Keith,
You did the right thing by shelving those
Yugoslavian jobbers and searching around a little
for the "real stuff". I learned long, long ago:
don't go to the local discount auto stores for
any parts that you don't want to break, wear out,
burn up, or replace in the near future. For
standard parts, stick with NAPA, Borg Warner,
Timken and all those other names that are
American legends. The same goes for performance
parts, you get what you pay for. I'll take
Offenhauser and Edelbrock anytime over a
Kowalechesksi GmGh , or Chim Ko Chiang Pek Ltd.
At the speeds we go, (even slow guys like me) we
need good, reliable parts keeping our butts off
the ground.
Dick J
PS,
Absolutely no offense meant to anybody named,
related to, employed by, or in any way associated
with: Kowalecheski and Chim Ko Chiang Pek. Any
resemblance to persons, places, things, or
entities, living or dead, is purely coincidental!
--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> Should have known you wouldn't Recommend A BIG
> Parachute....
>
> Funny thing is that this stuff for a Camaro is
> Local Parts store Stuff...
> isn't going to cost more then a hundred to redo
> it All.... I did pull the
> Front Bearings and they were Kinda Tan....
> Which indicates your Temps are
> right in Line...
>
> Went down to buy a New set and the Ones our
> Hero's Pitched on the counter
> were made in Yugoslavia....(sp and no I don't
> care how they Spell it) So I
> searched around today and found a set from
> Timken.... same Price but under
> a Magnifine glass these Look Much Much
> Better.... I know this is Simple
> stuff... But it is all part of running the
> car....
>
> Car ain't got to do but two things... Steer and
> Stop.... Starting is
> Optional!!!!
>
> Keith
>
> ----------
> > From: Finishline Coatings
> <lona@finishlinecoatings.com>
> > To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> > Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: brakes
> > Date: Thursday, April 13, 2000 1:41 PM
> >
> > Hi Keith:
> > You're supposed to check all that stuff out
> over the winter!!Ha Ha!!
> > If your pads are cracked and hot spots on the
> rotors, your brake temps
> > are in the 1200-1300 degree range. Your
> fluid temp is boiling at that
> > temp--not good!!Factory rotors were not
> designed to have those type of
> > temps time after time. Eventially the rotors
> will crack - also.
> > If you coat them all your cracking and heat
> problems will go away as
> > well as all the rust and corossion from
> Bonneville. Also,no more boiling
> > of fluid and tire temps go way down.
> > We coat rotors, pads, pistons and calipers -
> (not all with the same
> > coatings)
> > Russ #902 XO MR
>
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