[DeTomaso] Rear Brake Vent - additional pictures

Thu Jan 29 14:29:17 EST 2015

It seems to be a problem particular to N. America, I would not recommend a line lock system to anyone and in Europe where there are annual inspections such would be illegal. Thus, there are a number of aftermarket brake caliper options that incorporate a mechanical handbrake or viable independent calipers that will hold a car against a rolling road force (i.e. not the silly kart things peope put on to feel like they have a handbrake).

IMO HiSpec make some great brakes http://www.hispecmotorsport.co.uk/

It always stumps me how folks will spend $$$ on go faster parts with nary a care for how they are going to stop again!

In today's world an electric actuating handbrake is also a viable option, albeit for compliance it still has to be mechanical actuation holding the disc, not hydraulic.

Julian

Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:00:58 +0000
To: andymay24 at gmail.com; steve at snclocks.com
CC: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear Brake Vent - additional pictures
From: detomaso at poca.com

It's hard to go to big brakes without big weight unless you can spend several thousands on carbon fiber rotors.  Large iron rotors are heavy.  You can always use a line lock for locking the hydraulic calipers for the parking brake, but there are drawbacks to that also.  
Ken
       From: Andy May <andymay24 at gmail.com>
 To: Stephen <steve at snclocks.com> 
Cc: De Tomaso List <detomaso at poca.com> 
 Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:02 AM
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear Brake Vent - additional pictures

  Wow, that looks like a way to seriously increase unsprung mass! Surely
  there must be a better way to incorporate a parking brake function when
  installing those calipers?

  Andy

  On Jan 29, 2015 3:56 PM, "Stephen" <[1]steve at snclocks.com> wrote:

    A  A As part of upgrading 5332 I installed Wildwood brake calipers
    and a new
    A  A master cylinder.A  I retained the old rear brake calipers for
    their
    A  A emergency brake function.A  Given one cannot seal the caliper
    cylinders
    A  A I was trying to figure out an effective vent - and came up with
    the one
    A  A shown in the attached pictures.A  OK - a bit redneck, but hey,
    I figure
    A  A it is better than just removing the bleeder valve (in Oklahoma
    the mud
    A  A daubers would plug that hole in 6 months).
    A  A Stephen Nelson
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   It seems to be a problem particular to N. America, I would not
   recommend a line lock system to anyone and in Europe where there are
   annual inspections such would be illegal. Thus, there are a number of
   aftermarket brake caliper options that incorporate a mechanical
   handbrake or viable independent calipers that will hold a car against a
   rolling road force (i.e. not the silly kart things peope put on to feel
   like they have a handbrake).

   IMO HiSpec make some great brakes [1]http://www.hispecmotorsport.co.uk/

   It always stumps me how folks will spend $$$ on go faster parts with
   nary a care for how they are going to stop again!

   In today's world an electric actuating handbrake is also a viable
   option, albeit for compliance it still has to be
   mechanical actuation holding the disc, not hydraulic.

   Julian

   Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:00:58 +0000
   To: andymay24 at gmail.com; steve at snclocks.com
   CC: detomaso at poca.com
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear Brake Vent - additional pictures
   From: detomaso at poca.com
It's hard to go to big brakes without big weight unless you can spend several th
ousands on carbon fiber rotors.  Large iron rotors are heavy.  You can always us
e a line lock for locking the hydraulic calipers for the parking brake, but ther
e are drawbacks to that also.
Ken
       From: Andy May <andymay24 at gmail.com>
 To: Stephen <steve at snclocks.com>
Cc: De Tomaso List <detomaso at poca.com>
 Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:02 AM
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear Brake Vent - additional pictures

  Wow, that looks like a way to seriously increase unsprung mass! Surely
  there must be a better way to incorporate a parking brake function when
  installing those calipers?

  Andy

  On Jan 29, 2015 3:56 PM, "Stephen" <[1]steve at snclocks.com> wrote:

    A  A As part of upgrading 5332 I installed Wildwood brake calipers
    and a new
    A  A master cylinder.A  I retained the old rear brake calipers for
    their
    A  A emergency brake function.A  Given one cannot seal the caliper
    cylinders
    A  A I was trying to figure out an effective vent - and came up with
    the one
    A  A shown in the attached pictures.A  OK - a bit redneck, but hey,
    I figure
    A  A it is better than just removing the bleeder valve (in Oklahoma
    the mud
    A  A daubers would plug that hole in 6 months).
    A  A Stephen Nelson
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