[Roadsters] Brake rotors

[dave]

You know, if there was ever a worthwile item to get reproduced, rotors would
get my vote.  The whole group buy/specification thing can be a large
undertaking, but I'd buy 2 or 3 sets if the price was right.

Dave Brisco
ECR

-----Original Message-----
From: datsundoc at aol.com [mailto:datsundoc at aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 6:07 PM
To: ppeters914 at comcast.net; datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Brake rotors


Brake rotors are cast iron. Not something you would want to weld and then
use. They would likely crack and shatter. The cranks are forged steel. Very
different and still potentially problamatic if you weld them due to stresses
imparted into the crank. Having rotors made is not that big of a deal. As
long as there is demand there will be a supply. Even one off rotors can be
made pretty reasonably.



Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Peters <ppeters914 at comcast.net>
To: Datsun Roadster List <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 2:01 pm
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Brake rotors








Maybe because new rotors are fifty bucks or less on most cars.

Pete

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary McCormick" <gkmcc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 10:01:50 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [Roadsters] Brake rotors

This just occurred to me - and I'm surprised that I haven't run across it
before: Are brake discs repairable by surface buildup weld repair and
regrinding? I can foresee potential problems with this - warping especially
-
but maybe this is not an insurmountable obstacle?

I have seen some pretty beat-up crankshafts welded and reground, but this
thread
on brake rotors made me realize that I have never heard of this being done
to
brake discs.

Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA

--- On Tue, 4/7/09, Pete Peters <ppeters914 at comcast.net> wrote:
From: Pete Peters <ppeters914 at comcast.net>
Subject: [Roadsters] New disc brake rotors are .43 inch (was Re: Rotors--.37

min?)
To: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 9:30 AM

Verified. My brand new DBA rotors measure .43-inch thick

Pete
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