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Subject: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?
From: rkramer56 at gmail.com (Bob Kramer)
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 06:54:43 -0600
References: <1620b8c79d5-c8d-390d@webjas-vad015.srv.aolmail.net> <D9F812A7-926D-450B-AE76-2AB0A99B7D5E@ponostyle.com>
I think Bill Devin sold the aluminum Girlings, maybe even had them made.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 9, 2018, at 1:54 PM, Bill via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Peyote has genuine Girling calipers that look pretty much like the lead boat 
> anchors, but they are cast aluminum. As I recall they came from some GP car 
> and are rare as hen?s teeth, more than  a bit fragile, and bend enough to 
> taper the bejesus out of the pads if you get enthusiastic, and have a very 
> loose grip on any threads cut into them. I?d rather use Wilwoods, and I could 
> probably get away with them most places. I have a set that came from my 
> ridiculous NASCAR TR3, but nah. 
> 
> Cheater is a relative term in vintage racing. If you?re doing something 
> egregious to push yourself to the front of the pack, then yeah, you?re a 
> cheater. If you?re just tired of replacing the part that breaks every time 
> you miss a shift or hit a hard bump, then maybe not so much. I?d rather the 
> guy trying to outbrake me coming into the chicane have calipers that work 
> than something ?legal?. But that?s me. Peyote is an easy car to cheat with. 
> Who knows what it originally had. I?ve resisted the temptation more or less, 
> because it already works really well. I like to run tires that grip 
> predictably?call me crazy?but I?m willing to skate around on Dunlops when the 
> organizers insist. I?m just not gonna buy any new ones. My Dunlops will never 
> wear out, they?ve aged into about the same durometer rating as rollerblade 
> wheels. 
> 
> Honestly, at this point, how much does it matter? Too many of the real race 
> cars that used to make vintage races so special are collection queens and 
> will never be seriously driven again?certainly not among us hoi polloi at our 
> ratty little local events. Authentic and legal race bits for the assortment 
> of production cars turned into race cars that make up the usual grid often 
> can?t be sourced, and if they can, they?re crap. Have fun, don?t break, don?t 
> crash. 
> 
>> On Mar 9, 2018, at 6:16 AM, Bill Dentinger via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Ahhhh,   That was "Tough Love",  Kas.
>> 
>> I was a vintage racer for over thirty years, and it was my experience that 
>> while the Vintage Sanctioning Bodies all seemed to have good intentions 
>> maintaining 'legal' race cars, they really did not have the horse power, nor 
>> where with-all to police such matters effectively.  At one point the VSCDA 
>> came up with an idea to get the individual Race Groups heavily involved in 
>> policing.  There were group Captains.  Things improved for a while.  
>> Cheaters were exposed.  But eventually it went away.  Too much bickering.  
>> The GAIN did not exceed the PAIN.  No one wanted to be Captain.  The idea 
>> went away.
>> 
>> Bill Dentinger
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kas Kastner <kaskastner at gmail.com>
>> To: BillDentin at aol.com <billdentin at aol.com>
>> Cc: John Styduhar <johnstydo at gmail.com>; fot at autox. team. net <fot at 
>> autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thu, Mar 8, 2018 9:47 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?
>> 
>> In the 50's to early 70's days of the California Sports Car Club, if you 
>> were caught, and many were, with parts or items that were not allowed you 
>> were given a chance to defend yourself at the Contest Board meeting (once a 
>> month) and if they found proof you were guilty as charged, you lost your 
>> license for a YEAR. That's it, you did not race for a year in any class. 
>> 
>> I ran the Rules Enforcement group and was on the Contest Board which 
>> consisted of current drivers in several classes. It was found most of the 
>> cheating took place from about 6th  place back to about 10th place. Nothing 
>> much before that position or after the 10th place. Some entrants never 
>> understood that other drivers REALLY were FAST and thus they thought the 
>> leaders were the cheaters and that just was not true at all. Interesting. No 
>> one wanted to have the name "cheater" attached to their name. Several cars 
>> were checked each race by lottery for cubic capacity, weight, gears ratios, 
>> body panels and other major parts. It was pretty pure racing.
>> 
>> Never be beaten by equipment.
>> 
>> On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 6:59 PM, Bill Dentinger via Fot <fot at 
>> autox.team.net> wrote:
>> Good for SVRA. If I were the Vintage Grand Poo Pah, I would take a note of 
>> tire cheaters on the False Grid, and then bring em in with a Meat Ball Flag 
>> after one lap in the Feature Race. 
>> 
>> Bill Dentinger
>> 
>> PS Three sets of tires needed.  One for qualifying...one for the feature 
>> race...and a special set for Tech. That latter set can be experienced, but 
>> must have a minimum tread depth.
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Mar 8, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John Styduhar via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> The only item that SVRA regularly checks is tires from my experience.  And 
>> they do that at each gridding.
>> 
>> On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 2:49 PM, Paul Ricco via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> 
>> wrote:
>> We have not had issues with stock calipers.  We run Hawk or Carbotech brake 
>> pads and good brake fluid.  We do bleed the brakes regularly and all seems 
>> to be working good.
>> 
>> It would be nice to get the benefit of less unsprung weight on the front 
>> suspension by switching to aluminum.  However, I do not know of any vintage 
>> organization that really allows it by their rules.  We all know that that do 
>> not get enforced on a regular basis.  However, I do think SVRA has made a 
>> great effort to get people to use a stock type caliper at their events. 
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>> 
>> On Mar 8, 2018, at 11:26 AM, Chris Marx via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I?m still using the original brakes the car came with.
>> I?ve put in some nice brake pads and that is working well for me.
>>  
>> Cheers
>> Chris
>>  
>> Von: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> Im Auftrag von DAVE HOGYE via Fot
>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 8. M?rz 2018 17:28
>> An: Scott Janzen <sjanzen at me.com>
>> Cc: Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
>> Betreff: Re: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?
>>  
>> Good call, Scott.  The Wilwood calipers are aluminum, but otherwise look 
>> very similar to the the P or PB calipers.
>>  
>> DH
>> On March 8, 2018 at 8:21 AM Scott Janzen <sjanzen at me.com> wrote:
>> 
>> good to check your club rules first though, if enforced.  VRG says you need 
>> to use the original equipment, and SVRA says 
>> Alternate calipers or wheel cylinders must be of the same material, design 
>> and number of pistons as the original component. There must be no increase 
>> in the frictional surface of the pads or shoes. 
>>  
>> On Mar 8, 2018, at 11:09 AM, DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> 
>> wrote:
>>  
>> The quality of the new calipers is somewhat suspect, but seem to work as 
>> needed.
>> The first pair that I bought from BPNW had a yellow (anodized ?) finish with 
>> numbers in the castings.  The second pair from BPNW 4 years later have a 
>> silver finish and no numbers in the casting which made me wonder about the 
>> quality.  
>> My first set has been on my car from 2013.  13 race weekends a total of 
>> 3,800 miles.
>> Wilwood makes beautiful replacements now.  They are anodized black.  I far 
>> as I can tell, they will fit our Triumphs, but haven't made a complete 
>> comparison.  Of course the price is higher, but more equivalent to the 
>> importance of good brakes. 
>> 
>> DH
>> 
>> On March 8, 2018 at 2:54 AM Henry Frye via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I have seen these available for a while now, but fear they are made 
>> somewhere we don't want to know from materials I don't want to think 
>> about. I'm not brave enough to put one of these on a street car, let 
>> alone my race car.
>> 
>> Has anybody tried these calipers yet? Any feedback???
>> 
>> As long as good cores are available for 16P's, I'm rebuilding OEM 
>> calipers.
>> 
>> Henry
>> 
>> On 2018-03-07 23:24, DAVE HOGYE via Fot wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> BTW, the PB calipers are available new for around $100 each new.
>> That's pretty inexpensive for such an important part.  I purchased
>> another set when I thought I might be having a problem, but ended up
>> just changing pads.  I'm glad to have a new pair standing by.  Then I
>> can rebuild at my leisure.
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