[DeTomaso] Some FIA Group 3 brake questions - circa 1973

[Mike Drew]

Julian,

Nope!

Mike

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On Apr 17, 2017, at 17:07, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:

>   It is quite an ordeal to break down the rear hubs each time to swap
>   rotors and axle cinch nuts are designed as single use. I wonder does th
>   FIA homologation (or did Pantera's of the era) allow use of outboard
>   discs?
> 
>   Julian
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> 
>   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>   Steve Lisa <stevelisa at patentit.com>
>   Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 2:58 PM
>   To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Some FIA Group 3 brake questions - circa 1973
> 
>   This is my first post, so I hope I get it right.  Let me know if I
>   broke
>   etiquette.
>   So, we confirmed this weekend running in the Oregon SCCA Vintage group
>   at
>   PIR, that the original Pantera brakes are indeed lacking.  Aside from
>   brake
>   issues, Asa Jay's old car ran well.
>   The issue is that I am required to run the stock front and rear
>   calipers if
>   I want the car to be "dated" under the FIA Group 3 rules as of "1973."
>   As
>   best I can tell (and maybe I am wrong), the "big" calipers were not
>   approved in Group 3 until 1974.  However, it also appears, as best I
>   can
>   tell, that the 1973 FIA Group 3 rules allowed vented front and rear
>   rotors
>   in place of the original non-vented rotors.  Unfortunately, slotted
>   rotors
>   are not allowed.
>   I happily just bought two sets of Mike Drew's recently sourced
>   vented/slotted rotors, which I will run on the front for now.  Except
>   for
>   snooty events, there will be no issues doing so.  But, I have a few
>   questions for the experts here about some longer term concerns:
>      1. I eventually need to find vented but non-slotted front and rear
>      rotors for the Pantera, as close as possible to what was run in the
>   FIA
>      Group 3 in 1973.  Any ideas on where to find vented front and rear
>   rotors
>      that are equivalent to the 1973 FIA Group s rotors?
>      2. I would like something improved in place of the stock rear rotors
>      while I am sourcing the proper vented rotors circa 1973.  Any ideas?
>      3. What are the best race front and rear pads to run in the original
>      calipers, and where do we get them?  I am guessing Porterfield?
>   Also, I want to again thank all those that tried to help us out last
>   weekend when the Booster failed.
>   Regards,
>   S
>   teve Lisa
>   SN 5533
>   Steve Lisa
>   SN 5533
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