[Fot] 300ZX Calipers

[Allen Washatko]

Bill,

What size are the pads? Close to original?

Allen

On Jan 4, 2008, at 2:24 PM, Bill Babcock wrote:

> I suggest you look into the AP calipers being reproduced now. I have a  
> set of
> the original aluminum calipers on Peyote and they work great. Might be  
> a fuzzy
> area but I doubt it--they are basically identical to girlings except  
> they are
> aluminum. Not sure where they come from, but I know they are available.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces+billb=bnj.com at autox.team.net on behalf of Joe Boruch
> Sent: Fri 1/4/2008 10:20 AM
> To: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] 300ZX Calipers
>
> Anybody on the list have any contacts in the Nissan 300ZX community?   
> I am
> looking for 1 or 2 Aluminum calipers for a 1990 (up to 7/1990) 300ZX.   
> This
> are for a 26mm rotor and were used on non-turbo cars.  They are part  
> #'s
> 41001-30P00 and 41011-30P00 (right and left).  I am looking to see if  
> I can
> adapt these to fit my TR3 and then if so, get the SCCA to allow them.   
> I have
> already gotten a verbal approval that SCCA will allow an aluminum  
> caliper
> from
> a production vehicle.  We (including Sam Halkias) have been trying to  
> get
> SCCA
> to allow any caliper (Wilwood), but for years they have not budged on  
> that,
> insisting that production car calipers only be used up front.
>
> Yes, these are available rebuilt on the internet from a number of  
> suppliers,
> but I don't want to spend the big $ on them just to try and see how  
> close
> they
> are to fitting.  Once I know they can be made to fit then I can buy  
> some.
> The
> 300ZX ones seem to be the closest fit that I have found by researching
> dimensions.  Joe(B)
>
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