Rich -
Brakes are in good operating shape - rebuilt slaves
with new uprated pads and fully bled hydraulic system
w/ ss teflon brake hoses. Everything is adjusted
correctly as well.
The problem is BN1s have a small front brake drum.
Not a problem unless you start doing alot of hard
braking, or drive around the hilly streets of San
Francisco (which I do), then you start noticing the
fade after a while on a warm day. If I drive on flat
ground the brakes don't fade so much, but hills it can
be noticable if I'm driving rather spirited.
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
--- Rich C <richchrysler@quickclic.net> wrote:
> Alan,
> I just had to comment on your note here re BN1
> brakes.
> I suppose one's impressions about braking ability
> are relative to what one
> is used to on today's cars, but when properly set up
> the Hundred always had
> great brakes, at least for normal road work. Perhaps
> in a racing situation
> they wouldn't be up to it what with repeated heavy
> applications resulting in
> fade.
> If yours are "crap" maybe something's not quite
> right with them.
> Rich Chrysler
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Blue One Hundred"
> <international_investor@yahoo.com>
> To: "Dave & Marlene" <rusd@velocitus.net>
> Cc: "healey list" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 4:06 AM
> Subject: Re: Bias-Ply Tire Recommendation?
>
>
> > Dave -
> >
> > I don't drive the thing in the rain and,
> all-in-all,
> > the brakes on the early BN1s are pretty crap as it
> is.
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