few weeks ago too - with great
     results!
     A  A Andy
     A  A On Oct 17, 2014 5:39 AM, "Mike Drew via DeTomaso"
     A  A <[1][3]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
     A  A  A AA  A Hi guys,
     A  A  A AA  A My new Wilwood front rotors took a bit of a beating at
     Laguna
     A  A  A Seca
     A  A  A AA  A (after a leak in the rear brake circuit caused the
     fronts to be
     A  A  A AA  A overworked) so I took the car to the Air Force base
     auto hobby
     A  A  A shop and
     A  A  A AA  A had them turned on the car.AA  For those who haven't
     seen the
     A  A  A process,
     A  A  A AA  A it's brilliant.AA  Turning the rotors on the car costs
     a bit
     A  A  A more, but
     A  A  A AA  A saves loads of labor, and it ensures that the disc is
     perfectly
     A  A  A AA  A oriented with all the other components of the
     A  A  A suspension/braking
     A  A  A AA  A system.
     A  A  A AA  A Here's a Youtube video showing the second of three
     passes:
     A  A  A AA  A [2][4]http://youtu.be/hXL5NRcfFqo
     A  A  A AA  A You can see the bright spot going around and
     around--that was a
     A  A  A high
     A  A  A AA  A spot caused by the rotor warping ever so slightly (or
     perhaps a
     A  A  A casting
     A  A  A AA  A defect?)AA  You can also see how deep the grooves are;
     the
     A  A  A machine is
     A  A  A AA  A removing material from the inside out, and you can see
     the line
     A  A  A of
     A  A  A AA  A smoothness starting to form....
     A  A  A AA  A Mike
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     References
     A  A 1. mailto:[7]detomaso at poca.com
     A  A 2. [8]http://youtu.be/hXL5NRcfFqo
     A  A 3. mailto:[9]DeTomaso at poca.com
     A  A 4. [10]http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
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References

   1. mailto:charlesmccall at gmail.com
   2. mailto:andymay24 at gmail.com
   3. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   4. http://youtu.be/hXL5NRcfFqo
   5. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
   6. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
   7. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   8. http://youtu.be/hXL5NRcfFqo
   9. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
  10. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
  11. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
  12. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com