[DeTomaso] Aftermarket Disc Brake System for a 1973 Pantera

[Jørn C. Olsen]

Anyone know the part number on Porterfield pads for GT5 calipers?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: <bwerner at ykwc.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Aftermarket Disc Brake System for a 1973 Pantera


>
> In a message dated 4/30/06 9:04:12, bwerner at ykwc.net writes:
>
> << I am looking for a good street disc brake system for my 1973 pantera. 
> I
> want the most bang for the buck.  Any suggestions would be greatly 
> appreciated.
> Thanks. >>
>
>>>>If you are truly only going to be driving on the street, then the stock
> brake system with subtle upgrades is by car the best 'bang for the buck'
> solution.  If your master cylinder is tired, then replace it with one of 
> the various
> OEM-derived solutions the vendors have cooked up (EIther Ford or
> Corvette-based).  Quality pads from Porterfield, EBC and others make a 
> HUGE difference over
> the iron-hard stock pads.  Braided steel flex lines area nice touch and
> improve pedal feel; chucking the non-adjustable proportioning valve over 
> the hedge
> and replacing it with a Wilwood adjustable valve will also greatly improve
> feel and allow you to dial in your front/rear brake bias properly.
>
> Lots of cars that have been sitting for years and/or had their brake 
> systems
> neglected suffer from one or more pistons in the brake calipers freezing 
> up.
> Several vendors sell reconditioned stock front calipers with additional
> passages drilled internally which reportedly improve their performance; 
> these are
> sold on an exchange basis.
>
> If you really do want to start over from new, I would seriously consider 
> the
> Corvette-based system that both Hall Pantera and Precision Pro-Formance
> carry--it has a new master cylinder and booster, four vented rotors, four 
> aluminum
> sliding two-piston calipers (actually the rears are single piston I 
> believe),
> and new flex linesat a fairly reasonable price.  I would expect their
> performance on the street to be about the same as the stock system if it's 
> in tip-top
> condition, but certainly better on the track.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Mike
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