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Old Feb 24, 2002 | 04:43 PM
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Thanks spike, what do you consider inexpensive? They look great and would like to do the inexpensive setup if possible =). Would look great behind some new shinny rims.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2002 | 05:09 PM
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Originally posted by Ashenor
Thanks spike, what do you consider inexpensive? They look great and would like to do the inexpensive setup if possible =). Would look great behind some new shinny rims.
Email ruslow@yahoo.com for the price. I don't want to misquote him. To give you an idea of the price, they were competive to the cost that you would pay Ford for replacements.

I'll be replacing mine with two other types (another street setup and one track setup) and you can have the rotors if you want, after I get my new ones on! They got warped at Laguna Seca which was MY fault. I didn't check my lugnut torque throughout the day. Between the extreme heat and one nut having a slightly less torque than the rest, one rotor warped on my last session. Oh well! The pulsation is slight when I press on the brakes.

Spike

BTW, here's one of Ruslow's offroad brake kits
 
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Old Feb 24, 2002 | 07:45 PM
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I also did the calipers with Rustoleum and they have held up great.

Bill

 
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Old Feb 24, 2002 | 08:08 PM
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Steel brake lines...

I put them on my Mustang and they worked great.

So... where did ya get them, part number and how much?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 10:57 AM
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Re: Steel brake lines...

Originally posted by rickgig
I put them on my Mustang and they worked great.

So... where did ya get them, part number and how much?
See the Road Racing Forum on NLOC.net. All the info is there, plus more.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 11:11 AM
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Spike -- you still didn't say who's caliper/rotor that first one was.

Daniel
 
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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 12:38 PM
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Mov'It (North America) They won't be making brakes for the Lightning. There was a possibility at one time, but the market is too small, so don't let the "Brake Application List" get you excited.

This would have been nice:


The one's I'll be getting are better though!

Spike
 

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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 08:36 PM
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Well, while rotating my tires today, I figured I'd go ahead and paint the calipers. Here are before and after pix. I used Ford red from Dulpi-color engine paint. I HIGHLY recommend sanding the hell out of the fronts. The black paint from the factory is smooth. I had a couple of spots that didn't take the paint. The rears were very easy, just clean and paint.

Before:


After:
 

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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 08:56 PM
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For some reason, your pix don't work. Here's the link:

http://www.slapshot.corral.net/cgi-b...s/mvc-023f.jpg

Spike
 
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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 09:16 PM
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My rear calipers are silver and the front ones are black from the factory. Is this normal?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 11:16 PM
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Originally posted by Chikenears
My rear calipers are silver and the front ones are black from the factory. Is this normal?
Yup, my are, well, were, the same.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2002 | 11:18 PM
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Originally posted by Spike Engineering
For some reason, your pix don't work. Here's the link:

http://www.slapshot.corral.net/cgi-b...s/mvc-023f.jpg

Spike
They don't??? Crap.....I see them fine.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 12:25 AM
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Slapshot:
They didn't work initially, so I posted the link. Then, they showed up.
???

Spike
 
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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 09:14 AM
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They are dirty, but you get the picture. I just used the rustoleum after I dissolved the rust with naval jelly. No problems so far.
 
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